Tag: Somaliland

Hargeisa has spoken, and with the clear and decisive voice of more than 26,000 votes, has elected Mr. Abdikarim Ahmed Moge. This high tally...

The independence of British  Somaliland (north) came into being on 26 June 1960. Five days later, Italian Somaliland (south) attained independence. Both north and south merged for irredentism agenda – to unify five different Somali regions under one ethnic umbrella. The merger of the two territories faced legal obstruction. Both sides signed no identical unifying law. Italian Somaliland never passed an act of union drafted by British Somaliland. Instead, it passed a different act named Atto di Unione, which was substantially different from British Somaliland's original marriage act. According to Rajagopal and Carrol (1992), the act of union law did not have legal validity in southern Somalia, and the subsequent but different passed Atto de Unione was legally insufficient. Therefore, the declaration of independence was legally invalid.

According to sources, the Somaliland government will release all candidates detained Parliamentary and Local Council Election Candidates, following intense lobbying by opposition parties and...

SLPA Quarterly Op-Ed by Deqa Aden The blue economy is one of the least exploited sectors in Somaliland contributing 0.3% to GDP despite the fact...

Dr Jama Musse Jama, PhD, Hargeysa Cultural Centre, @JamaMusse I attended the launch of the cybersecurity training program for 35 government officials, responsible IT departments...

According to sources from the Ministry of Health Development, the 65,000 vaccines received yesterday by the government of Somaliland are only one of the...

Following back-to-back student riots at two of the largest privately-owned schools in Hargeisa, Nuradin Boys' School and Salama private schools, the Minister of Education...

The Minister of Education and Science Hon. Ahmed Mohamed Diriye Egeh announced the construction of 31 new schools in rural areas of Somaliland. The new...