Africa

Yussuf Garaad’s Abuse of the BBC Somali Service

(SomalilandGlobe.com London, England) (Opinion) Much has been written over the past years about the demise of the objectivity and impartiality of the programmes of the BBC Somali Service since Yussuf Garaad was appointed its editor in the late 1990s.


Somaliland: Electoral Commission Resigns

Four members of the Electoral Commission, including the chairman, resigned a day after two other members also resigned bringing the total that resigned to 6 out of the 7 members of the commission. Their refusal to resign, as demanded by the opposition parties and the Donor countries that assist Somaliland’s democratisation process, has been a [...]


UCID Party: No Agreement On Formation Of Interim Government

HARGEISA, Somaliland (Somaliland Globe) — The opposition UCID party of Somaliland released a press statement in Somali denying “unconfirmed reports” of agreement between it and the other opposition party KULMIYE on the formation of an interim government.


Silanyo Rules Out Meeting Face to Face With President Rayale

HARGEISA, Somaliland (Somaliland Globe) – The leader of Somaliland’s opposition KULMIYE party has categorically ruled out that their officials will have any face-to-face meeting with president Rayale, saying there will be no talks unless the president fully honours what has been agreed upon by the three major political parties shortly after the six-month presidential term [...]


Administration Sees A “Threat” From The Leader Of The Upper House Of Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somaliland (The Somaliland Globe) — The Riyale administration accused Suleiman M. Adam — the leader of the Guurti, the Upper House of Parliament — of planning to depose president Riyale. The Foreign Minister Abdillahi M. Duale, interviewed by Universal TV today, accused Suleiman M. Adam of planning to topple the government “illegally by creating [...]


Silanyo Visits Wounded Civilians In Hargeisa Hospital

HARGEISA, Somaliland (Somaliland Globe)- The leader of Somaliland opposition KULMIYE party, Ahmed Mohamoud Silanyo has paid a visit to the civilians who were injured in clashes between police and demonstrators protesting over the closure of parliament by president Rayale on Saturday.


Somaliland Public To Riyale: “We Own, Maintain the Peace”

Every time that the president faced a political crisis of his own making in the past, he conveniently ordered the army and the police into the streets imposing a curfew throughout Hargeisa city.
Uncharacteristically, however, the night following the morning of the massive demonstration that led to the deaths and injuries of  several civilians, not a [...]


Two Killed, Five Others Injured In Clashes With Somaliland Police

HARGEISA, Somaliland (The Somaliland Globe) – Somaliland Police and protesters clashed in running street battles today, leaving two people dead and two others injured, a hospital official told The Somaliland Globe.


At least Two People Dead After Police Fire On Demonstrators In Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somaliland (Somaliland Globe) – At least two people were killed and several others wounded today after clashes erupted between the police and demonstrators near the Parliament building in Hargeisa, Somaliland.


President Rayale Agrees To Reopen Parliament

HARGEISA, Somaliland (Somaliland Globe)- The leader of the of the Upper House of parliament, Suleiman Mohamoud Aden, and nine other members met president Rayale to impress upon him to reopen the parliament, which was taken over by the police on Tuesday, without preconditions.