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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...
Migrants Targeted in Somaliland
Migrants in Somaliland, especially those from Ethiopia, have increasingly come under attack since the government in the self-declared independent state in September ordered employers to fire all “illegal foreigners” as part of its commitment...
Failing Law Leaves Children Unprotected in Somaliland
Child rights activists have expressed concern over the stagnation of a juvenile justice law in Somalia’s self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland, where officials say an average of 200 children are detained every month by police.
Somaliland Starts Legal Proceedings Against Private Newspaper
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is alarmed by the increasingly worsening climate of harassment and intimidation that the Somaliland authorities have imposed on the private media.
Hundreds of Drought-displaced Somali’s Seek Shelter in Somaliland
Hundreds of families from south-central Somalia who have sought refuge in the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland lack food, shelter and water, say local officials.
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.
Clashes Displace More Than 3,000 People From Settlements in Somaliland
More than 3,000 people have been displaced from settlements in Somaliland’s eastern region of Toghdeer following a five-hour-long battle on 7 February between the Somaliland National Army and clans loyal to the Sool, Sanag and Cayn (SSC) milita...
Rising Number of Child Landmine Victims in Somaliland
Somalia’s self-declared independent region of Somaliland has experienced an increase in landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) explosions in the recent past, with officials calling for mine awareness education in schools, as children have been the...
