Somaliland

Somaliland's Defence Minister Abdiqani Mohamoud Ateye, has resigned in protest over a deal allowing Ethiopia to use a port in the breakaway Somali region. Ateye criticized President Muse Bihi Abdi for not consulting the ministers on the…

Landlocked Ethiopia took the first steps toward gaining access to the sea on Monday, signing an agreement in the capital of Addis Ababa with the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland to access the Somaliland coastline. The memorandum of…

The breakaway region of Somaliland said it has no plans to discuss unity with Somalia, in an apparent rejection of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's offer to mediate reunification talks between the two entities. A statement by the…

At least 57 people have been killed in days of clashes between anti-government fighters and Somaliland security forces in the disputed city of Las-Anod after local leaders said they wanted to re-join the federal government of Somalia.…

The UN has called for an independent and impartial investigation into clashes in the separatist Somali region of Somaliland, which it said left "at least 20 dead and 119 injured". "I am concerned about reports that clashes are continuing…

A total of $23 000 000 has been raised so far for the rebuilding of Waheem market in Somaliland which was guttered by fire in early April, the president announced in his final state of the nation address in his ending term of office. The…

A giant fire broke out in the main market of the city of Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. The blaze which started on Friday night, injured about two dozen people and destroyed hundreds of businesses, Hargeisa's mayor said…

Elections of members of the Lower House will start next week, Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said. According to the Prime Minister, the northwestern region of Somaliland is expected to elect 46 lawmakers, as …

Voters in Somaliland are casting their ballot in parliamentary and local elections on Monday, highlighting progress in the semi-autonomous region of Somalia that over the years has avoided the destructive violence plaguing other parts of…