UNBELIEVABLE: Muse bihi abdi - The Untold Story

Opposition’s Abdullahi wins presidential election in breakaway Somaliland

‘Irro’ took over 60 percent of the vote having pledged to push efforts to gain international recognition for the region.

Al Jazeera · Nov 19, 2024

Somaliland goes to the polls amid Ethiopia-Somalia port deal row

Small Somaliland is positioned in the middle of a regional spat that some experts fear could escalate further.

Al Jazeera · Nov 13, 2024

Breakaway Somaliland holds vote as quest for recognition gathers pace

Vote in Somaliland comes amid regional tensions and hopes for international recognition after 30 years of self-rule.

Al Jazeera · Nov 13, 2024

Somaliland crisis: delayed elections and armed conflict threaten dream of statehood

With a presidential election delayed for months and deadly clashes between security forces and clan militias, Somaliland’s reputation for stability lies in ruins. Violence erupted in the breakaway northern Somalia region a few weeks after elections were postponed late last year. President Muse Bihi Abdi, in power since November 2017,…

The Conversation · May 22, 2023

What’s driving conflict in the disputed Somali city of Las Anod?

Violence has erupted in a city at the centre of dispute between Somalia’s semi-autonomous Somaliland & Puntland regions.

Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2023

At least 24 dead in Somaliland fighting

Violence followed Las Anod clan elders declaring intention to cut ties with breakaway republic of Somaliland

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023

Somaliland lawmakers vote to extend president's term by two years

Lawmakers in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland have extended President Muse Bihi Abdi's current term of office by two years ahead of its expiry in November, the senate chairman said on Saturday.

Reuters · Oct 1, 2022

Somaliland postpones presidential election to next year

Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland will postpone its scheduled presidential election to next year, rather than holding it in November when the incumbent president's term ends, the region's electoral body said on Saturday.

Reuters · Sep 24, 2022

The right's stealth assault on Somalia

In the 19th century, my homeland was carved up by imperialists. Now that's in danger of happening all over again

Salon · Apr 3, 2022

Somaliland's leader makes pitch for autonomy in Washington

The leader of Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Somaliland urged the international community to recognize his territory’s quest for independence, saying negotiations with Somalia had failed

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2022