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Somaliland:Somaliland Success Story

A BRIEF HISTORY OF SOMALILAND AND ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESS  Now the 22nd anniversary of Independence of Somaliland has passed in grace, peace, and enjoyment and Somali ...

Somaliland:Ethiopian Prime Minister’s Speech on Somaliland on the 18th May 2013

 Why should Ethiopia think regional solution is panacea to the regional problems? I would like take this opportunity to thank the Ethiopian Prime Minister for ...

African Union celebrates 50th year

African Union celebrates 50th year since founding, leaders to map out socio-economic gains ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African nations this week mark the 50th ...

Somalia:Syria strife sends Somali refugees on the run

San Diego, United States - It has been a strenuous 9,000-kilometre journey across the Atlantic to the US for Amal Kahim Jama and her Somali family. Fleeing ...

Somaliland:President Silanyo Receives French Ambassador

By Goth Mohamed Goth President Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud (Silanyo) today in the Presidency received the republic of  France Ambassador to Kenya, Somalia and Somaliland Ambassador ...

Somaliland:EU hands-over Sheikh Technical Veterinary School to IGAD

Press release Tuesday, May 21, 2013   Today, the European Union has launched the handing over phase of the Sheikh Technical Veterinary School to the ...

Ethiopia:Tributes paid to Meles and his legacy

Tributes were paid to Ethiopia’s exceptional leader, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, for his outstanding contribution to the renaissance of both Ethiopia and Africa during his ...

The Shining Somaliland: Those Who Think Somaliland Is Crumbling Or Uniting With Somalia Should Swallow Their Saliva

Those who think Somaliland is crumbling or uniting with Somalia should swallow their saliva and watch the festive mood of Somalilanders and their well-wishers around ...

Ethiopia:Why do Arabs regard the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam with “apprehension”?

part 2 By Ethiopiawi In part one, I tried to show that given  the GERD will change the economic landscape of Ethiopia root and branch, ...

Somaliland:EU Envoy Invites Somaliland to Attend EU Conference Which Aim’s at Raising funds for the rebuilding of Somalia

By Goth Mohamed Goth H.E. President Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud (Silanyo) today met with European Union envoy Mr. Michele Cervone d’Urso at the Presidency in Hargeisa. ...

Somaliland:”We will defend Somaliland,” Ethiopian PM says

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn declared bi-partisan support for Somaliland in the case of military action against the threat from neighboring Somalia and other external ...

Somalia and the Slippery Slope of ‘Jubbaland’

If the latest development in Somalia gives you the feeling of being trapped in the Twilight Zone—somewhere between relative security and renewed bloodshed—you are not ...

Djibouti:Message from the Djiboutian

Farah (DAF), president of the DSU and spokesman of the USN Djibouti, May 19, 2013 My dear compatriots, I would again like to speak to ...

Somaliland:What Motivates Somalilander’s Opponents

Somalilanders need to understand motivation of their opponents, especially the tribal tooting on and off line effective hate campaign – believe it or not, their ...

Somaliland Delegation Meet with MPs in the Belgian parliament

By Goth Mohamed Goth A high level delegation led by the deputy speaker of Somaliland house of national assembly Hon Basha Mohamed Farah met with ...

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Somaliland:President Silanyo Receives French Ambassador

By Goth Mohamed Goth President Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud (Silanyo) today in the Presidency received the republic of  France Ambassador to Kenya, Somalia and Somaliland Ambassador ...

Somaliland:EU hands-over Sheikh Technical Veterinary School to IGAD

Press release Tuesday, May 21, 2013   Today, the European Union has launched the handing over phase of the Sheikh Technical Veterinary School to the ...

Somaliland:EU Envoy Invites Somaliland to Attend EU Conference Which Aim’s at Raising funds for the rebuilding of Somalia

By Goth Mohamed Goth H.E. President Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud (Silanyo) today met with European Union envoy Mr. Michele Cervone d’Urso at the Presidency in Hargeisa. ...

Somaliland Delegation Meet with MPs in the Belgian parliament

By Goth Mohamed Goth A high level delegation led by the deputy speaker of Somaliland house of national assembly Hon Basha Mohamed Farah met with ...

