Somaliland Waits For Worldwide Recognition.. Tehran Times
SARAAR MEDIA – May,21,2013, The Horn of Africa has been ravaged by war and famine for decades, and now one of Somalia’s regions, hopes to become an independent state. Somaliland sits on the…
Pictures: Amina Mohammed sworn in Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary
Source; Standard kenya Monday, May 20, 2013 Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed has been sworn in. Abdalla was out of the country when other Cabinet Secretaries were sworn in last week. Secretary…
Seychelles cells: “The Somali pirates ‘jailed in paradise’
Source; Sunday 19 May 2013 There are more than 1,000 convicted Somali pirates in prisons around the world. Some of them end up in a UN-funded jail on the tiny island nation of…
Kenyan President seeks Nigeria’s intervention in solving Somalia’s problem
Source Premium Times Saturday, May 18, 2013 The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has requested Nigeria’s help in finding an African solution to the Somali crisis, which he said, had spilled into Kenya….
Watch Video: Aljazira reports Live 18 May “Somaliland marks 22 years of independence”
Sourcre; aljazeera 18 May 2012 Hargeisa Citizens and leaders in the autonomous region of Somalia say they are historically and politically a separate country. People in Somaliland are marking 22 years of self-declared…
Suspected Somali pirates’ accountant arrested in Germany
Source; The Telegraph, 2:49PM BST 14 May 2013 Every child knows that a pirate needs a cutlass and an eyepatch, but it turns out there’s one more accessory no self-respecting buccaneer would take to…
Breaking News: Britons urged to leave Somaliland
Source; BBC NEWS, 27 January 2013 All British nationals in Somaliland should leave immediately because of “a specific threat to Westerners”, the UK Foreign Office has said. It was already advising against travel…
Listen: Dr. Steve Kibble International Observer “Somaliland Voters Go to the Polls”
Source; November 28, 2012 10:10 AM Somaliland held municipal elections Wednesday. Seven political parties took part in the first poll for local councils since 2002. The IEO — International Election Observers — has…
Formation of Jubbaland tests delicate political balance
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Source; Sabahi ,By Majid Ahmed After Somali and allied forces took over Kismayo from al-Shabaab in September, sharp differences have emerged regarding the formation of a Jubbaland state in…
The Changing Fortunes of Garissa Town
Source; Friday, November 23, 2012 From the safest town in East and Central Africa, the town is now the epicentre of retaliatory attacks by al Shabaab sympathisers. Interpol once voted Garissa the safest…
