New York, 28 May 2016 (SDN/QJ)– Just over a week after Somalilanders at home and abroad celebrated the 25th anniversary of Somaliland reclaiming its independence from Somalia, Somaliland Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmed Aden Ismail Kayse made an official visit to New York to appeal for international recognition of his country. During meetings with a […]
This week, Somaliland celebrated 25 years of independence – an independence that the international community does not recognise. President of the self-declared republic AHMED MM SILANYO argues that international recognition is long overdue. Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo was elected as President of Somaliland in elections in 2010. He was a pivotal figure in the peace […]
Hargeisa This week, Somaliland celebrated 25 years of independence – an independence that the international community does not recognise. President of the self-declared republic AHMED MM SILANYO argues that international recognition is long overdue. Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo was elected as President of Somaliland in elections in 2010. He was a pivotal figure in […]
Hargaysa The semi-autonomous region of Somaliland is renewing calls for international recognition of its self-declared independence from Somalia. Somaliland on Wednesday celebrated 25 years since the region proclaimed independence from Somalia. Thousands of civilians and military personnel paraded in front of dignitaries in the capital Hargeisa as the government showed off its Soviet-era military arsenal. […]
Twenty-five years since independence, the former British protectorate is beating the odds, James Jeffrey in Hargeisa, Somaliland Somaliland remains a strand of British colonial history very few know about, and a place whose tangled legacy even fewer in power consider due to political expediencies. Hence this internationally unrecognised but de facto sovereign nation continues to go […]
Exactly 25 years ago, after a ferocious civil war, north-west Somalia broke away from the rest of the country and declared itself independent. A quarter of a century later, not a single country recognises Somaliland, but this territory of about 3.5 million people is arguably one of the more stable, democratic places in the Horn […]
The Chairman of the Kulmiye Central Committee, Jama Shabeel, is light skinned and probably has racist mentality. He recently branded the Kikuyu people as savage people who once believed that their “ agricultural lands “ would be physically transferred to U.K if they enter an agreement with the British Colony . Mr Shabeel was honestly […]
Addis Ababa 15.May 2016 (SDN/QJ):- The Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority (EMAA) has welcomed the news that the Dubai-based giant port operator, DP World, has inked a USD 442 million deal to develop Berber Port in partnership with the Somaliland government. The agreement is non-binding but sets the basic terms for the investment that includes investing […]
A free school providing education to the children of nomadic families has been established in Adsaran village, 70 km south of Badhan district, Sanag region. The school, housed in a tent, was opened two months ago and is the first school in this location. Twenty children attend classes daily in two shifts to enable pupils […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comparison of southern Kerala state with Somalia has angered politicians and social media users. Mr Modi on Sunday said at an election rally that the “infant mortality rate among the scheduled tribe community in Kerala is worse than Somalia”. Twitter users have responded with hashtag #PoMoneModi (Go Off Modi) and […]