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Jordan’s Abdullah: Israel trying to rid Jerusalem of Arabs

JERUSALEM (Somalilandpress) — The international community should not stand by and watch as Israel attempts to rid Jerusalem of its Arab residents, Jordanian King Abdullah II said in a statement on Wednesday.
“Jerusalem is a red line and the world should not be silent about Israel’s attempts to get rid of Jerusalem’s Arabs [...]

Yemen sends delegation to Somaliland to open diplomatic office

HARGEISA (Somalilandpress) — The Republic of Yemen has sent four-member delegation consisting of diplomats and investors to Somaliland on Sunday ahead of the opening of diplomatic office by Yemen in Hargeisa.
According to sources close to the government, the office will serve mainly to carry out consular functions for Yemeni citizens. It will also work toward [...]

East Africa is next hot oil zone

NAIROBI, (Somalilandpress) — East Africa is emerging as the next oil boom following a big strike in Uganda’s Lake Albert Basin. Other oil and natural gas reserves have been found in Tanzania and Mozambique and exploration is under way in Ethiopia and even war-torn Somalia.
The region, until recently largely ignored by the [...]

SOMALIA: Tensions high in Bossaso as president shakes up intelligence agency

BOSSASO (Somalilandpress) — Tensions are said to be high in Bossaso, the commercial hub of Puntland, after a sudden shake up at the top echelon of Somalia’s semi-autonomous region’s security establishment.
Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed “Farole” issued a presidential decree, dated March 12th, ordering the replacement of the former chairman of Puntland Intelligence Service (PIS), Osman [...]

SOMALIA: Twenty killed in Mogadishu fighting

At least 20 civilians were killed and scores wounded after fighting between Islamist insurgents and the Somali government forces erupted in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Rebels have stepped up attacks in various parts of the city in recent weeks and government forces have responded with shelling.
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K’naan’s ‘Wavin’ Flag’ gets ‘We Are the World’ treatment for Haiti

TORONTO (Somalilandpress) — Canadian rap stars have a tougher time than rockers in breaking through the mainstream, although for K’naan, that’s about to change big time.
He’s already scaled most of the local industry’s heights – he won a Juno for his debut, his latest album was nominated for a Polaris Prize [...]

SOMALIA: Too many patients, one mental health facility

The number of people seeking mental health treatment has increased in Bosasso, the commercial capital of Somalia’s autonomous region of Puntland, despite the existence of only one small health unit, officials said.
“We have only two rooms; one for males and one for females, with five beds each,” Abdulkadir Khalif Ali, the nurse who manages the [...]

Is East Africa the Next Frontier for Oil?

NAIROBI (Somalilandpress) — According to local lore, Portuguese travelers as far back as the late 19th century suspected oil might lie beneath parts of East Africa after noticing a thick, greasy sediment wash up on the shores of Mozambique. More interested in finding cheap labor, though, the explorers had little use for oil.
A century on, [...]

Israel Partnering in Africa Against Terror

TEL-AVIV (Somalilandpress) — Israel is increasing its partnership in Africa, united with factions which are battling fundamentalist Islam.
Following February talks between Israel and the Kenyan government in which the African country requested Israeli assistance in fighting terror, Israel and Kenya may form a joint force to guard against the entry of terrorists through the northern [...]

South Africa slams Israel over heritage site annex

PRETORIA (Somalilandpress) — South Africa’s response to Israel’s decision to declare the cave of the Patriachs and Rachel’s tomb in the West Bank to be National Heritage sites.
The South African Government has noted with concern Israel’s decision to declare the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem in the West Bank [...]

Foreign officials suspected of rights abuses should be deported

WASHINGTON (Somalilandpress) — IN THE SUMMER of 1988, Aziz Deria had left Somalia and was living in the United States when he heard the horrible news: His father, Mohamed, and brother, Mustafa, had apparently been dragged from their home and murdered by Somali soldiers intent on killing members of the Isaaq clan.
Mr. Deria, now a [...]

University of Virginia Law Students Back Victim’s Right to Sue Former Somali Leader

WASHINGTON (Somalilandpress) — Law students in the University of Virginia’s International Human Rights Clinic have contributed to a Supreme Court amicus brief submitted by several congressional leaders that supports the right to sue former government officials for acts of torture.
“The clinic is integrally involved in important cases that are going all the way to the [...]

SOMALIA: Poverty Pushes Bosasso Children On To Streets

BOSASSO, (Somalilandpress) — A long civil war, frequent droughts, unemployment and high food prices have led to an increase in the number of street children in Bosasso, the commercial capital of Somalia’s self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, with NGOs and government officials calling for urgent steps to resolve the problem.
“In the past, most of the [...]

CANADA: Islamic School Is On ‘A Mission’

OTTAWA (Somalilandpress) — It’s 10 a.m., and the bell for morning recess rings at Abraar School.
Students don their winter coats and boots before heading out onto the sunny playground at the Bayshore-area elementary school.
As they pass principal Moussa Ouarou in the hall, they call him “Brother Moussa” and offer a polite Arabic greeting: Salaam alaikum [...]

How food and water are driving a 21st-century African land grab

We turned off the main road to Awassa, talked our way past security guards and drove a mile across empty land before we found what will soon be Ethiopia’s largest greenhouse. Nestling below an escarpment of the Rift Valley, the development is far from finished, but the plastic and steel structure already stretches over 20 [...]

Child Sponsorship Report 2009, from Somaliland

It is a pleasure to send you our warmest greetings and share information with you this festive season.
Current Situation
The failure of the rains in many parts of Somaliland has led to massive loss of livestock, particularly for the rural population, many of whom are pastoralists. Yet despite this drought Sheikh has been [...]

Somaliland FM requests U.S. to extradite alleged War Criminal

ADDIS ABABA (Somalilandpress) — Somaliland Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Abdullahi Duale is believed to have asked U.S. officials for the extradition of the former Somali Prime Minister, Gen. Mohammed Ali Samantar on charges of war crimes in Somaliland in the 80s and early 90s.
In a meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Mr Duale [...]

Somaliland draws Chinese investors

HARGEISA (Somalilandpress) — A 14-member delegation from the People’s Republic of China are on official visit to the Republic of Somaliland to study the economic and investment climate in the country.
The delegation which consists of some of China’s leading investors, government officials and members of China’s leading media-houses arrived in the capital Hargeisa on Friday [...]

Foreign Minister trip to pave way for Somaliland visit to Washington

ADDIS ABABA (Somalilandpress) — Somaliland Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Abdullahi Duale has visited the Ethiopian capital on Wednesday to meet with U.S. officials to prepare for high-level Somaliland delegation visit to Washington, Somaliland’s official news agency reported on Friday.
Duale’s visit will pave the way for an official visit to the country by high level [...]

Horn of Africa: Unprecedented Enthronement of Issa’s Tribal Chief – updated

Issa is one of the major tribes in horn of Africa and live in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somaliland. The Issa’s geographical homeland starts from northwest of Ethiopia’s city of Dire Dawa, Djibouti and to historic northern Somaliland city of Zeila at Salal Region. Issa crown their young tribal chief in Zeila City as part of [...]

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