Washington, 24 Jul 2009 (Somalilandpress) -- Tensions have been rising in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland in the period leading up to an election campaign and a 27 September presidential vote. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is condemning...
Helsinki, 22 Jul 2009 (Somalilandpress) -- Chairman of Somaliland’s second largest opposition party, Faisal Ali Warabe, expressed concern over Somaliland’s current uncertainty while on tour in the Finnish capital, Helsinki.
He warned Somaliland could be in for difficult times unless...
Hargeisa, 22 Jul 2009 (Somalilandpress) -- Somaliland's biggest donors have warned the country explicitly or implicitly that aid assistance for the election may be cut or ended unless there is a satisfactory outcome to the post-election crisis including the...
Ever suspected shortages of namesake for the new born Somali babies in Diaspora? Will you call your little son and daughter Ugaso and Guled respectively? In extreme cases, how about other exotic and super-religious brands like Abu Mansur or...
Hargeisa, 21 July 2009 (Somalilandpress) - Somaliland, two journalists working for Radio Horyaal were arrested on 13 July, for allegedly inciting clan violence, and local independent Horn Cable TV (HCTV) has been banned. The International Press Institute (IPI) is...
Emily will be writing to Somalilandpress about her experience in Somaliland and will be offering tips to anyone who may want to visit the unrecognized republic along the way – discover Somaliland from a Non-Somali perspective. This is her...
Berbera, 19 Jul 2009 -- Somaliland authorities arrested an MP from Somalia's transitional federal parliament on orders from Somaliland police Commissioner, Mr Mohamed Saqadi Dubad on Saturday.
Mr Abdalla Ali Ahmed, who hails from Somaliland, was also the former mayor...
Gabiley, 18 Jul 2009 (Somalilandpress) -- Some 17 army trucks and their soldiers rolled into Elbardale farmlands on Thursday, shifted out of Sool region to help restore security following last week's violent clashes that left five dead and three wounded...
Hargeisa, 16 July 2009 (Somalilandpress) – President Dahir Rayale dismiss some of his cabinet and appointed others in a major cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday that's discussed what it could mean as the country faces critical time and a showdown...
Hargeisa, 15 July 2009 (Somalilandpress) –- It came as no surprise when Foreign Policy magazine and the Fund for Peace released their “Failed States Index 2009” three weeks ago that, once again, Somalia topped the rankings. What I reported...