August 2011 Archive
Drug Trade In Africa: How The Queen Of Khat Got So Rich
For many Africans khat is a stimulant drug that also stills hunger pangs. But the world’s biggest seller of khat doesn’t fit the typical profile ...
Muslim Aid UK distributes food aid to the poor
HARGEISA (Somaliland Press) — Muslim Aid UK Office in Hargeisa Somaliland, has distributed the second round of food to the poor and the IDP from ...
President Siilaanyo joins thousands in Eid Al-Fitr Prayer
HARGEISA(SomalilandPress)—The President of Somaliland Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud (Siilaanyo) this morning prayed Eid Al-Fitr with thousands of worshipers at Hargeisa’s main mosque Jama. President accompanied ...
Eid Mubarrak
All connected with SomalilandPress wish to extend their greetings at this joyous time. May we all remember the true meaning of the occasion and spare ...
Op-Ed:Somaliland The Untold Stories
In any nation, democracy is the foundations of society. Somaliland is practicing democratic change which brought considerable progress in social transformation and as well as ...
In Somaliland, less money has brought more democracy
Unable to access foreign aid, Somaliland’s government has had to negotiate with citizens and business leaders for financial support – and provide stability and democracy ...
Help For Somalia Comes From Unexpected Sources
MOGADISHU — The crisis in Somalia has grown so acute—with an estimated 3.2 million people now on the verge of starvation—that aid is coming in ...
Undersized infrastructures and lack of urban planning can hinder development in Somaliland
Hargeisa (Somalilandpress) To drive in the capital you have to have both the attitude and the unruly skills of a stock car racer. Everyone crosses ...
Somaliland: Preparation for Eid Ul-Fitr (Eid) Begins
HARGEISA (SomalilandPress)—Resident of Hargeisa the capital of Somaliland has began the preparations for upcoming of Eid-ul-Fitr as the end of Ramadan gets closer. Even ...
Editorial: Somaliland – It’s time to consider calling in the professionals
The quest for business and new opportunities means that much of Africa is proving to be an increasingly attractive proposition for a whole raft of ...
Somaliland: Puntland Government hands out lengthy prison terms to ambushed Somaliland officials en route to Taleeh
GAROWE (SomalilandPress)— Puntland’s Highest Court today handed 10 year prison terms to the ambushed Somaliland officials who were en route to Taleeh when they were ...
Thousands of Drought Displaced Families in Eastern Regions of Somaliland Need Urgent Humanitarian Aid
The Successive droughts hit in eastern regions of Somaliland since 2008 resulted thousands of families lost their livestock and came to villages in ...
Hundreds stranded in Hargeisa for lack of outbound flights
HARGEISA (SomalilandPress)— Djibouti Airline the national carrier of Djibouti has left hundreds of mothers and their children in Somaliland after its suspension of services to ...
How repressive governments ‘weaponize’ famine in Ethiopia: A historic perspective
“Why are Ethiopians starving again? What should the world do and not do?” These are the two enduring questions Time Magazine of December 21, 1987 ...
Famine victims flood into Ethiopia for aid
(UN Report) The United Nations has deployed an emergency team to south-eastern Ethiopia where 18,000 new refugees fleeing drought, famine and conflict in Somalia have ...
Op-Ed: The UN Somalia Support Center in Kenya Advocates War between somaliland and Puntland
(Nairobi) The UN Somalia Support Centre in Nairobi attempts to establish conflict between Somaliland and Puntland as the UN organizations operated in Puntland tries to ...
Somaliland Journalist Association Condemns Governement
The Somaliland Journalist association (SOLJA) has registered about eight cases against the independent media by the government of Somaliland during the last eight months of ...
Farah goes the distance in seach of gold
LONDON (Reuters) – British distance runner Mo Farah will have travelled further than most as he attempts to end the Ethiopian and Kenyan stranglehold on ...
Somaliland: Foreign Minister says Chinese Investment in Somaliland will facilitate the development of the country
HARGEISA (SomalilandPress)–Somaliland Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohamed Abdillahi Omar, today gave more details about the trilateral agreement between China, Ethiopia and Somaliland that the ...
K’naan visits famine-struck homeland
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Somali-born rapper K’naan brought his waving flag back home Sunday, promising to help his countrymen as they struggle with a devastating ...
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