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The Latest Breaking News from Somaliland

‘I lost everything’: Somaliland market fire upturns life, economy

Residents and traders say the market in Hargeisa was an entire financial district and pivotal to Somaliland’s economy.

Al Jazeera

‘It’s all gone’: the women left bereft when Somaliland’s largest market burned down

Once a bustling place, Waheen is now a smouldering ruin and despite government promises stallholders say little is being done for them

The Guardian - UK

Wales throws support behind Somaliland after blaze destroys market and injures dozens

Charities and community groups are aiming to raise £500,000 to aid the relief effort

Wales Online

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Women’s safety endangered by gender-based violence in Somaliland due to one of its worst droughts

‘We have no water. Fuel is very expensive. We used to eat sorghum, rice, pasta and macaroni. But now we do not have the money to buy these foods. We are starving,’ says Amina Yusuf Cige

The Independent UK

The right's stealth assault on Somalia

In the 19th century, my homeland was carved up by imperialists. Now that's in danger of happening all over again

Salon

Somaliland's leader makes pitch for autonomy in Washington

The leader of Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Somaliland urged the international community to recognize his territory’s quest for independence, saying negotiations with Somalia had failed

The Independent UK

In Somaliland, COVID brings 'cutters' door to door for girls

Officials and health workers say cases of female genital mutilation increased during the pandemic in parts of Africa

The Independent UK

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'Born free': Somaliland says China can't dictate to it over Taiwan

China cannot dictate who Somaliland can have relations with as it was a sovereign nation and "born free", the foreign minister of the breakaway Somali region said on Friday during a trip to Taiwan which has been condemned by Beijing.

Reuters

Taiwan, Somaliland ties growing despite diplomatic isolation

Taiwan and Somaliland are expanding economic and political ties despite being two of the world's most diplomatically isolated governments

The Independent UK

Somaliland pitches 'huge' oil and gas potential during Taiwan trip

Somaliland has "huge" investment potential in untapped oil and gas reserves, the foreign minister of Somalia's breakaway region told Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday, pitching investment opportunities on a high-profile visit.

Reuters

Taiwan to host Somaliland ministers in Africa diplomacy push

Taiwan will host a high-level delegation from Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region this week, the government said on Monday, as the island pursues diplomacy in Africa in the face of Chinese pressure to limit its international footprint.

Reuters

Covid news: UK health secretary says mandatory vaccination for NHS workers ‘no longer proportionate’ – as it happened

Sajid Javid says says mandatory jabs were ‘right policy at the time’ but announces review

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan tries hand at COVID diplomacy again with Somaliland vaccine gift

Taiwan's gift of 150,000 doses of its domestically developed Medigen COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region, the Taiwanese foreign ministry said on Monday, part of the island's renewed pandemic diplomacy push.

Reuters

Bristol man says he gets job interviews as 'James' but not as 'Ali'

“It’s embarrassing. It makes me feel less British at times"

Bristol Post

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Somaliland's quest for recognition: UK debate offers hint of a sea change

While the rest of the Horn of Africa region is making waves on the battlefield, the tiny, self-declared republic of Somaliland has been having its presence felt where representative democracy and open debate lurk.

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