Somaliland government bans its citizens from participating in Somalia’s political process. This was disclosed in a presidential decree that the office of the presidency has released on Wednesday. The decree issued by Somaliland President H.E Musa Bihi Abdi clearly...
No one could have predicted that the war will drag on this long and with no end in sight at the moment, it’s even harder to predict the outcome. Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, promised a swift military action...
In the historical study of Somali labour under a pastoralist economy, livestock represented the family’s wealth and has traditionally been the property of men where women’s role was solely in the sales and exchanges of livestock products such as milk...
Both livestock and agriculture play an important role in Somalia’s economy, with the two sectors being the main sources of economic activity, employment, and export in the country
ROME, Italy, December 1, 2021/APO Group/ -- Sureedo lives on her farm...
Currently, there are nearly 6,000 Somali migrants in Libya
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 26, 2021/ -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM), through its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme, facilitated the safe return of 32 Somali migrants in November 2021.
“Currently, there...
UNICEF calls on all parties to uphold the safety of children and protect them from violence
NAIROBI, 25 NOVEMBER 2021 – “At least 13 school children and four school staff are among dozens reported to have been injured when a bomb...
By Osman H. Yusuf
To refresh our memory, the idea of an indirect election based on a 4.5 clans power-sharing formula for troubled Somalia was meant to be a way of finding an acceptable temporary solution to long-standing mistrust among...
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Turkish authorities classify Somaliland, an autonomous region in northern Somalia that unilaterally declared independence from Somalia in 1991, as an independent state, according to an official document obtained by Nordic Monitor. However, Turkey does not officially recognize Somaliland along...
International partners reiterate their deep concern that, the longer the elections are delayed, the more attention and resources will be diverted from important national priorities
MOGADISHU, Somalia, November 16, 2021/APO Group/ --Somalia’s international partners* welcome the conclusion of the Upper...
By: Mohamed A. Suleiman
I read the opinion piece by China’s ambassador to Somalia, Fei Chengchao, entitled: “Distance, time no barrier to China-Somalia ties”, with a great deal of trepidation. On the surface, the article appears to herald a new...