By Xasan Maxamed Abokor My personal odyssey and that of my friends continued as we drove into Hargeisa. The first thing that struck me was how big the city had gotten. The vista went on for miles.     It was as though...
By Bashir Goth As the Somali people everywhere reflect on the 56th anniversary of 26th June and 1st July, the days of independence and unification, I watched Somaliland opposition leader Faisal Ali Waraabe branding 26th June as a worthless...
By Ahmed Kheyre     Every cloud has a silver lining. The irrational and unexpected rejection of the European Union by the majority, albeit a slim majority, of British citizens will have terrible consequences for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern...
INFRASTRUCTUR PILLAR ANALYSIS Continuing with the infrastructure pillar analysis, the national development plan allocates 11% ($53.69Millions) of the total infrastructure development budget which is ($486.99 millions) to civil aviation development. The civil aviation sub budget is further allocated into; Hargeisa...
Recent Knowledge, Attitude & Practice (KAP) survey commissioned by UNICEF indicates Somalia is off-track in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH), a challenge facing Somaliland as well.  Somaliland is seeking to meet and exceed...
  INFRASTRUCTUR PILLAR ANALYSIS Nearly half of the Somaliland  National Development budget ($1190.03 million United States dollars) was allocated for the infrastructure pillar ($486.99 million), which is further sub- allocated 59% of it to Roads development ( $287 million USD).Moreover, Road...
By Ahmed Kheyre     The deplorable actions by elements of the Ethiopian Federal Army and the Liyuu Police at Gashaamo are to be condemned. The perpetrators of this massacre will be brought to justice and will face the full measure of...
By Yusuf Deyr I am not a writer, but I am an excellent rewriter who rewrites what others had written. All my life, I have been a socialist in all aspects of life with the exception of the love of...
Open letter to all Somalilanders who might have slight doubts the existence of the national day, the 18 May.This friendly Open letter is to educate those Somaliland members who have doubts about the existence of 18 May 1991 Independence...
By Koigi Wa Wamwere On May 18, I was invited to Somaliland to participate in celebrations of her independence from Somalia on May 18, 1991, after entering into a legally non-binding union with Somalia in 1960. The celebration displayed incredible colour,...