Africa

Seven more candidates have been voted into the House of the People to represent Somaliland and northern regions in the latest round of voting, bringing to 26 the total number of members of parliament (MPs) thus far elected from that part of the country. Six...

What is it like being black in India? That's what BBC Pop Up wanted to find out after Benjamin Pratt, a student from Sierra Leone now living in India, told us that many African immigrants are victims of racism and prejudice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djuAvmn37ug

Abdulahi Mohammed Duale Somaliland’s former foreign minister is a seasoned diplomat with  a real leadership experience. He is one of the longest serving cabinet ministers in Somaliland, he was a cabinet member for 17 years out of the 25 years Somaliland existed after regaining...

Why Somaliland will not unite with Somalia   Republic of Somaliland won independence on 26th June 1960 with one of the few elected governments in Africa, it’s people organized one of the Africa’s first democratic election on Feb 1960.  Three parties participated in the election including Somali...

Until recently, when Somalia made worldwide headlines, it was usually because of piracy. Somali pirates have become infamous for hijacking ships, holding their crew and cargo hostage, and collecting millions in ransom as they disrupt international shipping and trade. Somalia's  The country has been in...

Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery has ordered a fresh review of the list of refugees in Daadab camp to weed out fraudsters. Nkaissery said there are many cases of double registration of refugees. The cases comprise of refugees who have irregularly registered as Kenyans on one hand,...

By Elana Beiser and Elisabeth Witchel Deadly violence against the media eased in 2016 from recent record levels as the number of journalists singled out for murder declined. The number of journalists killed in the line of duty is on track to decline in 2016 from...

Peacekeepers were reportedly involved in two fatal incidents at the weekend. A Somali government official claimed that African Union peacekeepers based in the country killed 11 civilians in two separate incidents over the weekend. The African Union has more than 20,000 troops stationed in Somalia in...

At the Somalia Police Transport headquarters in Mogadishu, ‘elections’ of the remaining seats for people who claim to be representing the people of the Republic of Somaliland, and supported in full by the United Nations in Somalia (UNSOM) resumed. https://twitter.com/UNSomalia/status/810807482725568512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/UNSomalia/status/810766597564596224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Despite the well-founded protestations of the...

On December 12, a Waddani delegation led by Waddani new “leader”, Hersi Ali Haj Hassan,  left for Nairobi, where, ostensibly, they were to join the Somaliland House Speaker, the founder of Waddani Party and its candidate for President in the upcoming elections and its...