Somali women stalked by rape as they migrate
When three members of a militia raped a woman in a Somali town, she was accused of adultery and sentenced to stoning.Luckily, she managed...
Somaliland: Amb. Nicholas Kay gets hands full after an unthoughtful tweet on postponement of...
Ambassador Nicholas Kay, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) made an unthoughtful remark on...
Obama’s pick to be first US ambassador to Somalia in nearly 25 years withdraws...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's pick to be the first American ambassador to Somalia in nearly 25 years has withdrawn her nomination, the...
Freed Al Jazeera journalist Fahmy sues his network, seeks $100 million
Cairo— Al Jazeera English journalist Mohamed Fahmy is suing the network for $100 million in punitive and remedial damages for alleged negligence and breach...
Development and democracy debate ahead of Ethiopia vote
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - If Ethiopians ever possessed a strong desire to express their political views through the ballot, that sentiment seems to have...
Somaliland: a self-declared state, unrecognized by the world
Now we head out into the world, this time toward Somaliland, in Africa. It's not an easy trip from Istanbul; first there is a...
China negotiating with Djibouti for military base
DJIBOUTI --- China is negotiating a military base in the strategic port of Djibouti, the president said, raising the prospect of US and Chinese...
Liberia is free of Ebola, WHO declares
Monrovia, (HargeisaPress) — West African country has had no new cases for 42 days, twice the maximum incubation period of the deadly disease
Health experts...
Somaliland: Press release from civil society about the issues of elections
On May, 6th 2015 Somaliland Civil Society held a roundtable discussions which was addressed the issues of elections and democratization process in general. In...
Press release: Human Rights Centre chairperson released on bail
Today, 6th May 2015, Guleid Ahmed Jama, Chairperson of Human Rights Centre, was released on bail. Guleid was arrested on 18th April 2015 after...