By Ahmed Abdi Jigjiga, Ogaden: Heavy rain and flash floods have killed at least 25 and left 84 others injured on Sunday, along the fafen river in the occupied nation’s capital of Jigjiga, local residents said. The residents said the extreme flooding caused the fafen river to burst its banks after midnight (2:00 AM) while […]
HARGEISA— A delegation organized by the Charity Forum in the UK arrives in Hargeisa today. Foreign affairs minister from Somaliland authority has greeted the delegation at Egal airport upon arrival. Among-st the organization that arrive in Somaliland are Muslim Hands, Islamic Relief, Human Appeal, African Relief Fund and Charity Right. Ms. Diana Abbott, the first […]
Somaliland’s parliament on Saturday began debate on a law proposing changes to the country’s voter registration. The head of state has submitted a letter to the parliament asking the body to amend the VR laws after the president has appealed NEC to postpone voter registration exercise due to a drought which has hit most of Somaliland’s […]
Hargeysa (QJ/SDN) – The special adviser of the President of the Republic of Somaliland Dr. Omar Elmi Dixood has on Saturday died in Hargeisa the capital city of Somaliland. Dr. Dixood was among the founders of the liberation party Somali National Movement [SNM], which was armed rival to the regime of the late President of […]
President of Somaliland. Ahmed M. Silanyo has declared a state of disaster in most rural parts of the country severely hit by a drought, with 70 percent of the population said to be in need of food aid, the government said in a statement late Thursday. Declaring a state of disaster allows international donors to raise […]
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a café in Galkayo town, killing at least 10 people in an attack claimed by Al Shabab group, officials said Thursday. Nine other people were wounded in the explosion at the café near a popular hotel in the town in central Somalia. The attack happened after the bomber […]
DJIBOUTI— The head of Somaliland representative to Djibouti, Mohamed Warsame has rehabilitated the country’s diplomatic mission to Djibouti. The consular had one vehicle once his predecessor was in office but during Mohamed’s tenure that the consulate has 4 vehicles. Mr. Mohamed has done a tremendous job in elevating the consulate to a level on equal status […]
Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has hailed the interception of a ship full of weapons by the French naval forces patrolling Indian Ocean which they said was heading towards Somalia on Tuesday. Security officials suspect the ship was ferrying caches of weapons for the Al-Qaeda linked Al Shabab group which is fighting Somali government and […]
Supporters for Djibouti’s incumbent president Ismail Guelleh have held major rallies ahead of the country’s presidential election which is due to be held in April this year. Thousands of Djiboutians, mostly wearing green shirts emblazoned with Mr. Guelleh’s face on the front gathered at a large square in Arte, a city which situates about 30 […]
The VR postponement comes after president Ahmed Silanyo has made an emergency gathering which saw the attendance of House of parliament, National Election, Commission, National Political parties. Mr. Silanyo has called on postonining the VR and urged all should unite for being part of the drought relief efforts in the nationwide. Wadani which is new […]