Somaliland Government Denies Hosting UNSOM Offices

      Hargeisa, June 13 2013 (SDN) — Somaliland government has denied hosting UNSOM offices in the country. The government’s denial came after UN Special Representative for Somalia and Somaliland Ambassador Nicholas Kay’s meeting with president Silanyo ended empty handed. Foreign minister Dr Mohamed Abdilahi Omar has informed the press after the meeting that the newly…

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      Somaliland: WADDANI Opposition Party Criticizes Government Over Closure of HUBAAL Newspaper

      Hargeisa, June 12 2013 (SDN) –Somaliland’s government has been criticized for its suppression of the media, after leading newspaper HUBAAL and its English sister publication were shut down Tuesday by the police. Somaliland’s WADDANI opposition party on today expressed their concerns over the closures. Opposition WADDANI Party information secretary Mohamed Hassan Dirir said today during…

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        Somaliland government reiterates ban on UN flights

          Hargeisa, June 01 2013 (SDN) -Somaliland’s minister of aviation Mohamoud Hashi Abdi has reiterated Somaliland government’s decision to ban all UN flights from its airports following a spat with the Mogadishu-based federal government of Somalia. Speaking at Egal international airport, minister Mohamoud said that Somaliland government sticks to its decision to ban all UN…

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          ONLF Accuses Somaliland Government of Crimes against Humanity

          Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) a separatist rebel group fighting to make the region of Ogaden (also known as Ogadenia) in eastern Ethiopia an independent state has accused Somaliland government and Ethiopian regime crimes against humanity.  A report by ONLF published on Monday says there is evidence of government complicity in crimes against Ogaden poeple…

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            Khartoum Pledges to Continue Supporting Somalia’s Government

            Khartoum May 22 2013 (SDN) —Sudanese president Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir has pledged to continue supporting Somalia’s government. The Sudanese president made those remarks during a meeting today with a visiting Somali ministerial level delegation led by Somalia’s Defense minister in Sudanese capital, Khartoum. During the meeting, Somalia’s defence minister Abdihakin Hajji Mohamud Fiqi presented…

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