Somaliland Journalists Watchdog condemns the apprehension of two reporters

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HARGEISA-Somaliland police apprehended the director of administration and finance of Ogaal independent newspaper after it published news story concerning the ONLF militia arrived in the ...

Press Release:London Conference

Having considered the U.K. sponsored London peace conference for Somalis- scheduled to take place on Feb 23rd- non state actors (NSAs) have undertaken successive consultative ...

Somaliland:Delegation led by President Siilaanyo leave for London Somali Conference

HARGEISA-Somaliland president Ahmed Mohamed Siilaanyo left the country on Saturday leading delegation to the London Somali summit where Somaliland was invited to participate the conference. ...

Somaliland: Former President Riyale opposes London Somali Conference

HARGEISA-Former Somaliland President and current chairman of opposition party United People’s Democratic Party (UDUB) Mr. Dahir Riyale Kahin returns to the country on Thursday after ...

Somaliland: ALNUUR Furniture Scoops Top Award

HARGEISA—The ALNUUR Furniture Company has been recognized as the leading private company in community service provision nationwide. SOYADO a local youth NGO has awarded ALNUUR ...

Members of the Somaliland community in Britain's capital celebrate the 20th anniversary of Independence Day (REUTERS/Olivia Harris)

Press Release: UK-Somaliland Working Group

PRESS RELEASE UK-SOMALILAND WORKING GROUP Date: 14th February 2012 UK Somaliland Diaspora Community Pushes for International Recognition of the Republic of Somaliland. On 23rd February 2012, The ...

A new way: Somaliland’s statebuilding

Anne-Marie Brinkman, 14 February 2012 Diplomats, aid workers and their governments agree that local capabilities are the baseline and drivers of change, but apparently find ...

Somaliland: Glaxo SmithKline PLC to establish an office

HARGEISA — GlaxoSmithKline, one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare company held a press conference at Mansoor hotel in Hargeisa on Sunday February ...

Somaliland:Not Resigning as Finance Minister,says Hashi

HARGEISA –Somaliland Finance Minister Mohamed Hashi Elmi in an interview with Saxan-Saxo newspaper strongly denied speculation that he was relinquished his cabinet position due to ...

Somaliland’s political formation committee to conduct assessment missions

HARGEISA — Abdulrisak Jama Omar “Iyaale”, the Chairman of Political Association and Registration Committee, said that he will be sending a two separate delegation to ...

Buhoodle conflict claims Somaliland army chief

HARGEISA — President Ahmed Silanyo dismissed the country’s army chief on Thursday after a week of escalating tensions and fresh clashes left scores dead in ...

Djibouti and Somaliland discuss relations

Somaliland: President Silanyo returns after visiting Ethiopia and Djibouti

HARGEISA — Somaliland president Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo arrived back home amid escalating crisis in Buhoodle region after local militia rebel members launched a pre-dawn assault ...

BREAKING NEWS: Somaliland army overpowers surprise attack from militia

LAS ANOD — Heavy fighting between Somaliland troops and a tribal militia broke out early Wednesday morning in the village of Sool-Joogto in Buhoodle ...

London conference “an opportunity” for Somaliland

HARGEISA – More than two decades after it unilaterally asserted its independence from the rest of Somalia, Somaliland plans to lobby hard at a major ...

Somaliland: President departs for Ethiopia

HARGEISA — Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo left the country Monday leading a delegation to the Ethiopian capital for talks with senior officials. Silanyo ...

Somaliland to increase defense budget

HARGEISA — Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Ali Hassan Mohamed revealed on Thursday that the country’s national budget has surpassed the US$90 million target which ...

Somaliland to pass central bank law within 3 weeks: cbank

HARGEISA — Somaliland’s central bank governor said on Thursday parliament is expected to pass a law within three weeks that will formerly establish a central ...

Somaliland: Al Khair Foundation’s Imam Qasiim meets with President Siilaanyo

HARGEISA-Delegation of UK based Charity Organization Al-Khair Foundation paid visit to Somaliland capital for the first time as they arrived in the capital Hargeisa. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ethiopia records its first banana exports

DIRE DAWA – The Ethiopian Horticulture Development Agency (EHDA) this week celebrated a key milestone as the east African nation began exporting bananas for the ...

Somali piracy ‘boosts Puntland economy’

New research suggests piracy has led to widespread economic development in some parts of Somalia. The study, published by British think-tank Chatham House, looked at detailed ...

President Ismail Omar Guelleh inaugurated the first regional branch of Djibouti's Central Bank in Tadjourah

Iraq’s Warka Bank enters Djibouti Market

TADJOURAH — President Ismail Omar Guelleh recently inaugurated the first subsidiary of Iraq-based Warka Bank for Investment and Finance (BWAI) in Djibouti to offer full ...

The role of remittance in the economic development of Somaliland

By Adam Ismail Hassan, PhD 1. INTRODUCTION The international remittance markets have grown dramatically in many parts of the world for the past two decades or so. ...

Eritrea claims major advantage over its mining rivals

ASMARA — President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea says the country’s mining activities have a major comparative advantage over their rivals, in terms of both time ...

Ethiopian Airlines starts Muscat-Addis Ababa flights

MUSCAT — Muscat International Airport welcomed a new airline, Ethiopian Airlines which started its flights to Muscat from early morning yesterday. This is the third African ...

SOMALILAND-USAID: The Partnership Fund Grants Program

ANNUAL PROGRAM STATEMENT (APS) – for SMALL GRANTS and GDA REQUEST for CONCEPT PAPERS Funding Opportunity Title: The Partnership Fund Grants Program Funding Opportunity Number: 0001 Grant Type: ...

Ethiopia exports almost $124m worth of manufactured goods

ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia earned 123.8 million US dollars in revenue from the export of manufactured goods in the last five months according to the ...

SOMALILAND: Dahabshiil rewards Marodi Jeh footballer

HARGEISA — Somaliland footballer and Marodi Jeh local, Mohamud Abdi Hassan, was rewarded with the keys to a brand new Toyota Crown this week, as ...

Mozambique projects to create 4 000 jobs

MAPUTO — Mozambique’s government said on Wednesday it has approved two investment projects in forestry and agriculture worth $660m that will create around 4 000 ...

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