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Russian delegation arrives in Somaliland

HARGEISA (Somalilandpress) — Somaliland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday welcomed a high-powered Russian business delegation that is in Somaliland to explore investment opportunities and strengthen relations.
The delegation which consists of investors and journalists is in the country for a four-day visit and are expected to meet with different Somaliland ministers and the president.
The delegation will [...]

SOMALILAND: Senior delegation on their way to Washington

ADDIS ABABA (Somalilandpress) — A high-ranking Somaliland delegation consisting of senior members of parliament and government ministers have departed the Ethiopian capital and are on their way to Washington on an official visit at the invitation of Obama administration.
The delegation is led by the Deputy Speaker of the Somaliland parliament, Mr. Bashe Mohamed Farah and [...]

SOMALILAND:Russian navy hands over alleged pirates to Somaliland.

(SomalilandPress)-The Russian navy operating off Somalia has turned over seven suspected pirates to the breakaway state of Somaliland, where they will stand trial, officials said Sunday.
“The suspects were apprehended by a Russian navy ship and turned over to our coastguards in the His district of Sanag region late Saturday,” local coastguard commander Mohamed Yusuf Otor [...]

International Women’s Day Celebrated in Somaliland

HARGEISA, 14 March 2010 (Somalilandpress) – As in every year on March 8th—International Women’s Day—the Academy supported Moonlight Girls Association, a Borama-based non-governmental girls’ organisation, to organise and facilitate a commemorative event for this global celebration at Rays Hotel of Borama, the capital city of Somaliland’s Awdal region.
The event, which has been gaining [...]

SOMALILAND: Somaliland’s Healer of Women

Edna Adan Ismail had wanted to build a hospital since she was 11 years old. Today, her facility in Hargeisa saves women’s lives every day—and has reduced the maternal mortality rate by one-fourth.
As an 11-year-old growing up in Somaliland, then a British protectorate, Edna Adan Ismail had a powerful dream. “I [...]

Abaarso Tech Information Session in Boston

Located 18 kilometers outside of Hargeisa, Abaarso Tech is a four year boarding school for grades 9-12. Abaarso Tech wants to train the next generation of Somaliland thinkers! It has constructed a culturally specific curriculum that includes Arabic and Islamic
studies, math, science, and logical thinking. Abaarso also has a variety of healthy after school activities [...]

SOMALILAND: Largest Windmill Arrives at Abaarso Tech

Abaarso, 10 March 2010 (Somalilandpress) – The largest wind turbine in the country arrived on the campus of Abaarso Tech on Tuesday after being shipped from China. When installed the wind turbine is expected to provide up to 30 KW of continuous power, enough for Abaarso Tech’s campus.
Daniel Chehata, the head of the physics department, [...]

SOMALILAND: Edna at Women in the World Summit

Edna Adan will visit New York City next weekend to participate in the Daily Beast’s Women in the World Summit and she will appear on one of the panels.
The following is from Tina Brown, editor of The Daily Beast
Now, I’m thrilled to announce The Daily Beast will be producing a compelling live event that [...]

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 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 [...]

Somaliland community meets with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs

CANBERRA, (Somalilandpress) — Representatives of Somaliland Community in Australia have met with officials from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs in Canberra on Tuesday, Hadhwanaagnews reports.
Leaders of two community organizations, Somaliland Society of Australia in Melbourne and Somaliland Community of Australia in Sydney, discussed number of issues with the officials of Department of Foreign Relations [...]

US Supreme Court to hear Somali case with broad implications

Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Samantar v. Yousuf case. The Supreme Court will weight in whether former foreign government officials are liable under US laws for human right violations committed while in power. The case has far-reaching international implications because the outcome will determine

Somaliland: An African Struggle for Nationhood and International Recognition

Co-published with the Institute for Global Dialogue
Somaliland has been described as an ‘inspiring story of resilience and reconstruction, and a truly African Renaissance, that has many lessons to teach the rest of Africa and the international community’. This study seeks to identify some of those lessons, particularly those pertaining to Somaliland’s sustained efforts to create [...]

The International Community Is Al-Shabaab’s Best Ally In Somaliland

HARGEISA, 1 March 2010 (Somalilandpress) – Since the international community often proclaims its opposition to terrorism in general, and al-Shabaab in particular, some readers may find the title of this editorial surprising, even counterintuitive. But we think the facts bear out our thesis. What are these facts? Well, it is true that the international community [...]

SOMALILAND DROUGHT: Food Distribution to Resume in Baki District

PRESS RELEASE
Food distribution by World Vision has resumed in Baki district, Somaliland, after suspected cases of loss of food aid resulted in temporary suspension of the Baki food programme in December 2009. Investigations conducted by World Vision have also led to termination of five staff members based in Baki district.
The announcement to resume distribution was [...]

Krug Shares About Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, 25 February 2010 (Somalilandpress) – Teresa Krug, a 2003 Heber Springs High graduate, is an English teacher in Somaliland in the eastern horn of Africa. She has been there since October 2009. She was originally supposed to teach English and journalism to university students, but since January she has been teaching English at the [...]

The Somaliland Independent Scholars Group: The Long March Forward to Presidential Elections”

HARGEISA, 23 February 2010 (Somalilandpress) – On 16 February, the ISG members held their regular monthly meeting at the Academy of Peace and Development (APD) to discuss and assess the overall progress made on the six-point Agreement. The meeting was sponsored by the Social Research and Development Institute (SORADI). It was moderated by its Acting-Director, [...]

Somaliland: Burco oo Yeelatay Biriij Saddexaad

Burco (Somalilandpress)- Wasiirka Wasaarada Hawlaha Guud iyo Guryaynta Somaliland ayaa maanta si rasmi ah xadhiga uga jaray Biriij Saddexaad oo ku soo biiray Labadii ay hore u lahayd Magaaladu, kuwaaso mid kood dadweynaha ku dhaqani dhisteen, halka ka kalena uu ahaa mid hore u jiray. Biriijkan cusub ee lagu soo kordhiyay xarunta gobolka Togdheer oo [...]

In pictures: Somaliland army

In 1884 the British established an agreement with local elderly leaders, this agreement became known as the British Somaliland protectorate. By 1899, they created a small military which suffered a heavy defeat by 1913 under the Mad Mullah, a religious fanatic which had more than 20, 000 horsemen and thousands more followers.
In 1914 the British [...]

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