Man poisons friends in
western Somaliland Full Story
Somaliland deserves international recognition
Full Story
What is the state of the freedom of the Press in Somaliland?
Full Story
Top US official
visits Somaliland
The United States
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Dr.Jendayi Frazer
today rewarded a visit to Somaliland to hold discussions with
President Dahir Rayale Kahin and senior members of the Somaliland
parliament. Full Story
Increase of
Food prices, Decrease of US dollar rates and confusion among the
population
Full Story
The
Graduation of the first group of Sheik technical Veterinary school
students
Full Story
Opposition parties and national interest.
Full Story
Chewing Khat : issue and solution
Full Story
Towards a Clean Environment..Full Story
Rights of the People with Disabilities..Full Story
Marriage and Divorce.
Full Story
Community meeting on upcoming
elections..Full Story
Problems in the
Somaliland public schools
Hargeisa
residents ready to participate in tree planting project
(Environmental Survey). Full Story
Development
has been realized through peace (Editorial)..Full
Story
More girls joining
the street children in Hargeisa.
Full Story
The
hidden aid for Somaliland
Remittances are a
blessing in disguise. Full Story
Ministry moves villagers to settle land disputes..Full
Story
The
Environmental awareness among
people in Hargeisa..Full Story
Water
pollution in Somaliland ..Full Story
Air
pollution in Somaliland..Full Story
The
Environmental problems of cutting
trees and charcoal
Full Story
Somaliland
bans plastic bag trade..Full Story
Editorial
: Plastic bags are harmful to the environment..Full
Story
Hargeisa celebrates tree planting day ..Full
Story
Pollution in Hargeisa.
Full Story
Skin
bleaching is costly and harmful
Full Story
The vice president of Somaliland, middle, participating in a nationwide
sanitation campaign.
Full Story
Survey results contain key
recommendations in fight against HIV/AIDS
Hana Ismail Muse
A
recent survey that I conducted showed that the following
actions are important in the struggle against HIV/AIDS.
Full Story AIDSmuse
Government convenes
meeting on gender-based violence
Hargeisa,
Somaliland, June 28, 2007- National Gender Based
Violence (GBV) Coordination Meeting was held at Maansoor
Hotel Hargeisa.
Full Story GBVmuse
In the valley of death : a
personal experience of a Somali woman
A Somali woman who survived one
of the fiercest wars and conflicts now lives a humble life in Hargeisa.
But she carries with her memories
of her cross country flight, as an internally displaced refugee, from one
conflict to another in a desperate bid to save her family.
Journalism student
Mohammed Yasin
Mohamed recently interviewed her. Full Story.
Students
injured in clash with police
Amiin Mohamed – Somaliland
Berbera, June 21, 2007 (African Star) – Two
students were injured when Berbera teenagers protested against a student
removal from Somaliland’s leaving school certificate examination. The
incident occurred on June 21, 2007 at Bursade High school in Berbera.
Full Story. (amiin07)
Police to investigate
"anti culture" hair cut
Amiin Mohamed – Somaliland
A police guard for Somaliand’s parliament
recently ordered a 14-year-old boy to have his hair cut because the
guard did not like the “uncultured western style” of his hair.
Full
Story. (amiin207)
Mass media
must cover the problems of chewing khat and national development
By
ZamZam Ahmed Hassan -- Somaliland
Chewing
khat is a continuing problem that the mass media do not adequately
cover.
Full Story
Public discusses school of
tomorrow problems
Abdirahman Abdilahi Warsame --
Somaliland
Parents of students in the school of
tomorrow met to discuss school fees and other problems facing
the school. Full Story. (wars07)
THE
EU and US policy dilemma in Somalia
Abdirahman Abdilahi Warsame (Somaliland)
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Somalia is a
product of intense negotiations in 2004 and involving the Somali
warlords under the mediation efforts of Kenya as well as support
from the European Union, the United Nations and the United
States. The negotiations lasted two years. The TFG moved to
Somalia in 2005. Full Story
(wars2007)
Political system and parties in
Somaliland
By Abdurahman Mohamed
Ahmed -- Somaliland
To
understand political policies and formations in Somaliland a
background to the country’s history is important.
Full Story.
(abdura07)
Villagers agree to dismantle
illegal grazing enclosures
By Aden Yusuf Qodah --Somalilaland
“Somaliland Ministry of Pastoral Development and
Environment has held a ten-day advocacy workshop on the protection and preservation of
the environment in
Baligubadle which is one of the Hargeisa Region
Districts with the support of Danish
Refugee Council ( DRC).
