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BBC Africa Daily Caught up with Dr. Edna of Somaliland

Over the past six decades, Dr. Edna Adan Ismail has been a nurse and midwife. She has spent her life fighting for maternal health...

Witness History: The Somali Pilot Ordered to Bomb his own People in Hargeisa

At the end of May 1988, rebels from the Somali National Movement launched a series of lightening attacks on cities in northern Somalia -...

Questions And Answers with Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jaushieh Joseph Wu.

Minister Wu took questions from pool of international media reporters in Taipei on October 12th, 2022. The session was moderated by Catherine Y.M Hsu,...

FlyDubai Flight Diverted Due to Runway Issues at Somaliland’s Egal International Airport

HARGEISA, Somaliland – On August 20, 2024, FlyDubai flight FDB617, en route to Hargeisa, was forced to divert to Djibouti due to runway damage...

Sir Mo Farah: My Humbling Homecoming

On World Humanitarian Day, Sir Mo Farah describes how people in drought-stricken Somaliland are working together to fight hunger British Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah...

More Somaliland Students Heading to Taiwan for Coveted Scholarships in Diplomatic Milestone

HARGEISA, Somaliland—In a move that underscores growing diplomatic relations, Taiwan awarded scholarships to 32 Somaliland students on August 14, 2024, at a ceremony hosted...

Red Sea Mirage: Turkey’s Snake Oil, Somalia’s Empty Promises, and Ethiopia’s Only Real Path Through Somaliland

The current geopolitical machinations in the Horn of Africa, with Turkey's attempts to resurrect Abiy Ahmed's failed 2018 strategy for Ethiopian sea access via...

Wadani-Kaah Coalition Restructuring Somaliland Political Landscape

A coalition formed by political association Kaah and opposition party Wadani has the potential to change Somaliland's political climate before the elections in November....

Major Corruption Allegations Rock Somaliland Finance Ministry’s Recruitment for World Bank’s Public Resource Management Project

According to documents examined by Somaliland Chronicle, serious allegations of misconduct have emerged in the selection process for a World Bank-funded Project Coordinator position...

Symposium on Early Childhood Education in Somaliland

Pharo Foundation hosted an Early Childhood Development and Education Symposium in Somaliland. Their Education Program Lead, Yohannes Teklu Keliku, has attended the event with...

Somaliland Government Establishes Ministerial Level ‘Recognition Task-Force’

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Somaliland announced that it has made a noteworthy advancement towards receiving international recognition. The Ministry also...

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