Woqoyi Galbed

Another Way Into Ethiopia - Trucks, Rhythm, Food and Life

Source: WFP Every day dozens of WFP chartered vessels ply the oceans of the world en route to distant ports. Laden with food the vessels steer their course towards the continents of Asia, South America and Africa ...

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“I am better at collecting charcoal than my friends who have hands.” Aden Muhumed Hassan

Aden Muhumed Hassan, 46, a divorced father of one, lost his hands 11 years ago after he accidentally picked up unexploded ordnance [UXO] planted during fighting between the Somali National Movement (SNM) and former President...

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Drought forces Somali farmers into town

Berbera, Somalia (AFP) Nov 16, 2009 - Somali livestock farmers who have converged massively on the port of Berbera after losing all their animals said that this year's drought is the worst in ten years.

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Alleged terror plot in Somalia thwarted

HARGEISA, Somalia, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Somalia security officials say they thwarted a plot to attack a peace conference in the country's Somaliland region. The Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reported Friday the alleged terror...

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Somalia: UN Commemorates Anniversary of Hargeisa Bombings

Today, the UN commemorates the first anniversary of the Hargeisa bombings. On 29 October 2008, five bombing attacks took place in Hargeisa and Bossaso, northern Somalia, one of them targeting a UN compound.

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Saudi Livestock Move Boosts Somaliland Economy

Hargeysa (IRIN) - Days after Saudi Arabia lifted a nine-year ban on livestock imports from Somalia, the market in Hargeisa, Somaliland, has seen a 10-fold increase in sales, according to local traders. “One thousand five...

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It Would Be Better For Abdirahman Saylici To Go Back To His Construction Job Than To Remain In...

Some have suggested that Saylici’s clan made the wrong choice right from the beginning. As he moved to the Somaliland Capital of Hargeysa to support his new Party of Kulmiye, he encountered many obstacles because of his...

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Somalis get first-ever debit card

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 A money-transfer company has made a piece of banking history in Somalia - introducing the first-ever debit card in the breakaway region of Somaliland. The firm, Dahabshiil, hopes eventually to roll the...

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Somaliland Parliament Approves New Election Commission

Hargeisa — Lawmakers in Somalia's breakaway republic of Somaliland have approved a new election commission in order to move forward the election process, Radio Garowe reports. Parliament's lower house, the 82-member House of...

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Somaliland Readies For Presidential Election

HARGEISA - Inside the compound of the presidential mansion here, there is a circle of blue and white tiles about a metre across lying on the ground over a dirt mound. The decorative hump amid a dusty car park seems out of...

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