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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,...

Imperfect Democracy: How Somaliland’s Political Parties got the Elections back on Track

Despite 30 years of independence and five peaceful transfers of power, Somaliland has gotten democracy basics wrong. It has had a history of...

Somaliland and UAE Agree on mixed-use Civilian and Military in Berbera Airport

President of Somaliland HE Muse Bihi Abdi announced today that the Berbera Airport will be used for civilian purposes. The President’s off the cuff...

Exclusive – Unidentified Spy Plane Surveys Somaliland

On Sunday August 25th, a Beechcraft Super King Air 350 aircraft took off from Djibouti and crossed on to Somaliland airspace. Unlike many of...

With All Due Respect Mr. President – You May be an Idiot

Mr. President: We need to talk, we need to talk about your behavior. Mr. President, your trip to the Hajj, the pictures and videos of...

President Bihi Reshuffles his Administration

President of Somaliland HE Muse Bihi Abdi has made a minor reshuffle to his administration. https://www.facebook.com/XafiiskaSaxaafaddaMadaxtooyadaJSL/photos/a.339819329465260/2298562290257611/?type=3&theater One of the people the President sacked today is...

United Nations Special Representative James Swan Visits Somaliland

The United Nations Special Representative to Somalia and Head of UNSOM Mr. James Swan paid his first visit to the Republic of Somaliland since...

Breakthrough! Somaliland Political Parties End Election Stalemate

The three political parties of Wadani, UCID and Kulmiye have agreed to end the stalemate by agreeing to increase the number of Electoral Commissions...

Respondeat Superior: How Does President Bihi Evaluate the Performance of His Ministers?

In Somaliland, there is a culture of impunity where Ministers and other government officials are never held accountable by the public, the media or...

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