March 2011 Archive

EDITORIAL: Who moved my Somalia?

Somalilandpress Editorial There was a time when the world seemed reassuringly simple. The era of the Cold War saw essentially two opposing ideological power blocks each ...

Somaliland to double revenue

HARGEISA — Somaliland, the breakaway republic in northern Somalia, may double revenue collection this year as it enforces tax compliance among the country’s 40 biggest ...

New Form of Qat Takes Somaliland By Storm

I was recently sent to Somaliland to do a brief cover of the inauguration of the new pirate prison here in Hargeisa that would assist ...

Somaliland Central Bank ready to issue banking licenses

HARGEISA — The central bank of Somaliland, a breakaway republic in northern Somalia, expects lawmakers to enact a draft banking law by June, enabling commercial ...

Djibouti and Somaliland reject Somalia peace conference

DJIBOUTI — The Djibouti government has for the first time publicly rejected an upcoming Somali conference sponsored by the UN to be held in ...

University of Hargeisa inaugurates a science lab

HARGEISA — Nation Link under its community regeneration initiatives and capacity building, donated a fully fledged science laboratory to the University of Hargeisa during a ...

Ethiopia challenges Egypt and begins huge dam

Claims Egypt is blocking dam funding Ethiopia says resolve at “point of no return” Analysts fear world’s first war over water By Barry Malone ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia on ...

Drought-displaced “in tens of thousands”

HARGEISA/NAIROBI — With drought spreading to almost all regions of Somalia, officials and aid workers have expressed concern for those affected, saying drought was now ...

PRESS RELEASE: President Guelleh has shattered hopes of a free and fair election – Boreh

March 30, 2011 For immediate release Abdourahman Boreh: President Guelleh has shattered hopes of a free & fair election LONDON — The people of Djibouti have given up ...

Somaliland ministers fly to UK for key talks

HARGEISA — Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omar left for London on Tuesday for development, security and investment talks with the British government and investors. Dr. Hussein ...

Somaliland will not take foreign-seized pirates

HARGEISA — Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland on Tuesday inaugurated a UN-funded prison aimed at holding pirates but also warned it was not yet accepting ...

Somaliland opens pirate prison

HARGEISA — Somaliland, a breakaway enclave in northern Somalia, opened a maximum-security prison built with United Nations funding that allows convicted pirates to be incarcerated ...

Israel’s favorite Arab dictator of all is Assad

Both Assad senior and Assad junior advocated resistance against Israel. This slogan was hollow, serving the regime merely as an insurance policy against any demand ...

Global Enrichment Foundation and Abaarso Tech Announce Partnership to Enhance Female Education

The Global Enrichment Foundation has announced an exciting new partnership that will take several steps forward in their quest to bring quality female education to ...

Somaliland lions end up in Mogadishu

BERBERA — Their mother was shot and they were driven through a raging civil war, destined to be pets in the Middle East — until ...

Ethiopian security forces confiscate Somali trucks

LAS ANOD — Ethiopian security forces confiscated over 60 civilian trucks from Somalia’s central Galgadud region on Sunday, media reports. According to Mogadishu-based Shabelle Media, Ethiopian ...

Somali government arrests journalists in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU — An editor of a Somali radio station says the government has detained two journalists from his organization for allegedly reporting inaccuracies of fighting ...

Somaliland and South Sudan – The challenging road ahead

When freedom and international recognition finally comes there will be considerable reason for rejoicing and a degree of trepidation. Both Somaliland and South Sudan have ...

Somali gov’t extends term despite int’l opposition

MOGADISHU, Somalia – A top Somali official says the government has voted overwhelmingly to extend its term for another year despite international calls for it ...

SOMALIA: Mogadishu to close doors during Friday prayers

NAIROBI — Somalia’s transitional government and the regional administration of Banadir on Saturday announced the introduction of a new Saudi-inspired religious law aimed at the ...

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