Tag Archives: Hargeisa

Somaliland: “Our Ties with Kenya are Centuries Old” Dr Sifir

April 5, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

“Kenya is not only an important ally but a tremendous laboratory for Somaliland” “Somaliland does not have conflict with any country thus welcome positive diplomatic and economic relations from all” Kenya Dr Mahmud Abulahi Jama ‘Sifir By: Yusuf M Hasan … read more »

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Somaliland: Expatriate Refutes Alleged Christianization of Youths

March 23, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

“I am certainly a Christian, and as part of my Christian faith, I speak, whenever I have the opportunity, about Jesus Christ. This is my duty as a Christian, just as Somalilanders often speak to me about the Islamic religion. … read more »

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Somaliland: Influx of Beggar Drifters Heighten Illegal Migration Quandary

March 21, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

“While Increasing beggars in our streets are from neighbouring countries, they should not be confused with genuine asylum seekers, refugees or in-transit migrants” Dr Hagaltosie By: Yusuf M Hasan HARGEISA (Somalilandsun) –  “ I am 10 years and I help … read more »

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Somaliland: What Kind Of Lesson We Can Learn From Ethiopia!

March 4, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By: Farhan Abdi Suleiman (Oday) It is hard to believe that Ethiopia once was one of traditionally famine, drought and economically decrepit nations in the horn of Africa when compared to its position in Africa today. Over the last twenty … read more »

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Somaliland: Real terrorism threats in fictional State

February 25, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

In the wake of the recent travel advisories by the United States and Great Britain, the local Somaliland regional administration has finally decided to act and tackle terrorism and extremism. In the past week alone, the Ahmed Silanyo Government apprehended … read more »

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PETITION: Somaliland Pro-Democratic Movements, Nonstate Actors and Civil Society Groups Petition to H.E. JOHNNIE CARSON – Assistant Secretary

February 23, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

    To:          H.E.  JOHNNIE CARSON Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs US. State Department Washington, DC. USA   Date: February 22, 2013   Subject:               Democratically elected government led H.E Ahmed Mohamed Mohomoud ‘Siilaanyo’ is the only one … read more »

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The three enemies of Somalia: Clan, Kat and Fanaticism

February 14, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Ali H Abdulla “Saddex Cadow ayaa Jirey, dadka soo caddibi jirey, oo cidhiidhi gelin jirey …“- There were three enemies that tortured people and put them in a bind: The above words are part of a famous Somali song … read more »

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Ethiopia Apologizes for Border Shooting

February 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By: Yusuf M Hasan The shooting of police officers by Ethiopian border guards at Wajale was an accident. This was informed by the Ethiopian Ambassador to Somaliland General Berhe Tesfaye during a meeting with Vice president Hon Abdirahman Sayli at … read more »

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Federation is the only realistic Option for “Somaliland”

January 29, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By: Mohamed F Yabarag With the US officially reaffirming the recognition of President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud’s government as the legitimate and sole representative of Somalia after twenty long years of civil strife and political wilderness, the secessionist entity of Somaliland … read more »

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Getting Somalia Wrong:From Somaliland Perspective

January 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Last  July at Hargeisa International Book Festival (HIBF), it was launched a book with the title ‘Getting Somalia Wrong; Faith,war and hope in a shattered state .Although this book was written for the international readers and has an important messages … read more »

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Is the 2013 going to be the year “Somaliland” will finally bite the dust?

January 3, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Mohamed F. Yabarag Following the much-disputed November municipality elections that took place in the central and western parts of “Somaliland” enclave (voting did not take place in Buhodle and other areas of Khaatumo state of Somalia), the self-declared entity … read more »

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Mahiga, Somalia, Somaliland and the clashes in Khatumo

December 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Osman Hassan Northern Somalia Like a wild predator chased away from one place and trying its luck elsewhere, the renegade one- clan secessionist enclave calling itself Somaliland never seems to give up its predatory designs on the Khatumo State … read more »

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The Somali President has spoken; can anyone hear his agony?

