SONSAF staff has been accused of smearing campaign and risking HRDs

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.

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

Hargeisa- Human Rights Centre condemned the sentencing of traditional elder.

Somaliland: MP accuses his House of corruption

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.

The chair of the powerful internal affairs committee of the House resigns

Hargeisa- Ibrahim Jama Rayte, the chairman of the security and internal affairs committee of the House of Representatives resigned from the chairmanship.

President Behi appoints a new governor for the central bank

Hargeisa- Yesterday, President Muse Behi Abdi has appointed Ali Ibrahim Jama as the new governor of the central bank.

Opposition leader accuses President Behi of treason, demands resignation or impeachment

Hargeisa- Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi Irro, the chairman of Waddani opposition party, called on the President of Somaliland to resign or face impeachment.

President Muse Behi visits the information ministry

Hargeisa- Muse Behi Abdi, the president of Somaliland, has paid a visit at the ministry of information today.

Waddani executive committee appoints new secretary general amid political row

Hargeisa- The executive committee of the opposition Waddani party today appointed Khadar Ismail Abdi as their new secretary general.

Hargeisa court sentences two people over Facebook posts

Hargeisa- The regional court in Hargeisa has given jail terms to two people.

Heavy rains expose the ineffectiveness of Hargeisa municipality

Hargeisa- Hargeisa has received heavy rains last week. But the rain caused floods in a growing city without a drainage system.

Waddani executive committee says it expelled the secretary general

Hargeisa- In a statement, the executive committee of Waddani, the main opposition party, said they ousted their secretary general, Mohamed Abdilahi Uuradde

Somaliland: two actors detained over a drama

Hargeisa- In a press release, Human Rights Centre called on the government to release two actors detained on 29th March in Las Anod after they acted a drama on the management of the local governments.

Families say two missing Somalilanders were kidnapped in Puntland

Hargeisa- The families of two men who are missing in Puntland said they were taken forcefully in Garowe, the capital of Puntland.

President Behi appoints senior officials

Hargeisa- Today, the President of Somaliland Muse Behi Abdi appointed 24 government officials.

Berbera deal causes a regional row

Hargeisa- Two days ago an agreement was signed by Somaliland, Ethiopia and UAE owned a company called DP World over the shares of Berbera Port. The new deal includes Ethiopia the shareholders by giving it 19% shares.

"Somaliland Investment Company is a corruption scandal," the opposition says

Hargeisa- Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi, the chairman of the main opposition party, accused the government of 'corruption and theft."

Somaliland: obscure "government-owned company" established in UAE

Hargeisa- In a press statement issued by Somaliland's representative to UAE, the son-in-law of the former president Silanyo said Somaliland Investment Company has been registered with the UAE.

Opposition parties meet the President

Hargeisa- The two opposition parties met twice in this month with the president of Somaliland, Muse Behi Abdi.

"Somaliland shall not talk to Somalia", says veteran politician Mohamed Hashi Elmi

Hargeisa- Mohamed Hashi Elmi, the former finance minister of Somaliland, said the talks of Somaliland and Somalia shall be suspended.

Somaliland bans pharaonic FGM, a move right activists condemned

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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