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Unemployment Fuels Youth Exodus From Somaliland
A high unemployment rate in the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland, especially among school-leavers and university graduates, has fueled an increase in migration, with hundreds of young people embarking every month on a perilous journey...
Healthcare, Education Gains As Somaliland Marks 20th Anniversary
The self-declared republic of Somaliland has made key improvements in sectors such as health, education and infrastructure in the past two decades, its leaders say, despite its lack of international recognition.
Gunmen Kill Prominent Islamic Cleric in Puntland
Unidentified gunmen have killed a prominent Islamic cleric in Bosaso, the provincial capital of Bari region of the semi-autonomous state of Puntland, eyewitnesses said Tuesday. Sheikh Sahal, the deceased man was the Imam of a mosque in Bosaso town, and...
Somali Government And Puntland to Cooperate on Security
The transitional federal government of Somalia (TFG) and the semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland have discussed ways to cooperate on security and the recruitment of the government’s new police forces. During a lengthy meeting at the Puntland...
Puntland’s Information Ministry Orders VOA Journalists to Stop Working
Reports from the Somali regional state of Puntland indicate that reporters of the Voice of America Radio-Somali service (VOA) have been ordered to stop filing stories from the region. A communiqué issued by Puntland’s Information ministry on Thursday...
Somali Pirates Release Three Seychellois Hostages
Three Seychellois who were held hostage by Somali pirates following an attack on their sailing vessel, the Serenity in February, have been released by the pirates. Joel Morgan, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources who headed the hostage negotiation...
