Mogadishu, Somalia – (Somaliland Globe) — At least 11 Burundian soldiers have been killed and 15 others sustained serious injuries in a suicide attack on their base in Mogadishu on Sunday.

HARGEISA 21 Fe 2009 (Somaliland Globe) – KULMIYE party has called on Mr. Dahir Rayaale, Somaliland president, to stop election delaying tactics and warned him from endangering the national security.

HARGEISA (The Somaliland Globe) – A group of members of the Upper House of Parliament failed to table a motion to change the law that allows removal of the leader of the House despite the leader’s repeated request for them to forward their motion.

Chinese President, Hu Jintao, begins an official visit in Senegal today, where he will meet with the Senegalese President, Mr. Abdoulaye Wade. It is expected the visit will emphasize on co-operations and aid while the international attention is focused on Chinese hunt for commodities.

(Somaliland Globe) 11 Feb 2009 – Five suspected Somali pirates intercepted in the Gulf of Aden as they attacked a Dutch cargo ship last month were extradited on Tuesday to the Netherlands.

HARARE (The Somaliland Globe) – Wednesday, 11 Feb 2009 – After a long dispute, Zimbabwe’s opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai has taken office as Prime Minister today on a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe.

Hargeisa, 10 Feb 2009 (The Somaliland Globe) – “Why do our forces put their lives at risk in defending the eastern border if Somaliland’s borders with Somalia are not defined” asked Mr. Bihi, KULMIYE’s vice chairman.

HARGEISA, Feb 6 (The Somaliland Globe) – As the political squabbles within Somaliland’s ruling Udub party worsens, Somaliland Parliament thinks the country needs an interim president, Somaliland. Org reports.

In a surprise move, Somaliland’s vice president, Ahmed Yusuf Yasin, said yesterday that his government is ready to reunite with Somalia through a federal system.
Speaking at a farewell ceremony for the UDUB party Diaspora members who have come to Somaliland to attend the party’s convention, Mr Yaasin has, for the first time, disclosed his government’s [...]

HARGEISA, Somaliland Feb 5 (Somaliland.Org) – UDUB, Somaliland’s ruling party is in shambles, as a former senior UDUB Minister states that his party will not win the upcoming presidential election, Somaliland.Org reports.