Somaliland Invests in Scientific Animal Production Methods

    Somaliland’s government is investing in training veterinarians to become a regional hub for animal production. The Republic of Somaliland is currently a major exporter of livestock to Gulf States, but wants to expand that to guarantee quality livestock. Minister of Livestock Dr Abdi Aw Dahir Ali said the major port of livestock for the Horn…

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      Stiffer Penalties, Formal Justice to Curb Rape in Somaliland

      Hargeisa May, 29 2013 (SDN) -Stiffer penalties and reduced reliance on traditional justice systems could help end the rising incidence of rape in the self-declared republic of Somaliland, say officials. “We estimate that about 5,000 rape cases may have taken place in Somaliland in 2012, compared to 4,000 cases in 2011,” Abdi Abdillahi Hassan, the…

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        Pentagon Confirms Drone Crash in Somalia

        Washington May, 29 2013 (SDN)- The Pentagon has confirmed that a U.S. reconnaissance drone crashed off the coast of Somalia on Monday, but defense officials deny it was shot down by fighters loyal to the al-Shabab insurgency. The Al Qaeda-affiliated militant group posted several pictures to its Twitter account that it claimed are parts of…

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          Somaliland’s Foreign Minister Addresses National Issues at the SORIC Investment Conference in Kenya

          Somaliland’s  minister of foreign affairs Dr. Mohamed Abdilahi Omar is currently in Nairobi, Kenya on official duties pertaining to UN protocols discussions took time to participate at the on-going business and investment promotion conference organised by a Somaliland-registered company, Hanvard, and attended by Somaliland, Somalia and Kenya officials and business companies at the at the…

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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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              Somaliland: Qatar National Basketball Team Skipper Yasseen Warmly Welcomed At His Native Country

              Hargeisa, 27 May 2013(SDN) – Qatar national basketball team skipper Yasseen Hassan Nour has been warmly welcomed in his native country; Somaliland on today. The professional basketball player has not been back to Somaliland for quite a while.  The basketball star arrived at Berbera International Airport, about 11.00Am from Doha, where he plays for Al-Rayyan…

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                Kuwaiti delegation arrives in Somaliland

                  Hargeisa, 27 May 2013(SDN) –A delegation of the Kuwati Baitu Zaka Releif organization has arrived in Somaliland on Monday to assess the Kuwait-funded projects in Somaliland. The five member delegation led by the Director of foreign projects of Baitu Zaka Releif organization Abdalla Hayder and accompanied by the secretary of Kuwait medical doctors association…

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                  UK: Campaigners Fear ‘Disaster’ Over Legal Drug Khat

                  A Manchester community group has warned that a legal plant-based drug that is widely used in Britain’s Somali community could lead to addiction and serious health problems. Members of Manchester based Educate 4 Life believe that khat, a plant native to east Africa, lowers inhibitions with potentially dangerous results. They claim that it’s amphetamine-like substances…

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                    Libya: ‘I cannot explain how terrible the situation was’ for Somali refugees -PRESS RELEASE Amnesty International (Video)

                    This is part of a special ‘People on the Move’ series, highlighting the human rights violations faced by migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in every part of the world. These profiles are being published around the launch of Amnesty International’s Annual Report 2013. Abubaker Ali Osman, a Somali engineer until recently living in Libya, never imagined…

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                      Hundreds of Thousands of Kismayo Residents Rally In Support Of Ahmed Madobe

                      Kismayo May 26 2013 (SDN) —Hundreds of thousands of Kismayo Residents have rallied today in support of Sheikh Ahmed Madobe’s leadership at Kismayu. The demonstration comes after the federal government in Mogadishu showed reluctance to Ahmed Madobe’s leadership in Jubaland administration. The demonstrators chanted slogans against Somalia’s federal government calling to stop intervening Jubaland administration….

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                        Al Shebab claim deadly Kenya-Somalia border attack

                        Nairobi, May 26 2013 (SDN) — Gunmen have killed five people including two police officers in an attack along Kenya’s volatile border with war-torn Somalia, with Islamist insurgents making a rare claim of responsibility. Somalia’s Islamist Shebab insurgents said they carried out the attack, in which gunmen fired on a police post near the border…

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