Lessons from Somaliland on self reclamation from mayhem

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Any reader may wonder if anything other than piracy, warlords tussle and the sound of bombs can ever come from Somalia. Such negative perception of...

Nigerian journalist Kofi Bartels says police beat him, threatened him with sexual assault

Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad officers are seen in Kano, Nigeria, on February 23, 2019. Journalist Kofi Bartels told CPJ he was recently assaulted and threatened by anti-robbery officers. (AFP/Pius Utomi Ekpei) New York, June 6, 2019 -- Nigerian autho
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On June 5, a group of at least five police officers punched and kicked Bartels, a reporter with the privately owned Nigeria Info radio...

Sen. Ted Cruz says he expects President Trump to recognize Somaliland before his term ends

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By Jama Ayaanle Feyte Washington - Senator Ted Cruz voiced strong confidence that President Donald Trump will formally recognize Somaliland as an independent nation before...

What Netflix’s involvement in Nigeria’s massive film industry really means

Nigerian actress, Genevieve Nnaji in her film, ‘Lionheart’. Netflix
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Global streaming service Netflix set its eyes a few years ago on Nigeria’s film industry, better known as Nollywood. Distribution of Nigerian movies on...

US to officially Recognize Somaliland as sovereign nation in December

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Senior adviser to Somaliland Presidency has said Thursday that the U.S. would officially recognize Somaliland as an independent nation or wouldl continue to diplomatically...

Togo footballers shot in ambush

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LUANDA (Somalilandpress) -- Gunmen have fired on a bus carrying Togo's football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, wounding players and...

SIHA: We demand accountability for the brutality by Ugandan law enforcement agents

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On Thursday 26th March 2020, a group of women street vendors who had been selling food items were attacked and beaten by law enforcement...

Court action taken to free Al Jazeera¹s Nigerian journalists

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Legal action has been taken to declare the Nigerian military’s detention of two Al Jazeera journalists as “illegal and unconstitutional.”   The Motion on Notice filed...

US Lawmaker Calls for ‘Full Recognition of Somaliland’ Following Israel

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US Rep. John Rose (R-TN) presents a flag to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Sept. 5, 2025. Photo:...

Democracy and African Prospective

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HARGEISA, 27 October 2009 (Somalilandpress) -The concept of democracy has evolved a lot throughout history. One period when there were many new ideas about...