Lasanod January 13, 2023 (SD) -Eastern region lawmakers in Somaliland have stated that they are working to resolve the conflicts in Laascaanood and have opposed a recent call by some traditional leaders […]
Laascaanood Elders: No Deal with Somaliland
Lasanod January 11, 2023 (SD) Some traditional leaders and officials from the Somaliland government met in the city of Laascaanood to discuss the recent killing of several people by Somaliland forces. The […]
Kenya to open an embassy in Hargeisa
Nairobi January 11, 2023 (SD) The government of Kenya has announced today that it will be opening a consulate in Somaliland, according to a presidential order issued by William Ruto. Kenya will […]
Elders want Somaliland troops out of Sool
Lasanod January 08, 2023 (SD) – A meeting held by the elders and leaders of two Sool clans today in Laascaanood issued a statement calling for non-local Somaliland troops to withdraw from […]
President Hassan urges calm on Lasanod unrest
Mogadishu January 06, 2023 (SD) – Somali President Xasan Sheikh has once again spoken about the situation in Laascaanood, in Sool region, and called on Somaliland to find a peaceful solution to […]
Laascaanood calm in the hands of local militias
Lasanod January 05, 2023 (SD) – The situation in the city of Laascaanood is calm today after local militias, who oppose the presence of Somaliland, took control of the city last night. […]
Stranger than fiction: On the Lasanod Massacre!
On the morning of December 27, that fateful Tuesday, and in the ensuing four days, heavily armed forces descended on a peaceful city, the city of Lasanod and murdered scores of innocent […]
Somaliland: Bihi responds to Somalia and sent a request to Ethiopia & Kenya
Hargeisa January 03, 2023 (SD) – The outgoing president of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, today held a presser in Hargeisa vowing to quell the deadly ten-day-long protest in Lasanod and sent a […]
Speaker Khalif criticizes Muse Bihi’s Lasanod policy
January 02,2023 (SD) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Somaliland, Abdirizaq Khalif, today spoke for the first time about Lasanod, accusing the government of the outgoing President, Muse Bihi, […]
Somali Parliament to set up a Committee to look into Lasanod killings
Mogadishu January 02, 2023 (SD) – A meeting held by the Somali Parliament today discussed issues such as a bill submitted by the Somali government and the situation in Lasanod. Today’s parliamentary […]
International Partners comes short in addressing Laascaanood crises
Mogadishu Jan 01, 2023 (SD) – In a brief press release, Somalia’s international Partners said they’re concerned about the violence in Laascaanood resulting in civilian deaths and casualties. The statement from the […]
Laascaanood unrest turns into an uprising
Laascaanood December 31, 2022 (SD) – For the fifth day in a row, deadly demonstrations continued in Lasanod. demonstrators, mostly young people, are throwing stones at the security forces, who in response […]
Somaliland Police criticized for Lasanod killings
Lasanod December 30, 2022 (SD) – Riots have been reported for the fourth day in Lasanod City, Sool Region, where violent protests have been going on for the past few days. Eyewitnesses […]
Demonstrations in Lasanod enter their third day
Lasanod December 29, 2022 (SD) – -Demonstrations in Lasanod have entered their third day, and protestors could be seen blocking the main roads, throwing rocks, and burning tires in the region’s capital […]
Deadly Protests continue in Lasanod
Lasanod December 28, 2022 (SD) – The Somaliland forces have again today fired at civilians protesting in Lasanod in the Sool region. The people of Lasanod are protesting against the repeated planned […]
Somalia warns Genel Energy of oil exploration in Somaliland
Mogadishu December 28, 2022 (SD) -The Federal Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals of Somalia has opposed Genel Energy’s oil exploration plan in Somaliland. A press release issued by the ministry warned of […]
Somaliland: Police kill protestors in Lasanod
Lasanod December 27, 2022 (SD) – Up to three people were killed and others were injured today when Somaliland forces opened fire on people demonstrating in the city of Lasanod, the capital […]
Kulmiye Waddani and UCID Certs expire
Hargeisa December 26, 2022 (SD) – The Committee for the Registration of Political Associations and the certification of National Parties announced that the party licenses of WADDANI, UCID, and Kulmiye have expired […]
Biden signs NDAA, recognises Somaliland as part of Somalia
Washington December 24, 2022 (SD) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed the National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2023 into law, it includes US cooperation with Somalia including Somaliland. The […]
Journalist Coldon gets out after two-year sentence
Hargeisa December 22, 2022 (SD) – Journalist Abdimalik Muse Coldoon was released today from the central prison in Hargeisa, after two years of what some have called illegal imprisonment. The reporter was […]