El-Afweyn(SD)-Five people are now known to have died, three of whom are women, as a result of an armed attack in El-Afweyn town, in Sanaag region of Somaliland. The attackers are said […]
Clashes resume in El-Afweyn, killing women and children
Kenyan man killed in Bosaso
Bosaso(SD)-A Kenyan man has been killed today in Bosaso, Bari region of Puntland police said. The man worked for the Ocean Fishing Company and was killed by a security guard at the […]
Former President Dahir Riyale weighs in on the Col Arre dispute
Borama(SD)-Former Somaliland President Dahir Riyale Kahin at a Eid Prayers in Borama spoke about the on going negotiations between Somaliland and Col Arre. “The country is blessed and we should stop all […]
The Jubaland President acknowledges the federal governments role in the upcoming election
Kismayo(SD)-The president of Jubaland Ahmed Madobe responded to the federal government of Somalia’s assertion that Jubaland elections are flawed. “The Somali federal government should allow the people of Jubaland to do as […]
How schools are kept afloat in Somaliland
In 1991, following a civil war that led to the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic, the northern part of the country declared itself as the Republic of Somaliland. Though it still […]
Norway mosque shooting: Man arrested as one injured in Oslo attack
A gunman was arrested after a shooting at a mosque in Norway, according to police. One person was injured during the attack at the Al-Noor Islamic centre in Baerum, around 20km from […]
Around 2.5 million pilgrims take part in Hajj this year
JEDDAH: The Saudi General Authority for Statistics announced on Saturday, the second day of Hajj, that the official number of pilgrims taking part in 2019 is 2,489,406. Of those, 1,855,027 came from […]
Colonel Arre turns down Somaliland’s peace offer
Hargeisa(SD)-President Bihi’s government has placed additional demands on implementing an agreement between Colonel Arre. A source in the Horn of Africa newspaper said that the traditional leaders who met with Arre had […]
Breakaway Somaliland Proposes Energy Pipeline for Ethiopia
A self-declared republic in Somalia asked Ethiopia to reroute its nascent oil and gas exports via a proposed new pipeline, challenging Djibouti’s long-held plans for a conduit. The overture from Somaliland comes […]
Professor Omar Eno on identity crisis and discrimination in Somalia
Mogadishu(SD)-Professor Omar Eno gave a speech regarding the discrimination in Somalia in a manner many Somali have not heard before.
A female government employee responsible for killing Mogadishu Mayor in a blast
Mogadishu(SD)-The government of Somalia has issued a report on the July 24th bombing at the Hamar Municipality headquarters that killed eight people including Mogadishu Mayor Eng Abdirahman Omar Osman Yarisow. Government officials said […]
Deported to Death: What It Means to ‘Go Back’ to Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia—Ahmed Salah Hassan walked across Africa and Latin America to get to the United States. He traversed nearly 20 national borders, hiked the Darién Gap—a 60-mile patch of untamable jungle and […]
Saudi Arabia To Issue Visas To Somalilanders
Saudi Arabia will soon start issuing visas on Somaliland passports. This is a departure from the Kingdom’s previously long held position of issuing visas on Somali passports holders and not Somaliland passports. […]
Somali government will contest Jubaland presidential election results
Mogadishu(SD)-The Ministry of Interior said in a statement that the Ministry will never recognize any outcome of the flawed Jubaland election. The Ministry of Interior has presented the Jubbaland administration with three […]
Galmudug president withdraws his presidential bit
Mogadishu(SD)-Galmudug President Ahmed Ducale Guelleh Haf has announced that he has quit the Galmudug presidential election and will not be among the candidates. Haf said during his tenure as the president, he was […]
Security agencies report findings of attack on Benadir regional headquarters
Mogadishu(SD)-Security agencies in Somalia have released the first preliminary results of their investigation on the attack last month at the Hamar administration building. “A preliminary investigation by security agencies found that a female suicide bomber […]
Trafigura to manage Somaliland’s Fuel depot
Hargeisa(SD)-The Somaliland government plans to lease the commercial fuel depots of Berbera to a Switzerland owned but Singapore-based company called Trafigura. Somaliland Fuel traders have been told that the company will take over the management of […]
Genel Energy’s Somaliland partner search to begin in Q3 2019
Genel Energy in its latest release updated activities onshore Somaliland. According to the company, the interpretation of the 2018 2D seismic data together with continued basin analysis has led to the maturation […]
U.S. Africa Policy Cannot Afford to Ignore Somaliland
HARGEISSA, SOMALILAND—“Great nations do not fight endless wars,” President Donald Trump declared in his State of the Union address, even as he redoubled his commitment to “focus on counterterrorism.” While many commentators […]
Somaliland’s electoral commission Delays parliamentary elections for the fifth time
Hargeisa(SD)-Somaliland’s election commission says it will not hold parliamentary elections on December 12,2019 due to political and legal circumstances. “As we can seen, rules for national elections to be held in the local and […]
