Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland House of Representatives approves “B” grade for Aynaba, Talleh and Balli Gubadle districts.Eleven members of the Somaliland House of Representatives have submitted a motion to increase the rank […]
Somaliland criticizes UN, threatens masked delegates in Upper House elections
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland condemned the UN participation of the election of members of the Upper House of the Northern Regions to the Somali Parliament this week, in the Somali capital Mogadishu. […]
Social media having a field day with Delegates electing Northern MP’s
Mogadishu (SD) – Pictures of some of the Somaliland delegates electing members of the Upper House of the Somali Parliament have been widely discussed on social media. The pictures showed delegate voters […]
Conference on Violence Against Women Held in Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland Minister of Employment, Social Affairs and Family Mustafe Mohamud Ali has today officially opened in Hargeisa, a conference discussing the general challenges of rape and violence against women. […]
Unity Once Again, Though not happy with their Share, Congratulates the elected Upper House MP’s
Minneapolis (SD) – Unity Once Again is an organization that advocates for the unity of Somalis, both in the north and South, Ahmed Ismail Yusuf is the head of the Foreign Affairs […]
Somaliland: MP Guruje wounded in an brazen attack
Hargeisa (SD) – Ahmed Nur Guruje, a member of Somaliland’s newly elected House of Representatives, was seriously wounded in the town this morning. Sultan Saleban Boqor Osman was reportedly wounded Ahmed Nur […]
Somaliland electoral delegates to elect six senators today
MOGADISHU (SD) – Dozens of electoral delegates hailing from Somaliland will today elect six members of the Upper House of the Somali Parliament ahead of country. Somaliland’s interim elections body has released […]
Unity Once Again: Somaliland does not represent the whole northern population
Minneapolis (SD) – The Unity Once Again Organization has responded to a recent statement from the Somaliland Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Somalia’s Federal elections. In a released statement, the movement informed […]
Assailants murder Hudun Police Chief
Hudun (SD) – Somaliland’s Police commissioner in Hudun, Osman Mohamud Salah died in a confrontation between the Police and a group attacking the district police station. Mohamed Jama Hirsi, the Mayor of […]
President Bihi bids farewell to 33 students who won scholarships to Taiwan.
Hargeisa (SD) – The President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, today held a farewell ceremony with the winners of a scholarship competition awarded by Taiwan to Somaliland. The farewell ceremony was held […]
A Mother and her two daughters graduate from university in Burao
Burao (SD) – A mother working for Somaliland’s Ministry of Health in Togdheer region and her two daughters, today graduated from Alpha University in Burao. Zeinab Saleban talked about her feelings and […]
Amb. Stephen M. Schwartz to Somaliland: pursue a negotiated agreement with Somalia, for recognition
Washington (SD) – Former US Ambassador to Somalia Stephen M. Schwartz, in a recent interview talked about the path Somaliland can take to gain full recognition from the international community. Stephen M. […]
Northern region’s Poll committee releases list of senate candidates
MOGADISHU (SD) – Northern region’s (Somaliland) Somali elections team (SIET) has today released list of candidates vying for senate seats allocated to Somaliland. Outgoing Senate Speaker Abdi Hashi and Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Guled […]
House of Representatives Appoints Mubarak Abdi as their legal Counsel
Hargeisa (SD) – The Speaker of the Somaliland House of Representatives Abdirisak Khalif has today appointed Lawyer Mubarik Abdi Ismail as the Legal Adviser to the House of Representatives. Lawyer Mubarik Abdi […]
President Bihi congratulates opposition parties on their election success
Hargeisa (SD) – The President and the leaders of the opposition parties in Somaliland today attended the 2021 graduation ceremony of the University of Hargeisa. Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi congratulated Somaliland […]
President Bihi to Transfer Kulmiye Party Chairmanship
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, Chairman of the ruling party Kulmiye is said to be contemplating in handing over the chairmanship of the party to his deputy. President Bihi […]
Wadani secretary criticizes Somaliland government for insecurity in Las Anod
Hargeisa (SD) – Secretary General of the Waddani Khadar party Hussein Abdi, accused the Somaliland government of not being serious about the security of Las Anod. The secretary general said that government […]
Somaliland government and traditional elders appoint investigative committees to the killings in Sool region
Hargeisa (SD) – The 79th session of the Somaliland Council of Ministers, chaired by President Bihi, appointed a committee to look into the recurring killings in Las Anod. Somaliland’s Minister of Security […]
New report details devastating impact of Covid on marginalised communities in Somaliland
A new international report led by the Third Generation Project at the University of St Andrews reveals the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on internally displaced persons in Somaliland. Working in partnership with SOM-ACT and Transparency Solutions, […]
Somaliland: Waddani Party Dismisses Vehicle Insurance as Illegal
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s largest opposition Party Waddani, described the law ordering large vehicles to take out insurance as illegal. Wadani party social affairs secretary Mohamed-sidiq Dhamme said that the demand violates […]