Somaliland is an existing entity that cannot be disregarded, President tells the world

By M A EGGE In the strongest terms yet has the President H.E. Ahmed Mohammed Mohammud Silanyo reiterated the country’s sovereignty in an unprecedented emotional ...

Somaliand:Nation to Mark the 22nd Anniversary of Independence on Saturday the 18th of May,2013

By: Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Silanyo In anticipation of Somaliland’s Independence Day, I, the President of Somaliland invite Somaliland communities around the world to come together ...

SOMALILAND:PETITION:FURTHERING THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY’S SUPPORT FOR THE REPUBLIC OF SOMALILAND

FURTHERING THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY’S SUPPORT FOR THE REPUBLIC OF SOMALILAND AND HELP IT GET INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION From: Somaliland pro-democratic movements, human rights and civil society ...

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African Union celebrates 50th year

African Union celebrates 50th year since founding, leaders to map out socio-economic gains ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African nations this week mark the 50th ...

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Somaliland Ripe for Comms Investment

The Swiss government is tipping the Republic of Somaliland as one of Africa’s best investment bets, after a meeting between its foreign office and local ...

Somaliland: SDC Delegation Met in Addis Ababa to Discuss Investment

Increasing Community Representation: SDC Delegation Met in Addis Ababa to Discuss Investment   ·       SDC delegation met in Addis Ababa with Somaliland Community Representatives ·       ...

Somaliland:Somali banker sees hope in business order after chaos

By Edmund Blair NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somalia’s government must lure more investors to drive the private economy because business owners have an interest in cementing fragile security gains, ...

The Road to Economic Development; the case for Somaliland

This work tries to pave the way for the achievement of a sustainable economic growth by taking into account the current position of the Somaliland ...

Somaliland: Danish business helps Somali fishermen

A purely private Danish development initiative demonstrates that there are alternatives to crime and piracy in the Gulf of Aden. The group behind the initiative ...

Somaliland: BCIU Holds a Discussion Dinner with President Silanyo

By Goth Mohamed Goth The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) hosted a dinner in honor of His Excellency Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud (Silanyo) President, Republic ...

Somaliland:Chevron and Conoco Philips Should come back to Somaliland before it is too late .

Development projects currently underway in Somaliland indicate that Somaliland’s investors have learned from the errors of the past. The Somali born London based businessman Mohamed ...

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World:The plan to kill orangutans

I live and work in the last place on Earth where endangered orangutans, rhinos, elephants, and tigers still roam together – but it’ll be bulldozed to ...

World:Groups Urge U.S. to Condemn Indonesian Attacks on Peaceful Demonstrations in West Papua

May 3, 2013 – The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) strongly urge the U.S. government to condemn ...

World: We did it — Europe just banned bee-killing pesticides!!

Mega-corporations like Bayer threw everything they had at this, but people-power, science and good governance came out on top!! Bee “die in” at Bayer’s headquarters, ...

World: International Dialogue calls for Peace

For immediate release Third International Dialogue calls for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding as a critical inclusion to the post 2015 agenda  WASHINGTON, April 20, 2013 – At ...

World:Questioning Turkish President

DEAR PRESIDENT(S) DEAR Prime Minister (S) DEAR HONORARY DEAR ROYAL FAMILY DEAR THINK-TANK ORGANIZATIONS, DEAR EDITORS, As it is known, our President, Mr. Honorary Abdullah ...

World: Oh, the places you won’t go! World’s 25 least-visited countries

Using UN statistics, travel writer Gunnar Garfors found that top contenders for the least-visited award are often dangerous or remote. But some are just plain ...

World:China’s third largest city, Guangzhou, has a business climate.

Guangzhou is a city on the make—and always has been. For nearly two millennia, the seaside port city formerly called Canton has been one of ...

World: UK launches Somali Language website in anticipation of the upcoming Somalia conference

The government of United Kingdom has today announced the launching of  a new Somali Language website ahead of the upcoming Somalia conference which is expected ...

World: Attacks and censorship erode press freedom worldwide

New York, February 15, 2013-An unprecedented rise in the number of journalists killed and imprisoned in the past year coupled with restrictive legislation and state ...

World:International Economic Security is a new matter for discussion between Russia and OIC

For the first time ever Russia and OIC representatives will discuss problems of the international economic security within a round table of the V International ...