July, 2009

What Is It in a Name?

Ever suspected shortages of namesake for the new born Somali babies in Diaspora? Will you call your little son and daughter Ugaso and Guled respectively? In extreme cases, how about other exotic and super-religious brands like Abu Mansur or Turk for that matter? It all depends.


Donors’ Meeting Set to Decide Fate of Somaliland Presidential Election

Hargeisa, (Somaliland Globe)- Representatives from donor countries that provide technical and financial assistance to Somaliland


Somaliland: Elections“TOLA-AYEY style”

 
by Mohamed Khawi 
Saturday, July 18, 2009


Somaliland police arrests Somalia MP

Berber, Somaliland (Somaliland Globe)- The Somaliland police arrested and locked up on Thursday a member of parliament (MP) for Somalia on his arrival at the Berbera airport in Somaliland.


Donors threaten Somaliland with funding axe unless it replaces election commissioners

Hargeisa, Somaliland (Somaliland Globe)- Somaliland ‘s major financial donors said on Tuesday, they have halted financing Somaliland’s democratisation process and threatened to completely cut off election funding unless the


All African Borders Rose from Colonial Borders

The Somali Sections of VOA and BBC Radios sometimes hold political debates on Somaliland cause and its quest for diplomatic recognition. Some participants in the debates raise insincere arguments about the legitimacy of Somaliland national borders calling it “Colonial Borders.”


Two Reporters Arrested in Police Swoop on Radio Horyaal Office in Hargeisa

Hargeisa, Somaliland (Somaliland Globe)- Police and plainclothesmen of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) swooped on the office of Radio Horyaal


Angry mob goes on the rampage, clashes with the police in Borama city

Borama, Somaliland (Somaliland Globe)- An angry mob went on the rampage in Borama today pelting stones and ransacking businesses


Silanyo Held a Meeting With KULMIYE Party Officials In Hargeisa

Hargeisa, Somaliland (Somaliland Globe)- The leader of KULMIYE party, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo, held a meeting with senior officials, selected members and supporters of his party to brief them on his recent visit to a number of several European countries and the upcoming presidential election.


Chairman of Electoral Commission Says Somaliland Election Rests in the Hands of Foreign Countries

Hargeisa, Somaliland (Somaliland Globe)- The Chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Jama Mohamed Omar (famously known as Jama-Sweden)