Tag Archives: Somaliland

HARGEISA — The Somaliland government has revoked the operating license of a major livestock inspection facility in Berbera after accusing its Arab owner of entering into an unauthorized agreement with the Somali federal government, a move seen as a threat to the region’s vital livestock export industry. The facility, operated …

HARGEISA — The UK government has initiated intense mediation efforts between the administrations of SSC-Khatumo and Somaliland, who are still in conflict over parts of the Sool and Sanag regions. The UK Ambassador for Somali Affairs, Mike Nithavrianakis, leading this initiative, recently met with the newly appointed peace committee by …

LAS ANOD — Efforts to resolve the protracted conflict between Somaliland and SSC Khaatumo took a step forward as traditional leaders from SSC Khaatumo met with a peace delegation from Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State in Las Anod on Saturday. The delegation, which included respected elders and traditional leaders, conveyed a …

HARGEISA — President of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro, has stated that he wants the conflicts in the Sool and Sanag regions to be resolved through dialogue. President Cirro, during a security meeting yesterday with the leaders of the opposition parties Kulmiye and Kaah, also ordered the military to fully …

MOGADISHU — Turkey’s state development aid agency has donated 300 beehives to help boost the livelihoods of farmers in Somaliland, an area of the Horn of Africa country Somalia. In a statement, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) noted that farmers in Hawd, Somaliland were trained on modern bee-keeping techniques …

HARGEISA — Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi has accused the United Nations of taking orders from the Somali government and are engaging in regional politics. Speaking at the Kulmiye party’s central committee meeting, which opened today, Muse Bihi said UN envoy to Somalia James Swan does not represent Somaliland, but …

HARGEISA  — The breakaway region of Somaliland has announced the suspension of all humanitarian engagements and other activities of the United Nations in Somaliland. A statement from Somaliland’s Ministry of Planning and Development said co-operation between Somaliland and United Nations agencies had been suspended. “The Ministry of Planning is hereby …

HARGEISA — Somaliland opposition party leader Abdirahman Irro has tested positive for the COVID-19 disease adding to an increasing number of senior political leaders who have contracted the disease in Somalia. The Waddani party leader confirmed on his Facebook page that he had been infected. The politician is currently in …

HARGEISA — Seven men accused of raping Awo Harir, an orphan in Hargeisa, have been sentenced by the Hargeisa Regional Court this morning. Somaliland police have arrested the seven suspects in connection with the alleged rape of Awo Harir at the orphanage. The court sentenced two of the seven defendants …

HARGEISA — A free education program for women has been launched in Hargeisa, benefiting 250 women. The women will be trained in handicrafts such as sewing, cooking, and other skills, in collaboration with SOHASCO and UNFPA, and implemented by Y-PEER. Speaking at the training, the director of SOHASCO said that …