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Somali school paves way for students to get into Harvard, MIT

Abdisamad Adan is the first Somali undergraduate in decades to be accepted to Harvard. One of 19 siblings who grew up without electricity or indoor plumbing, he is one of the growing number of success stories to come from a unique African high school that...

WATCH:Somaliland Hospital Cares for Malnourished From Drought- VOA Reports

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ERIGAVO, SOMALILAND — As the breakaway republic of Somaliland grapples with a severe drought, medical workers are struggling to aid people left weakened by malnourishment and hunger. A 70-year-old hospital in Erigavo, the capital of the Sanaag region, is operating beyond full capacity to treat...

In drought-stricken Somaliland, families try to survive on black tea

By George Obulutsa and Abdirahman Hussein | BURAO, SOMALILAND In a makeshift camp beside a disused airfield in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland, 32-year old Nima Mohamed sits next to an open wood fire, boiling a kettle of black tea. Unless aid groups bring them...

Somaliland:National Electoral Commission Announces Total Results of Voter Registration Process

The Somaliland’s National electoral commission announced the total Results of Vote registration Process Commenced last year in Somaliland. The National electoral commission Officially Announces the Total number of the vote Registration Process  and The Date that Distributes the Vote Cards . The National Electoral Commission Spokesman...

Somaliland MFA: We’re not a part of Somalia, Mr. Trump, and we don’t belong in your ban

By Saad Ali Shire Saad Ali Shire is the minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation for the Republic of Somaliland. Amid the discourse, debate and dissent over President Trump’s emerging foreign-policy agenda, there is one thing on which most would agree: The new administration will...

Somaliland’s New Frontier: Stormwater Capture

by Adan Iman Currently the eastern part of Somaliland, a large swath of territory, which includes the regions of Togdheer, Sool and Sanag is being ravaged by a debilitating famine, the like of which has not been seen in memory. The western part of the...

Djibouti-Somaliland feeder line service to launch in April

New carrier Djibouti Shipping Lines (DSL) plans to launch a container shuttle service in April connecting Djibouti to Berbera (Somaliland), according to Alphaliner. The new service will act as a feeder for cargoes destined to or originating from Berbera, which are transhipped to and from...

Somaliland:Official Says 80 Percent of Livestock Dead in Somaliland

LAS-ANOD, SOMALILAND — Authorities in the breakaway republic of Somaliland say at least 80 percent of the region's livestock have died due to the crippling drought that has also killed dozens of people and forced thousands into displaced persons camps. “The situation is very grave...

Somaliland drought “a kind of nightmare” – and a security threat: minister

By Laurie Goering LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Prolonged drought in Somaliland has killed between 65 and 80 percent of the semi-autonomous region's livestock, creating conditions that are "the worst time in our lives" and could threaten regional security, says the region's environment minister. With 70...

Somaliland:Dp world Delivers 4.5 Million Litres of Water to Somaliland

Horndiplomat{Dp World}Press Release:-410 water tankers each carrying 11,000 litres to deliver water to Sahil region 15,000 people expected to be given aid Dubai, UAE/Somaliland, 22 March 2017: Global trade enabler DP World is delivering over 4.5 million litres of water to people living in villages in...