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Somaliland Parliament Votes Against Women and Minority Quota in Election Bill

Staff - September 27, 2020

In a raucous session, the Somaliland Parliament has passed the much-anticipated election law without the critical components that were intended to give women and...

Development

Ministry of Agriculture Development and Chinese Company Agree to Castor Plantation in 40% of Wajale Plains

Staff - September 20, 2020

On September 1st, the Minister of Agricultural Development Mr. Ahmed Mumin Seed announced that his ministry has reached an agreement with a Chinese company...

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Somaliland Government Orders its Media Outlets to become ‘Fair and Balanced’

Staff - September 19, 2020

In an unprecedented move, the Ministry of Information and National Guidance ordered all government-owned media outlets to allow opposition voices an equal coverage. In a...

Government

Auditor-General Arrests Multiple Government Officials on Corruption Across Somaliland

Staff - September 18, 2020

In the last few weeks, officials from the Somaliland Auditor-General have been conducting investigations at multiple government agencies including local governments, and have announced...

Economy

Guban View: Kudos to President Bihi for Bringing Big Commodity Trader Trafigura to Berbera Oil Terminal

Staff - September 16, 2020

The Bihi administration got it right for bringing to Somaliland, Trafigura Group Pte, the world’s second-biggest independent oil and industrial metals trader. Trafigura will help...

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Misplaced Priority: Why the Ministry of Communication and Technology Spent $580,000 on a Publicity Stunt

Staff - September 15, 2020

On August 31st, the Ministry of Communication and Technology unveiled the latest sophisticated equipment from signals intelligence firm TCI International to manage Somaliland's airwaves...

News

Somaliland Parliament set to Vote on Election Bill and Gender Quota

Staff - September 12, 2020

The current Somaliland parliament has been in office for 15 years due to elections postponed several times. Elections were scheduled to be last year...

Economy