Full Story. (Qoda07)
Somaliland is
Africa's success story
Against all the odds, and with little
international support, Somaliland is well on the road to stability and
democracy
By Peter Tatchell
The Guardian – Comment Is Free – 12 April 2007
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/peter_tatchell/2007/04/africas_success_story.html
Too much of the news we hear about Africa is
negative: famine, civil war, HIV, corruption and dictatorship. The
latest horror stories from Darfur , Zimbabwe and the Congo grab the
headlines, but quiet success stories like Somaliland rarely make the
news. Full Story.
Editorial: Somaliland
president's visit to Europe.
By
Mustafe Adam Jirde --Somaliland
On 12 June, Somaliland President Dahir Rayale
paid a state visit to certain European countries. The delegation headed by
the president was accompanied by foreign Minister A/lahi Ali Duale, presidential
spokesman Said Adaniand special secretary for the president Ahmed Mahamed Iise and the
first lady. Full Story.
Survey:
Unemployment biggest concern among Somalilanders
By
Zuhur Yassin
Ibrahim
Somaliland
today faces many kinds of problems; poverty, lack of
proper health services, roads, electricity, etc. It is
hard to see people taking initiatives to solve their own
problems. It seems people are waiting for others to
solve it for them and in turn those people are waiting
for others and the circle goes round and no change.
Full Story.
A Smile on Every
Child
By
Zuhur Yassin Ibrahim
All
children deserve to smile all day, every day. No matter where
the child lives or whose child he is.
Full
Story
A beehive of youth
activities
By
Zuhur Yassin Ibrahim
SOCSA Center is the only girls recreational center in whole of Somaliland.
Established on March 2006 SOCSA Youth Multi Purpose Center is a
meeting ground for young girls living in Hargeisa. During the
week ends the center is a bee hive of youth activities.
Full Story.
Africa what can be done?
By
Hana Ismail Musa
-- Somaliland
THE BOOK Africa: what can be
done? Is a massive
text written by Ben Turok, edited by Zen Books Ltd., 57 Caledonian Road,
London N1 9BU and the Institute for Africa Alternatives, 23 Bevenden
Street, London N1 9BU. Since the book is about neocolonialism, I have
decided to focus on the fundamental charter of Neocolonial Africa in
order to diagnose its intrinsic contradictors. Full Story.
Road safety for children
By
Zuhur Yassin Ibrahim--Somaliland
A
large number of people, especially children, die due to
road accidents every day around the world. The risks of
accidents even increase with the bad roads and many
inexperienced drivers in the cities of Somaliland.
Full
Story zuhur5
Private companies to collect garbage
Mohamed Osman Ibrahim (ibso)--Somaliland
Two private companies will begin to collect the garbage from Hargeisa. Full Story.
Is there a new scramble for
Somaliand's resources
?
By Mustafe
Adam Musse
Somaliland is a fresh country.
It has its natural resources, such as: crude oil, natural gas, minerals
and historical artifacts. It was once colonized by the British.
Some people accuse some
humanitarian agencies in Somaliland of a hidden agenda to collect
Somaliland resources behind the scene. Full Story. (mustafe07)
Public education in Somaliland
By Barkhad Mahomed
Omar -- Somaliland
Public
education in Somaliland has been faced with numerous challenges. At
Somaliland's
independence in 1991, the whole education system was already in ruins.
The newly
established ministry of Education has had to start everything from
scratch. Full Story. (bark407)
Day
of the African Child
By
Zuhur Yassin Ibrahim--Somaliland
It was a wonderful event to
see young children as small as 4 yrs walking down the streets holding
message in their hands “fight Poverty-Invest in Children” one of them
read. Full Story
Helping
people help themselves
By
Zuhur Yassin Ibrahim--Somaliland
World Vision which is an
international organization partnered with SRCS (Somaliland National Red
Crescent society) to establish 11 CCCs (Community Care Coalitions) in all
the 5 districts of the capital city Hargeisa. Full Story zuhur6
Survey: Unemployment major concern among Somalilanders
By
Zuhur Yassin Ibrahim--Somaliland
Somaliland
today faces many kinds of problems; poverty, lack of proper health
services, roads, electricity, etc. It is hard to see people taking
initiatives to solve their own problems. It seems people are waiting for
others to solve it for them and in turn those people are waiting for
others and the circle goes round and no change. Full Story zuhur 8
Making a difference on internally displaced people
By
Zuhur Yassin Ibrahim--Somaliland
The state house is one of the biggest
IDP (Internally Displaced People) areas in the capital Hargeisa. Some
families have been living there as long as 16 years. Conditions within
the IDP are harsh; there is widespread unemployment in the population
and many families can’t afford to eat all three meals a day.
