January 2012 Archive
Ethiopia and Somaliland discuss recent hostilities in Buhodle
ADDIS ABABA-The government of Ethiopia and Somaliland held talks on regarding the recent skirmishes between Somaliland national army and militia group in Buhodle. This ...
Somaliland:Do Not Shatter What is Intact
The following piece is part of our continuous coverage on the upcoming conference on Somalia in the British capital. Our policy of encouraging free and ...
Somaliland:President Meets Danish Development Cooperation Minister
HARGEISA-President Ahmed Mohamed Siilaanyo met with Danish Development Cooperation Minister Christian Friis Bach in his office today. According to a press release from the ...
What would Somaliland Gain from the Upcoming London Conference on Somalia
The following piece is part of our continuous coverage on the upcoming conference on Somalia in the British capital. Our policy of encouraging free and ...
Somaliland:SOMCABLE begins deploying of cable fiber
Hargeisa- Somcable the firm that has won the rights to bring Fiber Optic Infrastructure to Somaliland began digging the trenches where the Fiber Optic cables ...
Responsible journalism: An asset to nation & nationhood
OPINION | JANUARY 29, 2012 By Farid Adenese The Somaliland media is meant to be the central pillar around which the sovereignty of the nation rested. Responsible ...
Frenetic pace of Ethiopia’s khat boomtown
AWADAY — The global trade in khat is worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year and in one Ethiopian town daily life centres almost ...
Open letter to the President of the Republic of Somaliland – SSA
Somaliland Students Association (SSA) of India Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud The President of Somaliland 29 January 2012 Dear Mr. President, We fully appreciate and applaud your wise decision to give ...
SOMALILAND: One day workshop for expats held in Hargeisa
HARGEISA – The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA) along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC) and the Ministry of ...
BBC: Live from Somaliland
HARGEISA — The presenter of BBC’s popular World Update, Dan Damon and BBC Africa Editor Mary Harper were this week in the Somaliland capital, Hargeisa, ...
SOMALIA: Gunmen gun down Radio Shabelle director
MOGADISHU — Gunmen shot and killed the director of Radio Shabelle while getting home from work on Saturday evening in the Somali capital. A producer ...
SOMALIA: Yemeni and Saudi forces kill 11 Somali immigrants
HARGEISA — At least eleven illegal immigrants from Somalia have been killed this week as they crossed into Saudi Arabia from Yemen according to the ...
African Union to open new HQ in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA — The African Union is due to inaugurate its newly built headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The entire $200m (£127m) project was ...
Open letter to Somaliland president, Mr Silanyo
“put all your eggs in one basket” Reference: Ill-advised London Conference On behalf of Somaliland community in Alberta, Canada, Mr. President, we are writing to congratulate you ...
Turkey challenges Iran in Somalia
Turkey’s relatively newfound interest in engaging with Somalia was triggered by a combination of different events, from the extension of humanitarian assistance during a time ...
SOMALILAND: Clashes in Buhoodle region kill 40 (UPDATE)
LAS ANOD — At least 40 people have been killed on Thursday in clashes between Somaliland forces and a separatist tribal militia in Somaliland’s disputed ...
Why are kidnappings a problem in and around Somalia?
Poverty is stark in Somalia. The country doesn’t have a government strong enough to stop the crime. Those two things have helped make kidnapping foreigners ...
Ali Khalif and Ali Esse are responsible for destabilizing Sool region of Somaliland
January 26, 2012 The peace which existed in Sool was shattered by a group of expatriates from the US whose actions led to more than ...
Somaliland: Presenting a noble case
The following piece is part of our continuous coverage on the upcoming conference on Somalia in the British capital. Our policy of encouraging free and ...
What if Somaliland does unify with Somalia
The following piece is part of our continuous coverage on the upcoming conference on Somalia in the British capital. Our policy of encouraging free and ...
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