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Somaliland bans pharaonic FGM, a move right activists condemned

0 Visits: 1057 | Saturday February 10, 2018 - 13:22:51
Hargeisa- The Ministry of Religious Affairs issued on 6th February 2018 a declaration prohibiting pharaonic FGM and allowing "Sunna female circumcision."

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Somaliland: a man is arrested for raping 6 years old girl

0 Visits: 1854 | Wednesday January 17, 2018 - 08:48:37
Hargeisa- The Police in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, arrested a man who is accused of raping a six years old girl. He was arrested on Saturday after the mother of the child reported to the police.

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Somaliland military clashes with Puntland

0 Visits: 1587 | Monday January 08, 2018 - 20:36:38
Hargeisa- The military of Somaliland took over Tukaraq, 70km from Garowe, the capital of Puntland.

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House of Representatives Approves Rape Act

0 Visits: 1206 | Monday January 08, 2018 - 20:28:52
Hargeisa- The House of Representatives of Somaliland has approved the Rape and Other Related Offences Bill.

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Somaliland: court jails two journalists for 2 years

0 Visits: 1521 | Sunday January 07, 2018 - 16:16:22
Hargeisa- Hargeisa- 7th January 2018- The Human Rights Centre today condemned the conviction and sentencing of journalists Mohamed Abdilahi Dabshid, a journalist at Kalsan TV, and Ahmed Dirie Iiltire of SBC television and Xeegonews.

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Somaliland: President Behi visits Djibouti

0 Visits: 1322 | Saturday January 06, 2018 - 18:18:15
Hargeisa- The president of Somaliland, Muse Behi Abdi, paid his first visit as a president in a foreign soil to neighbouring Djibouti.

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Somaliland: the President appoints Auditor General

0 Visits: 1349 | Friday January 05, 2018 - 12:53:40
Hargeisa- President Muse Behi Abdi has appointed Ahmed Yousuf Dirir as the new Auditor General of Somaliland.

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Somaliland Journalists Association elects it leadership

0 Visits: 1335 | Saturday December 30, 2017 - 17:51:24
Hargeisa-Somaliland Journalists Association (SOLJA) concluded this afternoon one-day meeting of its 6th General Assembly.

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Somaliland police starts to police haircuts

0 Visits: 1624 | Saturday December 30, 2017 - 17:40:39
Hargeisa- Somaliland police started today to forcefully cut the hairs of people who made "unethical haircuts."

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Court release journalist Abdirsak on bail

0 Visits: 1336 | Thursday December 28, 2017 - 15:34:53
Hargeisa- A court in Gabiley released journalist Abdirisak Dayib Ali on bail.

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The secretary of Hargeisa municipality accuses the mayor of running the office as a privately owned company

0 Visits: 1284 | Thursday December 28, 2017 - 15:30:14
Hargeisa- Ali Hassan, the secretary of the Local Government of Hargeisa, accuses the mayor of mismanagement of finances.

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Somaliland foreign minister: UAE military deal remains intact

0 Visits: 1037 | Thursday December 28, 2017 - 15:12:00
Hargeisa- The foreign minister of Somaliland Saad Ali Shire said the agreement granting the United Arab Emeritus a military base in Berbera is intact.

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The opposition demands electoral reform

0 Visits: 1181 | Monday December 25, 2017 - 13:50:12
Hargeisa- The main opposition leader, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi, said they want a reform to be on the electoral system.

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Somaliland: the President meets rival opposition leader

0 Visits: 1150 | Sunday December 24, 2017 - 15:24:46
Hargeisa- President Muse Behi met with Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi, an opposition leader who contended for the presidency with Behi.

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Appeal court in Hargeisa upholds conviction of journalist

0 Visits: 1700 | Sunday December 24, 2017 - 15:00:51
Hargeisa- The chairman of Hargeisa Appeal Court today announced that he upheld the conviction of journalist Mohamed Aden Dirir.

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President Behi has yet to fill key positions

0 Visits: 1071 | Saturday December 23, 2017 - 18:09:46
Hargeisa- The President of Somaliland was sworn in on 13th December as the fifth president.

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Clan based war happens in an area in Sool

0 Visits: 1066 | Saturday December 23, 2017 - 17:46:26
Hargeisa- Today, a fighting between two clans happened in Xoorre area in Sool region.

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"I did not appoint the ministers on the recommendations of chiefs and clan leaders," President Behi

0 Visits: 1012 | Saturday December 23, 2017 - 15:01:06
Hargeisa- The president of Somaliland, Muse Behi Abdi, opened four days workshop for his cabinet to discuss their plan.

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Somaliland: court hears appeal of a case against a journalist

0 Visits: 1071 | Wednesday December 20, 2017 - 15:44:05
Hargeisa- Today, an appeal court in Hargeisa heard an appeal submitted by the lawyer of jailed journalist Dirir.

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Somaliland: the new minister of finance takes office

0 Visits: 1037 | Monday December 18, 2017 - 14:20:46
Hargeisa- Yousuf Mohamed Abdi, the new minister of finance, officially takes the offices from the outgoing minister.

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