Opposition parties reject Sonsaf offer to mediate in presidential election stand-off

As pressure continues to mount on the government to ensure the Presidential elections are held as per the stipulated November 13 date this year appeals to the president and opposition political parties calling for resumption of talks and peaceful resolution to political dispute. Pressure has been coming from different sectors of society including traditional and […]

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Interior minister confirms receipt of letter from opposition parties on planned nationwide demos

Somaliland Minister of Interior Ahmed Kahin has confirmed receipt of a letter from the country’s main opposition parties on their plans to hold peaceful demonstrations to push the government to set a clear roadmap for the forthcoming presidential elections. The minister in a press statement on Saturday at the same time re-affirmed that the Somaliland […]

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Somaliland stability at stake as opposition calls for mass action over delayed presidential polls

The stability of the Republic of  Somaliland looks threatened with renewed calls for mass action to push the government to give a roadmap to the forthcoming Presidential election. The main opposition parties are threatening to mobilise the citizens for a peaceful uprising should President Muse Bihi fail to set the path for the elections which […]

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Amid growing tension over forthcoming presidential polls, CJ swears in 4 RAC members

In what is seen as another step by the Somaliland government to interfere with the forthcoming Presidential elections, the Chief Justice Adam Ali Ahmed has organized a swearing in ceremony for only four members of the Political Parties and Associations Registration and Approval Committee (Registration and Approval Committee –RAC). This coming just a day after […]

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Bihi meets opposition leaders amid escalating political tension in Somaliland

Amid escalating pressure to set the roadmap for the Presidential elections, Somaliland leader Musa Bihi on Monday in Hargeisa met leaders of the opposition to in a bid to forestall the growing political tension in the country. According to sources, the meeting was initiated by the European Union though the ruling Kulmiye party says it […]

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Opposition parties begin push for government to set Presidential election roadmap

Somaliland’s opposition parties UCID and Wadani are planning a meeting to push the government to give a roadmap to the presidential elections that are due this year. Wadani Presidential candidate Mr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi said that the opposition parties will convene a meeting to discuss the political situation in the country. “The country is on […]

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