The leader of the Al-Shabab insurgent group, Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr, has issued a pointed warning to Somaliland in a recorded statement aired on Mogadishu radio stations on Wednesday evening, according to one of the leading Somali language paper, The Horn of Africa.

Africa’s Curse Descends on Somaliland
By Jawahir Yussuf H. Adam
Is Somaliland’s brave attempt at democracy foundering?  The international community has refused recognition of Somaliland and condemned it to its own fate.  The African Union and the UN refuse to understand that the people of Somaliland have decided to reclaim and restore their sovereignty. 

Police in Somaliland sought to detain Abiib Diriye Nur, a former minister and prominent SNM veteran, but his private security prevented the police from entering his house. This most likely is part of ongoing intimidation of the opposition political parties by increasingly confrontational Riyale administration. But will Riyale win concession through harassment or will the [...]