27/6/2015
EU Heads of Mission to Somalia offer their sympathy and deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of all those who have lost their lives in the attack on AMISOM's base in Leego (Lower Shabelle region) by Al...
Dr Ahmed Awed was born in Burco Somaliland and studied in Mogadishu before emigrating to Bonn (Former Capital of West Germany). In Germany he studied medicine and specialized in internal medicine and Gastro-enterology. Dr. Ahmed spent over 30 years...
The Guurti Extension decision of the terms of office of all three legislative Houses for 22 months, ushered Somaliland into a situation of constitutional crisis. To address this crisis situation, the Presidency came under intense pressure from all national...
By Anne Chambers
A new report by the World Bank has indicated that more men in war-torn Somalia are turning to drugs and suffering mental illness, in addition to experiencing higher divorce rates. More individuals are requested to donate funds to...
For some observers, the long-awaited and much-delayed publication of retired judge Ian Farlam’s report on the death of 44 people at the Lonmin-owned platinum mine at Marikana in August 2012 is all about Cyril Ramaphosa .
Did the former union...
By Goth Mohamed Goth
The two official opposition parties Somaliland and the National Forum for Consultations and Rectifications have today in joint press statement accused the current government of not honoring recent deal reached by the government and opposition political...
With some outside help, the self-declared independent state of Somaliland is slowly making progress
By Vera Von Kreutzbruck
The self-declared independent state of Somaliland, located in the Horn of Africa, is normally off the radar of mainstream media — you mostly...
PRESS RELEASE Nr 27/2015
25 June 2015
On June 25th the a series of mentoring and practical exercises with particular focus on Search and
Rescue (SAR), organized by EUCAP Nestor in Somaliland, and were completed. The training commenced on June 8th included...
Turkish President Erdogan’s May 2013 plan to raze Gezi Park in Central Istanbul and replace it with a replica 19th century Ottoman barrack prompted anti-government protests in Istanbul and other cities across Turkey, which led to violent confrontations where...
Somalia is very arid and is heavily reliant on imported food: rice from China, potatoes from Ethiopia and wheat from Italy. It is also dependent on Yemen for chicken, vegetables and beans.But Yemen is in the grip of...