Category: Somaliland

  • Somalia: Another Diaspora Somali American elected new president of Khatumo State

    Somalia: Another Diaspora Somali American elected new president of Khatumo State

    Saax-Dheer (HAN) August 14, 2014 – Former Somalia Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galeyr who is now a Member of Somalia’s Federal Parliament has become the president of Khatumo State. Professor Ali Khalif Galeyr has been elected president of the semi-autonomous regional state of Khaatumo at a conference held in the Saax-Dheer village in the Sool…

  • Somaliland: Opposition leader's Son Joined international jihadists in Iraq

    Somaliland: Opposition leader's Son Joined international jihadists in Iraq

    Stockroom (HAN) August 6, 2014 – Regional security and public diplomacy news. Numerous Somali militants images of Al-Somali origin have recently emerged in Iraq, showing them posing alongside an international group of jihadists – including faysal Ali waraabe’s Son, a former presidential candidate in his native Somaliland. Faysal Ali Warabe , confirms to BBC Somali…

  • Somaliland: Dutch Somali National fighting alongside ISIS militants

    Somaliland: Dutch Somali National fighting alongside ISIS militants

    Hargeisa (HAN) July 23, 2014 –Terror propaganda against Muslims and young Somali Youth in the West. By JOHN HALL, dailymail. A blind jihadist pictured fighting alongside ISIS militants in Syria has reportedly urged others to join the Islamist militants, saying having a disability is no excuse. A blind jihadist pictured fighting alongside ISIS militants in Syria…

  • Somaliland: Frontline Diplomacy Interview with Professor Ahmed Ismail Samatar

    Somaliland: Frontline Diplomacy Interview with Professor Ahmed Ismail Samatar

    Minnesotan (HAN)  July 18, 2014 – Front line Diplomacy Interview with Professor Ahmed Ismail Samatar. MPR News interviewed Professor  Ahmed Samatar about the new Somali Ambassador to the US. Somalia’s first ambassador to the US in 20 years. The Al-Shabaab militants violence in Somalia poses a special challenge to United States, which has extensive investments in the…

  • Somaliland is monitoring Kurdish Referendum On Independence From Iraq

    Somaliland is monitoring Kurdish Referendum On Independence From Iraq

    Nairobi (HAN) July 14, 2014 –  Regional ethnic conflicts and security Issues. An Iraqi Kurdish delegation said they are hearing “more and more understanding” of Kurdish aspirations for greater sovereignty in the aftermath of the radical Sunni Arab seizure of much of Southern and and western Iraq Somaliland Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Yonis said…

  • Somalia: What are the chances that Somaliland will have a recognized state in a post-1960?

    Somalia: What are the chances that Somaliland will have a recognized state in a post-1960?

    Hargeisa (HAN) July 1, 2014 – Diplomatic Debate About Somaliland Issues. According to regional security and strategic interests, several variables will have to fall into place, but the Somalilanders have a greater chance now than any time in their recent history to form an independent Somaliland state. As scenario of Federal Somalia collapsing becoming more…

  • Somalia: Khat ban poses a challenge to Britain's ruminating multiculturalists

    Somalia: Khat ban poses a challenge to Britain's ruminating multiculturalists

    London (HAN) June 25, 2014. Updated Social Issues.  Geeska Afrika Online Editorial.  The Home Office distributed Information leaflet about the classification of Khat as a Class C drug. Khat will become a controlled Class C drug on 24 June 2014. These factsheets provide straightforward information on the reasons for the Khat ban: penalties for use; where…

  • Somalia: Somaliland and Puntland Remained largely Hostile to Shell

    Somalia: Somaliland and Puntland Remained largely Hostile to Shell

    Nairobi (HAN) June 23, 2014 –  Regional Oil and Energy News update. The two giant Oil companies of Shell and ExxonMobil have begun discussions with the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Somalia, Daud Mohamed Omar to convert the existing concession, which has been under force majeure since 1990, into a Production Sharing Agreement…

  • Somaliland: President vows tough line to maintain regional security

    Somaliland: President vows tough line to maintain regional security

    Hargeisa (HAN) June 9, 2014. Security update news. Somaliland political leader faces ‘credibility gap’. Prevailing peace in Somaliland is as a result of the maturity of the people, but needs to maintain, according to the interior Minister of Somaliland the elder’s conflict resolution committee which was in talks with the rebel Bihi led faction during the…

  • The Future Somaliland Oil in Somalia: Adding fuel to the flames?

    The Future Somaliland Oil in Somalia: Adding fuel to the flames?

    Mogadishu (HAN) June 7, 2014.  Regional security and Energy  intel update.  As the latest ‘frontier region’ of hydrocarbon exploration and production in East Africa, Somalia remains not only one of the most promising, but also most challenging potential oil exporting countries. Somalia boasts a host of challenges, including political volatility, institutional fragility, physical insecurity, and…

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