Healthcare hits new lows in Somaliland as conflict continues Without funding from MSF, hospital administrators are concerned about maintaining enough supplies to treat the wounded. Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2023
Somaliland: Berbera city's growth is being held back by a power supply monopoly Somaliland’s main port, at the city of Berbera, accounted for two-thirds of the country’s revenues in 2020. Over the years, these revenues have mostly gone into the central state coffers, while the development of Berbera has been neglected. The Conversation · Jul 9, 2023
‘Shared status’ fuels closer Taiwan and Somaliland partnership The two territories are stepping up cooperation as conflict and election delays cool Western optimism about Somaliland. Al Jazeera · Jul 6, 2023
A British MP’s mission to recognise Somaliland from Somalia No foreign power recognises Somaliland’s sovereignty, but it is self-governing with an independent government and democratic elections The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023
Sir Gavin Williamson to introduce Bill on Somaliland recognition No foreign power recognises Somaliland’s sovereignty, but it is self-governing with an independent government and democratic elections. The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023
Ibrahim Jama obituary Other lives: Legal officer at the Commission for Racial Equality who spent much of his spare time campaigning for international recognition of Somaliland The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023
Somaliland crisis: delayed elections and armed conflict threaten dream of statehood With a presidential election delayed for months and deadly clashes between security forces and clan militias, Somaliland’s reputation for stability lies in ruins. Violence erupted in the breakaway northern Somalia region a few weeks after elections were postponed late last year. President Muse Bihi Abdi, in power since November 2017,… The Conversation · May 22, 2023
OPINION - I quit my Home Office job because I hate Braverman’s views on refugees I quit my role at the Home Office last year because I could not serve in a department led by our current Home Secretary, whose views towards refugee “people like me” are despicable. I fled what is today Somaliland 33 years ago with half of my family, leaving the rest… Evening Standard · May 16, 2023
Prominent foe of female circumcision wins prestigious $1.4 million Templeton Prize The Templeton Prize — one of the world's largest annual individual awards — is being awarded this year to a nurse-midwife who for decades has strived to improve women’s health care in East Africa The Independent UK · May 16, 2023
Conflict in disputed Las Anod dims Somaliland’s diplomatic dreams Analysts say the crisis is damaging foreign perception of Somaliland, long seen as relatively more stable than Somalia. Al Jazeera · May 10, 2023
Sudan's hospitals on brink of collapse amid fighting In tonight's edition: Faced with deadly clashes between rival armed forces, Sudanese flee their homes as another attempted ceasefire fails. Over in Somaliland, conflict has raged in the town of Las Anod since February. The Dhulbahante clan wants it to leave Somaliland and rejoin Somalia. Finally, TikTok is being sued… France 24 · Apr 19, 2023
OPINION - We are still not angry or worried enough about the Public Order Bill On Saturday, London was alive with protests. Countless people took to the streets of our capital for a multitude of causes. Yet the freedom to do just that, which we have enjoyed for so long, is seriously under threat — and nobody seems to be angry enough. Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023
Somalia working to ‘stop violence’ amid Somaliland tension In an interview with Al Jazeera, President Mohamud talks Somaliland, the fight against al-Shabab and Somalia’s future. Al Jazeera · Mar 7, 2023
International concern as conflict grows in breakaway Somaliland Six countries issue joint statement over clashes around town of Lascanood between Somaliland and local clan forces. Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2023
Reuters · Mar 1, 2023 U.S. and others express concern at conflict in Somalia breakaway region Representatives from the United States, Britain, Qatar, Somalia, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey met on Tuesday and expressed concern at the conflict in and around Laascaanood, a disputed town in Somalia's northern breakaway region of Somaliland, according to a statement released by the State Department.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023 Tens of thousands of refugees flee from Somaliland clashes Somalis arrive in Ethiopia from disputed town of Las Anod, where at least 82 people have died in fighting
Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2023 What’s driving conflict in the disputed Somali city of Las Anod? Violence has erupted in a city at the centre of dispute between Somalia’s semi-autonomous Somaliland & Puntland regions.
Reuters · Feb 11, 2023 Fighting in breakaway Somaliland kills nine, official and medic say At least nine people were killed and another 14 wounded on Saturday in a sixth day of fighting in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region, a local government official and medic said, hours after Somaliland called for an unconditional ceasefire.
Reuters · Feb 10, 2023 Somaliland agrees to ceasefire after five days of fighting in disputed territory The administration of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland said late on Friday it had agreed to an unconditional ceasefire, following five days of clashes in the east of the territory that health workers say have killed dozens of people.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023 At least 24 dead in Somaliland fighting Violence followed Las Anod clan elders declaring intention to cut ties with breakaway republic of Somaliland
Reuters · Feb 7, 2023 At least 24 killed in second day of fighting in Somaliland At least 24 people were killed and another 53 injured in a second day of heavy fighting in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland, two doctors said, after local leaders declared their intention to rejoin federal Somalia.
Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023 Ten years ago I began my campaign against FGM — now we’re winning On February 6, 2003, Stella Obasanjo, the then First Lady of Nigeria and spokesperson for the Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation, made the official declaration on “Zero Tolerance to FGM” in Africa during a conference organised by the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices. Since that day, activists, world leaders and…
Reuters · Feb 6, 2023 At least 34 killed in Somaliland clashes - medics At least 34 people were killed in clashes between soldiers and anti-government fighters in a disputed town in Somalia's northern breakaway region of Somaliland on Monday, doctors and officials said.
The Conversation · Jan 27, 2023 Somaliland’s oil find could reset the regional balance: here's how The presence of oil in Somaliland has been confirmed by a recent exploration. The discovery has raised the stakes in Somaliland’s claim for independence from Somalia as it holds the potential for a new stream of revenue for the semi-autonomous state. But the oil exploration is deepening the rift with…
Reuters · Jan 1, 2023 At least 20 people killed in clashes in Somaliland At least 20 people have been killed in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland in clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces over several days, according to a doctor at a public hospital.