November 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Bashir Goth In a speech that I consider to be one of the most powerful and most compassionate speeches that any Somali leader has delivered for a long time, Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud has spoken candidly and … read more »

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Somaliland: After Two Decades the Armed Forces Come to Age

November 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

“Officer Rankings to establish formal Chain of Command”Defence Minister By: Yusuf M Hasan HARGEISA – The ministry of defence has finalized plans to establish a formal chain of command within the national army. The ministry of defence has announced that … read more »

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Somalia: The Victory of Politics over Principle

November 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Ahmed M.I. Egal The Success of the Silanyo Government & the Compromise of Somaliland Recently the Somaliland Government held a three-day ‘Cabinet Seminar’ to discuss and assess its achievements and failures during the two and a half years it … read more »

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Somaliland’s current aggression in Hudun is likely to escalate into Kalshale II

November 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Ali H Abdulla “All we have in Somaliland is Tribalism and Kat” : Faysal Ali Warabe – Chairman of the Justice and Welfare Party in Somaliland “This year, it is apparent that Somali Women have worked hard and as … read more »

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Somaliland: A country that does not exist

November 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

From as far back as the 1960’s, the people of Northern Somalia (Somaliland) have always felt marginalised by the rest of Somalia, preferably South-Central Somalia. Some would say it’s because South-Central Somalia had the more dominant tribe of Somalia, Hawiye … read more »

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The Need for Privacy Legislation in Somaliland

November 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Hamdi Ismail Abdullahi 1. Why Privacy Now? There is mounting awareness as well as resentment of the routine practice of information about individuals as they act and carry out in the normal course of their commercial and public lives. … read more »

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The new cabinet is a real threat to the unity of Somalia

November 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Jama Mohamed Askar The composition of the newly appointed cabinet ministers of Somalia was received with a sense of jubilation by the secessionist administration in the north of Somalia. The vigorous diplomatic pressure they exerted on President Hassan and … read more »

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Narrating peace: Somaliland women’s experiences

September 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Siham Rayale Somaliland women’s narratives have largely been absent from accounts in state and nation building in Somaliland, yet their contributions cannot be denied. Female poets, writers, artists and activists recount their experiences in shaping the peace and their political … read more »

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Somaliland: Stop Deporting Ethiopian Refugees

September 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

 The Somaliland authorities should immediately stop deporting Ethiopian refugees and asylum seekers to Ethiopia. On August 31, 2012, dozens of Ethiopians, mostly women and children, were forcibly returned to Ethiopia in violation of international legal prohibitions against sending people to … read more »

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Take a holiday in Somaliland: journey to the state that isn’t

May 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Magnus Taylor Michela Wrong once wrote that you can tell a lot about an African country by the way they issue, or refuse you a visa. This remains true, but as African leaders see the benefits of liberalisation (in … read more »

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French citizens arrested in Somaliland

April 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Mogadishu – Authorities in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland arrested four French nationals who crossed into the territory from neighbouring Djibouti, a government official said. The four, among them women, were arrested on Thursday while driving in Bariisle village near … read more »

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25 Journalists Detained in Somaliland

January 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

MOGADISHU, Somalia, January 16, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On Sunday, 15 January 2012, journalists of HornCable TV, Jamhuuriya Newspaper, Waaheen Newspaper, Geeska Afrika newspaper, Bulsho TV and Sahan newspaper staged a peaceful protest in front of Somaliland presidential palace, … read more »

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Somaliland: End Forced Return of Refugees

January 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

(Nairobi) – The Somaliland authorities should cease forcibly returning refugees and asylum seekers to possible persecution in Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said today. On December 28, authorities returned 20 Ethiopian refugees and asylum seekers in violation of the fundamental international … read more »

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Somaliland Celebrates 20 Years of Self-Declared Independence

May 18, 2011 by benim

Somaliland is celebrating its 20th anniversary of self-declared independence from Somalia. Despite not being recognized as a nation by the international community, Somaliland has been very successful politically and economically. And it’s avoided the turmoil of Somalia. “I guess what … read more »

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Can Somaliland prisons handle 400 pirates?

March 5, 2011 by benim

AN INTERNATIONAL anti-piracy meeting in Denmark this week hammered out a judicial framework for how to handle captured pirates, paving the way for the building of special pirate prisons, the organiser said. The international working group’s ‘mandate was … to … read more »

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Somalia: Puntland is Deeply Concerned About Somaliland’s Growing Ties to Al Shabaab (Press Release)

January 2, 2011 by benim

PRESS RELEASE (Puntland State of Somalia) 1 January 2011 The Somaliland Administration has repeatedly issued hostile public statements regarding Puntland’s efforts to ensure its own security. We want to clarify that Puntland Government security forces have duties to defend the … read more »

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Somaliland jails Russians for illegal plane landing

December 30, 2010 by benim

Six Russians were sentenced to one year prison sentences by a Somaliland court on Thursday for entering the enclave’s airspace illegally and landing a plane with military supplies in violation of a United Nations embargo. Authorities in the northern breakaway … read more »

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Somaliland fosters trade in frankincense and myrrh

December 25, 2010 by benim

HARGEISA, Somaliland — In the mist forests of the Golis Mountains in northern Somalia, clouds roll in off the sea. Up and over the mountain ridges, they evaporate into the desert air. There, in the southern slopes, stumpy trees grow … read more »

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