Full Story zuhur 9
Let
us declare war on FGM
By
Zuhur Yassin Ibrahim--Somaliland
FGM (Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting)
is no stranger to many by now. It has been an issue discussed in
national and international arenas. The United Nations has even set the 6th
of February as the International Anti FGM day. Even though this harmful
practice is talked about and its affects are known to young and old it
seems the way to eradicating it is moving very slow in Somaliland.
Full
Story zuhur10
The Internally Displaced People in Bosaso need
help
Mukhtar Aw Hassan - East Africa University
As the conflict in Somalia continues more
people are becoming internally displaced refugees or IDPs.
Full Story
mukt07
Experts and officials discuss single curriculum standards for informal
and formal education
Adnan Dahir Muhumed
Education experts
and officials discuss the best way of matching different curricula in
the informal and formal schools. Full Story adnan07
Two
companies awarded contracts to clean up Hargeisa streets
Adnan Dahir Muhumed
Hargeisa
municipality hands over cleaning services to private garbage collection
companies. Most of Hargeisa’s streets are littered with the waste like
plastics bags and Qat chew. The main challenge of the new companies
will be keeping the street
clean. Full Story adnan207
Minister announces dates for
regional games
By Barkhad Mohamed Omar
Somaliland Minister of Sport and Youth Mohamoud Saeed announced on Thursday
that Somaliland’s regional games tournament will start on 23 July, 2007 in Hargeisa
. Full Story. (bark207)
Hargeisa now
capital of FGM?
By Barkhad Mahomed
Omar
The peaceful
capital of Somaliland, has become a new centre for the Somali Diaspora
wanting to
perform female genital mutilation (FGM) on their daughters. Most live in
countries
where FGM is strictly forbidden, including when this is done abroad.
Full Story. (bark07)
Parliament to debate
government budget
By Mohamed Osman Ibrahim -
The House of
Representatives is likely to introduce drastic amendments to the
government’s budget bill when it come the floor for debate next Monday.
Full Story.
Citizens ready and willing to plant
trees if given seeds
Mohamed
Osman Ibrahim --Somaliland
Residents
of Hargeisa citizens are very keen and enthusiastic to participate in a
tree planting project if they get free seeds.
Full Story. (osma07)
Problems with plastic bags
Mohamed Osman Ibrahim
Plastic shopping bags are among
the most ubiquitous consumer items on Earth.
Full Story.
(Osman307)
The
forgotten many
By
Zuhur Yassin Ibrahim--Somaliland
It is unfortunate to see that
there are many of our children which are desperately needy today and
many are turning a blind eye – Government, UN, INGO’s and even citizens.
Of course there are efforts being made but are not nearly enough and
much more needs to be done. It was not until I witnessed it that I got
to know the real situation many of the children living in the capital
Hargeisa face today.
Full Story
zuhur 7
Big
rush for first SMS News service in Somaliland
Adnan Dahir Muhumed
Somaliland
people receive three times a day latest breaking news of the world through
their mobiles. This service, the first of its kind in the country, is
being offered through short message services (sms) of the mobile.
Full Story
adnan307
Somaliland
clan minorities want more seat quotas in Parliament and municipal elections
Adnan Dahir Muhumed
Somaliland
minority groups slam a draft amendment of municipality and presidential
election laws, saying it is unfair to allocate a single seat for the four
minority sub clans of Somaliland.
Full Story
adnan407
Group
helps educate children from poor families
Adnan Dahir Muhumed
Mr. Abdirahman Dahir Qormeye leads a local
community development organization called “ABDEEQ”. This organization works
on the development of the education, culture and covering part of the social
needs, that include helping needy people.
Full Story
adnan507
The challenge of freedom of the press in Somaliland
Mustafe Adam
Jirde
Somaliland as
the youngest nation in Africa and without recognition for 16 years appears
to oppress the freedom of the press.Full Story jirde07
NGO
mobilizes against FGM
Hana Ismail
Muse
February 20, 2007 - TOSTAN International for Africa Community Empowerment,
organized social mobilization activities and awareness in Jig-jiga Village
in Hargeisa,
Somaliland, and that was about the elimination of FGM.
Full Story
FGMmuse
Train the
trainers workshop on HIV/AIDS ends
Hana
Ismail Muse
Hargeisa, Somaliland, June 14, 2007 – Horn of Africa
Voluntary Youth Committee-(HAVOYOCO) implemented 14 days long a “Trainers of
Trainees” (TOT) workshop on HIV/AIDS, held in Hargeysa, Somaliland.
Full
Story TOTmuse
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