HARGEISA, 3 March 2010 (Somalilandpress) - The following is a chapter from a book titled “Somaliland: The legacy of Non-Recognition” that Ahmed I. Hassan is currently writing. The daily indignities which Somalis suffer almost uniquely in Kenya have impelled...
Addis Ababa, 3 March 2010 (Somalilandpress) - An opposition candidate for Ethiopia’s Parliament was stabbed to death early Tuesday in what opposition leaders said was part of a widening campaign of repression ahead of May elections.
The candidate, Aregawi Gebre-Yohannes,...
"There is no single event in modern African history whose consequences have been as dire for the continent as the Berlin Conference of 1884-85," reports New African. With 26 February, 2010 marking 125 years since 'the end of this...
THE Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) has asked the UN to impose a no-fly zone on Somalia and block sea ports through which foreign groups supply logistics to the insurgents.
Eritrea, in particular, has been accused...
As a blogger using the web as an agent of social change, I find the growth of mobile phone use in Africa offers an opportunity to look at the innovative ways this emerging technology is being used by grassroots...
Nairobi, 1 March 2010 (Somalilandpress) - For the first time in the country’s history, Parliament will investigate a Deputy Speaker for his activities while on official duty abroad.
Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetang’ula has written to Parliament’s Defence and Foreign...
BURAO (Somalilandpress) -- At least five trucks belonging to businessmen hailing from the semi-autonomous region of Puntland were taken into custody in Burao on Saturday under new security arrangements, officials say.
Togdher regional Police Commissioner, Col. Abdulrahman Ahmed Liban, said...
MOGADISHU — Somali pirates said they were air-dropped a ransom of 3.7 million dollars (2.7 million euros) Friday to release an Indonesian chemical tanker and its 24 crew members.
"The pirates already agreed to free the ship after receiving ransom...
MOGADISHU (Somalilandpress) -- Somali pirates in Puntland seized food aid trucks and their drivers to obtain the release of detained comrades, officials said Friday, in a rare land attack by the sea bandits.
The five trucks had been contracted by...
WASHINGTON (Somalilandpress) -- The United States pressed Nigeria's caretaker president on Tuesday to revamp the oil giant's tattered election machinery, saying it must hold credible polls in 2011 or risk increased instability.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson said...