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Peace conference starts in Sanaag

0 Visits: 1566 | Monday July 16, 2018 - 12:22:52
Hargeisa- The vice president of Somaliland officially opened a peace conference in Eil-Afwayn to end an interclan conflict.

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Elders, businessmen from Somaliland visits Puntland

0 Visits: 1558 | Monday July 16, 2018 - 12:14:31
Hargeisa- A committee consisting of traditional elders and businessmen from Somaliland visited Puntland for seeking peace, according to the committee

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Sources of campaign financing in 2017 presidential election

0 Visits: 1865 | Monday July 09, 2018 - 19:21:07
Hargeisa- Centre for Policy Analysis issued a report explaining the sources of 2017 presidential election

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Somaliland: cabinet discusses "the situation of the eastern border"

0 Visits: 1389 | Thursday June 28, 2018 - 15:17:07
Hargeisa In a statement, the spokesperson of the President said the ordinary weekly cabinet meeting has discussed "the situation of the eastern border of the Republic of Somaliland."

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President Behi meets senior judges at his office

0 Visits: 1446 | Wednesday June 27, 2018 - 16:33:29
Hargeisa- The president of Somaliland has hosted at his office the leadership of the courts of Somaliland and members of the Judiciary Commission.

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Somaliland celebrates Independence Day

0 Visits: 1467 | Tuesday June 26, 2018 - 12:46:54
Hargeisa- Today marks 26th June 1960 when Somaliland gained its independence from Great Britain.

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Opposition party accuses SONSAF of partiality and partisan

0 Visits: 1391 | Tuesday June 26, 2018 - 12:37:32
Hargeisa- The secretary general of the opposition party, Waddani, has accused the Somaliland Non-State Actors Forum of being partisan.

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The Security Council Voices Concern over Fighting in Sool

0 Visits: 1372 | Friday June 08, 2018 - 15:12:14
Hargeisa- In a presidential statement read out by Dmitry A. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) in 7th June 2018, the Council "called on all parties [in Sool fighting] to allow and facilitate full, safe, rapid and unhindered humanitarian access."

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Somaliland: Cabinet Approves Quota for Women and Minorities

0 Visits: 1583 | Thursday June 07, 2018 - 17:30:50
Hargeisa- Today the council of ministers has approved a new Elections Bill which contains quota for women.

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Somaliland: Cabinet Approves Compiled Elections Bill

0 Visits: 1387 | Thursday June 07, 2018 - 17:15:08
Hargeisa- Today the council of ministers has approved a new Elections Bill drafted by the Electoral Commission.

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Somaliland accepts donation from Mogadishu

0 Visits: 1338 | Thursday June 07, 2018 - 13:36:34
Hargeisa- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland Saad Ali Shire has told Hadhwanaagews website that his government welcomes one million US dollars donation from Somalia.

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SONSAF releases belated election observers report

0 Visits: 1509 | Thursday June 07, 2018 - 12:59:28
Hargeisa- The Nonstate Actors Forum (SONSAF) which led the local observations of November 2017 presidential election released its report today.

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Custodial Guards deny allegations of torture made pirates transferred from Seychelles

0 Visits: 1208 | Saturday June 02, 2018 - 13:47:02
Hargeisa- The deputy commander of the Custodial Guards, General Hassan Ali, denied allegations of torture made by prisoners held in Hargeisa prison.

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Guurti Speaker accuses president Farmaajo over Tukaraq fighting

0 Visits: 1253 | Tuesday May 29, 2018 - 11:36:57
Hargeisa- The speaker of the Upper House of the Parliament of Somaliland Hon Suleiman Mohamoud Adan told the government news agency, SOLNA, that the president Farmaajo is behind the war.

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Somalia: The President and the Chief Justice are in headlock

0 Visits: 1205 | Tuesday May 29, 2018 - 11:28:45
Hargeisa- On Sunday the President of Somalia Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo issued a press release saying he sacked the Chief Justice, Ibrahim Eidle Suleyman.

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Authorities in Lasanood arrest 50 people over protest

0 Visits: 1359 | Tuesday May 29, 2018 - 11:18:11
Hargeisa- According to the police commissioner in Lasanood district of Sool region, 50 people were arrested on Monday morning in Lasanood.

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Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia visits Somaliland

0 Visits: 1164 | Tuesday May 29, 2018 - 11:15:18
Hargeisa- A delegation led by Peter De Clercq, the Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia visited this week in Somaliland.

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SONSAF staff has been accused of smearing campaign and risking HRDs

1 Visits: 4301 | Friday April 27, 2018 - 16:31:55
Hargeisa- A prominent think-tank based in Hargeisa demanded Somaliland Non-state Actors Forum to stop "smearing campaign" made by a senior staff against human rights defenders.

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Somaliland: a court sentences a traditional leader to 5 years imprisonment

0 Visits: 1331 | Friday April 27, 2018 - 14:00:36
Hargeisa- Human Rights Centre condemned the sentencing of traditional elder.

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Somaliland: MP accuses his House of corruption

0 Visits: 1501 | Friday April 27, 2018 - 13:56:19
Hargeisa- Hamud Osman Egal, a member of the House of Representatives, said the House approves laws and agreements pushed by the government by receiving money.

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