Ethiopia releases 1,500 prisoners in eastern Somali region – statement
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ethiopia has released more than 1,500 prisoners in its eastern Somali region, government officials said on social media, days after the government declared a state of emergency to...
View ArticleSomali Region: A Call to Action
For more than two decades, Ethiopia is governed by the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), a coalition consisting of four major parties: the Tigray Liberation Front (TPLF), the...
View ArticleEthiopian Prime minister’s resignation part of EPRDF’s ongoing reform to...
The Consular-General of the Ethiopian Government to Somaliland, General Berhe Tesfaye released the below-copied statement to the local press Wednesday. It reads: Hargeisa: In the last two decades the...
View ArticleSomaliland: President Holds Lunch Banquet in Honor of UFO members
HARGEISA– President Musa Bihi Abdi on Friday held a lunch banquet to honor UFO war veterans which was held at the presidential palace. This was a group of Somaliland intellectuals from all walks of...
View ArticleChemical tanker attacked off Somalia, pirates repelled
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Suspected Somali pirates attacked a Singaporean-flagged chemical tanker on Friday but were repelled by guards on board, the European Union’s Naval force said, the first such...
View ArticleTwo car bombs explode in Somali capital and kill 18 people
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Twin car bombs exploded in Somalia’s capital on Friday, killing 18 people and wounding 20 others, the city’s ambulance service said, and Islamist militant group al Shabaab...
View ArticleDP World launches legal action over Djibouti terminal seizure
The seizure is the latest move in a long-running campaign by the East African nation against the Dubai-based port operator FILE PHOTO: A Djibouti policeman stands guard during the opening ceremony of...
View ArticleHelping Children and Families in Somaliland
When Halimo and her family arrived at Hargeisa, Somaliland‘s capital, she sold their last goat for $10. The rest of the family goats, sheep and camels died in the drought that, for the fourth year, is...
View ArticleSomaliland:University of Hargeisa Goes DotSo of the Somalia Federal Government!
The Republic of Somaliland’s state-owned, state-run University of Hargeisa (UOH) goes under the official Somalia Federal Government domain DotSo (.so). Permission for use of FGS domain was granted UOH...
View ArticleEthiopian Transport Minister Arrives in Hargeisa for Trade talks with...
HARGEISA–A delegation led by Ethiopia’s minister of transport, Hon. Ahmed Shide arrived in Hargeisa yesterday. The Ethiopian delegation will stay in Hargeisa for couple of days as they will hold...
View ArticleSomaliland: Information Minister reshuffles directors, TV manager lock horns...
HARGEISA–The Newly appointed Information Minister, Hon. Abdirahman Guri Barwako, has fired the manager of Somaliland’s only state run television manager, Mr. Khader Mohamed Akule and made a major...
View ArticleSomaliland: If the Federal Government of Somalia fails to honor the spirit of...
By Ahmed Abdi Mogadishu—A Somali minister says he will quit his post if the Federal Government of Somalia fails to honor the spirit of unity and justice amid talks between Somaliland and Somalia. “I...
View ArticleDeterminant and Impacts of Dynamic Inflation in Somaliland
Somaliland’s economy is daunted by the dual tender where two currencies are legally acceptable in the domestic markets. Economists call this effect as currency substitution which is a situation that...
View ArticleAid agencies decry decision to encourage FGM in Somaliland
MOGADISHU, Feb. 24 — Three international aid agencies on Saturday expressed concern over a recent ruling by the government of Somaliland in Somalia that encourages female genital mutilation (FGM). In...
View ArticleSomaliland VP Receives Norwaygian Envoy to Somalia
Vice President Abdirahman Abbilahi Ismail aka Sayli’i met with Webjorn Heines, the Norwegian special envoy to Somalia during a courtesy call at the Presidential palace here on Sunday, February 25....
View ArticleDeputy Chairwoman of Somaliland’s Quality & Control Agency Tenders Resignation
The newly appointed deputy chairwoman of Somaliland’s Quality Control Agency, Ms. Khadra Haji Gaydh tenders resignation on Sunday after transferred the presidential palace director to her successor....
View ArticleNRC Hands Over 450 new Homes to Shelter IDP’s in Somaliland
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) built 450 shelters to house of hundreds of Internally Displaced People in Saraar, Togder, Sanaag and Sool regions in Somaliland. The handover ceremony was attended...
View ArticleGermany & Australia to invest in energy and water sectors in Somaliland
By Ahmed Abdi HARGEISA, Somaliland— Australia and Germany will likely to invest in energy and water resources in Somaliland, local Officials and International reports say. “We thank the Senior...
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