Somaliland on a Rocky Political Path?
The postponement of the first-ever parliamentary election set for mid-December 2022 and the increasing crackdown on free speech, pose a risk to Somaliland, an internationally-endorsed autonomous region of Somalia, writes Maria Gerth-Niculescu for Deutsche Welle.
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East Africa:
Somaliland Is On a Rocky Political Path
DW, 1 December 2019
The relative stability Somaliland has seen for years is now at risk of coming undone. What ought to have been the first parliamentary elections in this autonomous region of Somalia… Read more »
Voting in Somaliland (File photo)
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Somalia:
Somaliland in the Spotlight Over General Elections Delay
East African, 8 December 2019
The democratic credentials of the self-declared Somaliland are increasingly under scrutiny for failure to hold parliamentary elections for 14 years. Read more »
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Somalia:
Int'l Partners Urge Somaliland to Hold Elections Before 2020
Ghanaian Times, 29 November 2019
The international community on Wednesday called on leaders in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Somaliland to hold parliamentary elections. Read more »
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Somalia:
Somaliland Releases Opposition Part Members From Jail
Shabelle, 27 November 2019
Somaliland released Khadar Hussein Abdi Secretary of Waddani party and Barkhad Jama Hersi spokesperson of Waddani Party from the prison on Tuesday. Read more »
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Somalia:
Somaliland Police Shut Down Opposition Party Offices
Shabelle, 19 November 2019
The Somaliland police forces have seized Wadani party centers in Berbera and Erigavo towns amid crackdown on the opposition figures. Read more »
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Somalia:
Somaliland Police Shut Down Horn Cable TV, Arrest Its Editor
CPJ, 19 November 2019
The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland to immediately allow the privately owned Horn Cable TV to operate freely and… Read more »
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Somalia:
UN Envoy Warns of Barriers As Somalia Moves Toward 2020 Elections
Shabelle, 22 November 2019
James Swan, the United Nations envoy in Somalia, said Thursday that the nation is looking ahead toward 2020 elections and the adoption of a federal constitution by June, but… Read more »
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Somalia:
International Community Condemns Somaliand Over Term Extension
Dalsan Radio, 27 November 2019
The international community has condemned the move by Somaliland government to extend term in office. Read more »