Somalia:Communiqué on the Electoral Model for 2016
Mogadishu, 27th January 2016—–The National Leaders Forum (NLF) was reconvened in Mogaishu on the 24th of January 2016. The conference was hosted by the Federal Government of Somalia and was attended by...
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Somaliland:Live Debate on SL foreign Policy held at Hargeisa Cultural Center
Hargeisa -A debate about Somaliland’s Foreign Policy and the way of searching its recognition organized and hosted by Hargeisa Cultural Center was held in Hargeisa last night. The event is guested by...
View ArticleSomaliland:Dahabshiil Invests in Agri and Emergency Power Projects for Youth...
KAMPALA, UGANDA – Dahabshiil has provided seed capital to two innovative start-ups founded by young entrepreneurs in Uganda as part of a programme co-sponsored by the US Embassy in Kampala. Dahabshiil...
View ArticleSomaliland: Mogadishu’s “Political Theatre of the Absurd”
By Ahmed Kheyre After much prodding and pushing by the international community, the presumptive federal entity in Mogadishu held a meeting to formulate plans for the proposed elections in 2016. These...
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Uganda forces radio station off the air ahead of elections
New York, January 28, 2016 – Ugandan regulators should immediately allow the privately owned radio station Endigyito FM to resume broadcasts, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
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Africa’s 2015 election experiences present dilemmas for 2016 polls
January 27, 2016 A woman gets off a truck with pictures of National Resistance Movement (NRM) party candidate Yoweri Museveni in Masindi town January 23, 2016 ahead of the February 18 presidential...
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Somaliland:Somalis Conservatives -Press Release
Wednesday 27 January 2016 Over 70 community representatives from the London-wide Somali diaspora converged last night in central London. They were invited by Julian Gallant, Chairman of Ealing...
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Poor Parliament attendance costs Somaliland dearly
Abdirahman Irro Misses 30% of votes, 33 MPs, in average, skip every session. The vote on the annual government budget highlighted once again the attendance issue of the current parliament and its...
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The changes made to Rwanda’s constitution are peculiar – here’s why
Supporters of Rwandan president Paul Kagame in full cry. EPA/Stephen Morrison January 29, 2016 A two-year process to secure a constitutional amendment allowing Rwandan President Kagame to run for a...
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Somaliland: The Incompetence of UNPOS and Failure of the Leadership In Mogadishu
By Ahmed Kheyre In 2010 the International community hosted a conference on Somalia in London. It was a truly international gathering over 50 nations, including heavyweights such as British PM David...
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Somaliland:A History Teetering on the Brink of Extinction
Somalilanders mark their 21st anniversary of independence in Freedom Park, Hargeisa, 18 May 2012 (Photo: Yusuf Dahir). By Ayadi Ibrahim As we prepare to celebrate 25 years of a hard-won independence,...
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Somaliland:Col. Yusuf Abdi Ali-CBS Special Report
col tuke burning a victim in Gabiley In 1992, in Crimes Against Humanity, the fifth estate first exposed the presence in Canada of an alleged war criminal: a colonel in the Somalia army, accused of...
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Somaliland:One day Annual National Social Sector Planning Conference held
By Goth Mohamed Goth Somaliland Ministry of National Planning and Development held the annual national social sector planning conference on formulation of integrated national policy and planning...
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Somaliland:National alms chief gets PhD
By: M. A. Egge The Chairman of the National Alms Bureau Dr. Sh. Said Mohamed Farah is the latest top SL scholar after having received a Philosophy Doctorate degree from the US based IAU college. Dr....
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Somaliland:President declares Tomorrow a National Prayers day for Rainfall
Forgive, help and be merciful to each other and repent, he tells the populace By M. A. Egge The Head of State H.E. Ahmed Mohammed Mohamoud has declared the 1st February 2016 a national day for prayers...
View ArticleSomaliland:Mr. Abdurrahman Cirro unfit to be President
Mr. Abdurrahman Cirro, WADANI candidate, is simply unfit for the position of the President of Republic of Somaliland on the following grounds: First, the guy lacks the credentials of leading a nation...
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Noam Chomsky on Clinton vs. Sanders
Professor Noam Chomsky, the U.S. academic, award-winning author and public intellectual, speaks with Al Jazeera English’s Mehdi Hasan Says he would “absolutely” vote for Hillary Clinton over any...
View ArticleWhy Elections in Somaliland are neither free nor fair?
Election is a formal process by which a population elects an individual to hold public office. It is also a tool for selecting legislatures in local councils, parliament and even people for the...
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Hans Blix tells Al Jazeera English’s ‘UpFront’ he’s ‘doubtful’ ISIL would...
Hans Blix, the former chief UN weapons inspector and ex-IAEA chief, speaks with Al Jazeera English: Says he’s “doubtful” ISIL would exist without the U.S.-led Iraqi invasion Supports Jeremy Corbyn’s...
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How a centuries-old poem hints at Shakespeare’s herbal ‘muse’
Material unearthed from William Shakespeare’s garden and hometown suggests that the famed British playwright smoked cannabis. Now a 400-year-old poem offers literary evidence to support this...
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