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The Las Anod conflict (Somali: Dagaalkii Laascaanood) is an ongoing armed conflict between the Somaliland National Army and the Khaatumo SSC (Sool, Sanaag and Cayn regions) forces of the Dhulbahante in Las Anod, the capital of the Sool region. [1][23][24] Fighting erupted on 6 February 2023 after Somaliland security forces held a violent ...
MOGADISHU (Reuters) -An Egyptian warship has delivered a second major cache of weaponry to Somalia including anti-aircraft guns and artillery, port and military officials said on Monday, in a move ...
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Ethiopia's foreign minister has warned that ammunition supplied to Somalia could exacerbate conflict and be diverted to terrorists, Ethiopia's state news agency reported on Tuesday.
A full-blown constitutional crisis developed in Somalia when the Somai President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, changed the Constitution of Somalia on April 30, 2024. The change was strongly opposed by the President of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni. As a result, Puntland withdrew its recognition of the Federal Government of Somalia and declared itself ...
Politics of Somaliland. Parliamentary elections were held in Somaliland on 31 May 2021, alongside local district elections. [2] The election was Somaliland's first parliamentary election since 2005, and politicians pointed to the election as evidence of its political stability. [3] Three parties – the populist Somaliland National Party ...
Property damage. $2 Billion USD, >1 Trillion SLS. The 2022 Waheen Market fire was a fire that took place in Hargeisa in the self-proclaimed nation of Somaliland on 1 April 2022. While there were no deaths, damages from the fire amounted to around USD $2 billion, [1] or 60% of Somaliland's GDP. [2][3]
Somaliland is an unrecognized country in the Horn of Africa. Its diplomatic isolation has made economic development difficult and caused the healthcare system to lag behind. Yet despite that it has been successful in taking a proactive approach to the crisis.
The 2021 Somaliland parliamentary election takes place with more than a million people voting. The Justice and Welfare Party (UCID) added its 21 seats to the 31 seats secured by Somaliland National Party ( Waddani ), to oust the ruling Peace, Unity, and Development Party ( Kulmiye ). [11] [12]