BURAO (Somaliland Globe) — The Police Chiefs of Togdher and Gabiley states have been sacked by the Minister of Interior of Somaliland. It is not confirmed yet why these officials have been sacked but it is believed that the government is worried about demonstrations the opposition parties are planning throughout the country and thus reorganizing [...]

We condemn the government’s crack down on hundreds of our supporters who marched peacefully in Hargeisa yesterday to protest Mr. Dahir Rayaale’s plans to unlawfully extend his term of office as the president of Somaliland, which constitutionally ended yesterday.

No one could have predicted that the 15th of May 2008 was the start of the end of Somaliland’s short-but lively experimentation with Democracry. Indeed it was. But before we go any further on this, lets take a look at a more recent incident.

The leadership of KULMIYE were not hurt in the fire, although, some reports coming from Hargeysa say that the firing squad targeted the leadership of the opposition, in particular Mr Silanyo. However this was not and could not have been confirmed by independent sources.

HARGEISA (SomalilandGlobe) –  Rumors abound that a prominent KULMIYE party member is being sought by the police in Somaliland after the Riyale administration ordered his arrest.

HARGEISA (SomalilandGlobe) — The Riyale administration is nervously awaiting for a peaceful passage of the day when his term in office expires on April 6.

Hargeysa (Somaliland Globe) The two opposition parties in Somaliland, Kulmiye and UCID, have rejected the new date set for elections by the house of elders of Somaliland, Guurti.