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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,...

Military Tribunal Sentences A High Ranking Military Officer to Death

Somaliland Military Tribunal sentenced Lieutenant Colonel Salah Bullale Jama to death for the murder of Najma Abdillahi on May 2nd in Hargeisa. According to...

President Musa Bihi Abdi’s Annual Address to Joint House of Parliament

Transcript of the President's speech as provided by the Office of the President. Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honor and privilege for me to...

From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button

Researchers build a portable desalination unit that generates clear, clean drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps. Adam Zewe, Writer, MIT News Office MIT...

Somaliland Government Charges Three Journalists with Subversion and Anti-Somaliland Propaganda

After 21 days in detention, the government of Somaliland has charged three reporters arrested on April 13th following the prison revolt at Hargeisa central...

Discord in Somaliland Election Commission Deepens, Auditor General Launches Investigation

According to members of Somaliland's Election Commission who spoke on background to Somaliland Chronicle, the conflict among the commissioners that arose from the replacement...

Conflicting Statements from Somaliland National Commission Reveal Internal Dispute and Power Struggle

According to a message posted on the Somaliland National Election Commission website and social media accounts, a new Chairperson, Ms. Kaltun Sh. Hassan Abdi...

Regional Court Hands down Prison Sentences for Six Cheetah Smugglers

The Regional Court of Marodijeh in Hargeisa has sentenced six defendants caught on April 16th by Somaliland law enforcement with nine cheetah cubs. The prison terms for the smugglers range from one and a half and two years and monetary fines of up to three million Somaliland Shillings, or around 350 US dollars. Some suspects were sentenced in absentia.

Somaliland Government to Mandate Fire Extinguishers to Combat Future Fires in Markets

According to the Minister of Interior Mr. Mohamed Kahin, the Somaliland government is developing laws that mandate the availability of fire extinguishers in businesses...

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