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Somaliland marks 22 years of independence

People in Somaliland are marking 22 years of self-declared independence from Somalia, but they are still waiting for the world to recognise their region as a country. Celebrations were held in the capital, Hargeisa, on Saturday, with people holding rallies, waving flags from their vehicles and staging shows in various stadiums. Somaliland, which is more tribally homogeneous [...]

10 Good Reasons Why Somaliland Cannot Attend the Somalia Conference in London on May 7 – By Prof Abdisalam Yassin

Here are 10 good reasons why Somaliland cannot attend the Somalia conference in London on May 7: The conference is organized by the UK for the failed state of Somalia out of which Somaliland reclaimed its independence and sovereignty after a devastating and bloody war that ended with the collapse of Siyad Barre’s dictatorial regime [...]

Public statement on the outcome of the Somaliland/Somalia talks in Turkey on 13 April

On 13 April, Presidents Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met in Ankara to resume the Somaliland/Somalia Dialogue that was initiated at the London Conference in February 2012 and endorsed at presidential level in Dubai in June 2012. The Somaliland Government is grateful to the Government of Turkey for facilitating the talks. The meeting [...]

Crime rate soars in Somaliland

Somaliland is experiencing a significant uptick in crime, with about 5,000 more crimes reported in the past year than in the previous 12 months, according to an annual police report released this month. “There have been 18,989 reported crimes [from November 2011 to October 2012], of which 4,514 were prosecuted in court while 7,990 were [...]

Somaliland: 17 Universities Registered Nationwide

The ministry of education has instructed bosses of all media houses to coordinate with the department of higher education in order to ensure that they only post advertisement for registered universities.

Somaliland: Journalists Commemorate National Press Freedom Day

Members of the Somaliland Journalists Association-SOLJA converged in all regional centres to commemorate the 5th National press Freedom which was held in the shadow of slain reporter Ahmed Farah Sakin ‘Ilias’.

Somaliland: President Silanyo Opens a New State of the Art Hospital in Sheik

The President H.E. Ahmed Mohamed Mohamuod (Silanyo) has cut the tape to a newly reconstruct, rehabilitated and renovated hospital in Sheik which was constructed by the government and funds from the Kuwait government. The hospital which was rendered unusable and badly damaged during the civil war by forces loyal to the late dictator Said Barre [...]

Somaliland: Laws for or Laws of?

It’s not a time to discuss the differences of past and present electioneering processes, nor their pros or their cons. However in the name of national, peace, stability and brethrenship, it is incumbent upon us to perpetually reiterate the need of upholding, fostering and maintaining unity and solidarity. One major factor concerning this is the [...]

Somaliland: 16 Countries to Observe Local Council Elections

During an interview with Reporter Hamse Bulbul of SLNTV Dr Kibble who informed that observers from 16 countries are on their way, said that his international team will ensure fair and free election result by also observing vote counting at the polling stations.

Livestock trade Boosts Somaliland Economy

HARGEISA, (dpa) — Trading sheep, goats and camels is such big business in Somaliland that villagers describe livestock as the ”barrels of oil” that drive the economy of the breakaway republic in the Horn of Africa. ”These sheep and goats are like petroleum for us,” Ahmed Ali Nuur, governor of Gabiley, in Somaliland, told dpa. [...]

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