Recently in Somaliland Category

What do six Russians, two South Africans, the Ugandan President’s brother, a private security firm, a former CIA officer, and a senior ex-US diplomat all have in common?  Somalia and its semi-autonomous regions of course! The British registered private security......more

As predicted in the post on Somali Victory in the World Cup, K'naan did indeed wave a couple of Juno awards.  He won both Artist Songwriter of the year 2010, his manager Sol Guy breaking the news on his Twitter page.......more

In recent years Somalia has often made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Piracy, poverty and lawlessness have cast a long shadow over the Horn of Africa.  Two generations of Somalis have been scattered forming a diasporas across......more

Having returned from a trip to Somaliland, I spent the last few days editing video footage and pictures.I went there as a nostalgic ethnic Somali who hadn't seen the land I left twenty years ago. Although my family come from......more

 Xorriyo Airways, which ran flights from Dubai to Berbera in Somaliland, has collapsed. I found this out the hard way. I soon became one of more than 600 people stranded in Somaliland. At 7.40 pm one night the airline office......more

Alarmed by the recent infringements on press freedom in Somaliland I decided to find and join the union for journalists in the country.  I applied to SOLJA... No that's not slang for an armed group but the actual acronym of......more

After a long journey via Dubai I landed in Berbera airport and made the 3 hour bus journey to Hargeisa. It was a hot, bumpy but a scenic ride.My arrival here seems to have coincided with the high profile and......more

For the first time in 20 years I am packing my bags to make the journey back to Somalia, a country I called home. To be precise, I am going to Somaliland, the autonomous northern region which established its own......more