ADDIS ABABA, 21 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) - This week, the spiritual leader of Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a, Shaykh Mahmud Shaykh Hasan Farah, accompanied by a 14-member delegation visited Addis Ababa, holding discussions with Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin last...
HARGEISA, 20 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) – Islamic militants fired mortars into Mogadishu's police compound as the force was celebrating its 66th anniversary Sunday, sparking a battle that killed at least 12 civilians and a police officer, officials said.
One...
HARGEISA, 19 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) – Somaliland coastal guards at Lughaya near the border with Djibouti captured eleven pirates with their small boat and weapons.
The Somaliland's Interior Minister told the media that the pirates were all from Puntland and...
NAIROBI, 19 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) - Two officials working with the African Union’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia, Amisom are reportedly under investigation, following reports that they are being used by a Western intelligence agency and South African Intelligence.
According to...
Mogadishu, 17 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) - Somalia's Islamists, Alshabaab issued an statement to suspend the UN Mine Action program in Somalia. The statement which was signed by the organization's Office for Supervising the Affairs of Foreign Agencies accused the...
HARGEISA, 15 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) - The famous Somali singer and rapper, K'naan arrived Hargeisa yesterday. Sources told Somalilandpress that the singer is coming to Somaliland as part of his documentary about Somali culture and literature.
K'naan is born...
Mogadishu, 15 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) - The African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has said the government of Mali is considering sending military experts to the headquarters of AMISOM in Mogadishu.
They say the experts will operate in the...
Mogadishu, 14 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) - Kenyan security forces have foiled an attempt by armed gunmen, to kidnap a Catholic nun in Wajir, northeastern Kenya, officials said.
According to reports, the gunmen attacked the nun's house, but were repulsed by...
Pretoria, 12 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) - University of Pretoria awards Dr. Edna Adan Ismail from Somaliland the Chancellor's Medal for her outstanding contribution to humanity.
"You cannot make progress unless you stick your neck out but with due caution". Dr....
HARGEISA, 9 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) - A closed source in the Horn of Africa reports on al-Shabaab’s strategy at the current juncture of the conflicts in southern and central Somalia. According to the source, Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen (H.S.M.)...