Tag: Puntland
Puntland bans undocumented foreigners, plans new visa system
Somalia’s Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni has issued an executive order banning undocumented foreigners from entering the region. He directed all ...Somalia cannot tolerate ‘politically motivated disputes’: PM says
Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said his country cannot tolerate “politically motivated disputes” amid tensions in the regions of Gedo and ...Calm resumes in Garowe after a day of deadly clashes
Calm has resumed in Puntland state’s capital Garowe on Wednesday following a day of deadly clashes between government forces and soldiers loyal to ...Puntland ‘gravely concerned’ by Gedo situation
The president of Somalia’s Puntland regional state Said Abdullahi Deni has expressed “grave concern” about the unfolding tension in Gedo region. Part ...Puntland soldiers protest over unpaid salaries
Soldiers in Somalia’s Puntland regional state on Wednesday staged a protest in Garowe, the capital of Puntland, over unpaid salaries by blocking ...Prominent Somali politicians protest at election overhaul deal
A group of leading Somali politicians denounced Monday a move to overhaul the country’s electoral system and introduce universal suffrage, charging that ...Clashes resume in Las Anod as Somaliland’s grip of eastern region loosens
Deadly clashes resumed for the second day in a row in the Somalia’s northern town of Las Anod between the forces of ...First phase of anti-terror offensives in ‘final stages’: Mohamud
The first phase of the military offensive against Al-Shabaab is in its “final stages”, Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said during a ...US alarmed by ‘democratic backsliding’ in breakaway Somaliland
The United States has expressed alarm on the “democratic backsliding” and instability in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region amid heavy fighting in northern ...Puntland State contradicts Somalia’s blue economy strategy
Somalia’s Puntland State is once again on a collision path with the country’s government in Mogadishu over a blue economy strategy seen ...