Posted on October 27, 2024 by editor
Lewis Center, Ohio–Less than three weeks to go until election day, President Muse Bihi has a good chance to be re-elected. I
Read More »
Posted on September 10, 2024 by editor
Lewis Center, Ohio— “Sooley, Sooley” is the official song of Cirro’s 2024 presidential campaign! And If Cirro wins in the
Read More »
Posted on September 25, 2023 by guban99
The ongoing communal violence in Eil-Afwein is a tragedy.The communal violence in Eil-Afwein has been going on and off for the last
Read More »
Posted on August 27, 2023 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio—This past week, we witnessed the worst battle loss the Somaliland army ever suffered in our history. We
Read More »
Posted on August 20, 2023 by guban99
The Wadani party leader Hersi Hassan was arrested for allegedly using a fraudulently obtained British passport to enter Britain on
Read More »
Posted on August 13, 2023 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio—-Last year, the Wadani party leaders including presidential nominee Cirro attended a reception that took place at a local hotel
Read More »
Posted on August 2, 2023 by guban99
Presidential nominee Abdirahman Cirro has no path to win the presidency if JSL presidential election is held today. Most of
Read More »
Posted on April 2, 2023 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio—Following 30 years of untenable union and a brutal civil war, Somaliland people withdrew from the union and
Read More »
Posted on January 8, 2023 by guban99
For too long, Las Anood communities waited patiently for Somaliland to bring justice to the perpetrators of over 40 unresolved
Read More »
Posted on August 14, 2022 by guban99
Last week, rioters descended into the streets of some Somaliland cities causing mayhem. Hargeisa, Somaliland capital suffered the worst of
Read More »
Posted on August 10, 2022 by guban99
Somaliland law enforcement have arrested dozens of people who were allegedly plotting to assassinate demonstrators, or police officers during the
Read More »
Posted on July 22, 2022 by guban99
This past Saturday, July 16, Jamal Jimaale, an attorney, the son of the first SNM leader, the late Ahmed Jimale,
Read More »
Posted on July 10, 2022 by guban99
On Saturday, Sheikh Mohamed Arab led the Eid Aladha congregation prayer held at the public owned soccer stadium in southside
Read More »
Posted on July 8, 2022 by guban99
Eid Mubarak This Friday, the 9th of Dhul- hijjah the pilgrims have flocked to Mount Arafat to observe the most important
Read More »
Posted on June 28, 2022 by guban99
Djibouti, an impoverished, Muslim country in the Horn of Africa with less than a million inhabitants, on Monday, June 27
Read More »
Posted on June 25, 2022 by guban99
President Biden campaigned on a platform to end ‘the never-ending wars’. But the New York Times is reporting that he
Read More »
Posted on June 14, 2022 by guban99
This week the CEO of Dahabshiil Group aka Dhiigshiil (“The blood Smelter”) in Somali, Abdirashid Duale, has denied that his
Read More »
Posted on May 18, 2022 by guban99
Every year, on May 18, Somaliland people celebrate our independence, with parades across the country and remembering heroes who paid
Read More »
Posted on May 5, 2022 by guban99
I have written this note as a tribute to our late President Mohamed Ibrahim Egal. Twenty years ago, on May
Read More »
Posted on April 17, 2022 by guban99
For a free and democratic society, the people would expect the media to cover political and social events and information
Read More »
Posted on April 12, 2022 by guban99
On Saturday evening, Bihi hosted a Ramadan Iftar dinner for the businesspeople and clergy to raise money for the merchants,
Read More »
Posted on April 4, 2022 by guban99
This week, a blaze destroyed the Waaheen, the largest open market in Hargeisa, Somaliland’s capital. The Firefighters were having problems
Read More »
Posted on March 29, 2022 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio–Hundreds if not thousands of newborn babies are abandoned each year in Somaliland. Many women in Hargeisa, Somaliland’s
Read More »
Posted on August 22, 2021 by guban99
Defamation is a “false statement presented as a fact that causes injury or damage to the character of the person
Read More »
Posted on August 1, 2021 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio–Last May, Somaliland held the second legislative elections since 2005, to elect a new legislature. The results of
Read More »
Posted on February 7, 2021 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio—-On May 31, 2021, Somaliland will hold the second legislative elections since 2005, to elect new MP’s. However,
Read More »
Posted on January 2, 2021 by guban99
President Muse Bihi and his sycophant ministers seem to think that Djibouti dictator, Omar Guelleh, is our friend. But many
Read More »
Posted on December 25, 2020 by editor
Ethiopia is Sliding into a man-made Disaster. The tension between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), a group that misruled
Read More »
Posted on October 28, 2020 by guban99
This week, the Somaliland government suspended all UN operations in the country until further notice, according to a press release
Read More »
Posted on October 25, 2020 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio—This week, it was disgusting, appalling and ironic to watch Hersi Hassan, former Silanyo Chief Cabinet, talking about
Read More »
Posted on October 15, 2020 by guban99
Mr. Mohamud Hashi is a moron and hypocrite, who became rich by fleecing the Somaliland Civil Aviation Department. He was
Read More »
Posted on October 5, 2020 by guban99
Last week, a gruesome attack took place at a tire shop in south Hargeisa. The incident involved a member of
Read More »
Posted on September 27, 2020 by guban99
The time has come for Ahmed Muumin Seed, Agriculture Minister to go. The damage he has done to Somaliland Agriculture
Read More »
Posted on September 23, 2020 by guban99
This week, the Bihi administration has given permission for a Communist Chinese company known as Africa Agricultural Development to grow
Read More »
Posted on September 16, 2020 by guban99
The Bihi administration got it right for bringing to Somaliland, Trafigura Group Pte, the world’s second-biggest independent oil and industrial metals trader.
Read More »
Posted on August 24, 2020 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio—The last time Somaliland held legislative elections was in September 2005 since then two consecutive presidential elections took
Read More »
Posted on May 5, 2020 by guban99
This week, the Bihi administration cancelled the 30- year lease of Mr. Said Yusuf Duale, a sub- clan leader, and
Read More »
Posted on April 27, 2020 by guban99
During the first week of the holy month of Ramadan, the family and relatives of Mukhtar M. Ceelaabe from Gabiley
Read More »
Posted on April 26, 2020 by guban99
The communist Chinese government concealed the severity of the coronavirus outbreak; they were slow to share with the rest of
Read More »
Posted on January 17, 2020 by editor
I wrote this piece on August 17, 2016. Trump does not believe in the integrity of our electoral process by
Read More »
Posted on November 27, 2019 by guban99
The Wadani party is using a dispute over a member of the electoral commission as an excuse to not contest
Read More »
Posted on November 18, 2019 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio—The Horncable TV (HCTV), an independent TV station, is waging a smear campaign against the safety of the
Read More »
Posted on November 6, 2019 by guban99
This week, after a long absence from the political scene, Dr Gaboose, a physician turned politician, held a press conference
Read More »
Posted on October 29, 2019 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio—Since taking office, President Trump has taken tough actions on China’s trade abuses, but has kept blind eye
Read More »
Posted on October 3, 2019 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio—-The little dictator of the tiny African state Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh also known as IOG, is seeking
Read More »
Posted on September 21, 2019 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio—Somaliland education system has come from a long way since the civil war in 1980’s when all learning
Read More »
Posted on September 10, 2019 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio—It’s a very rare in a male dominated and poverty stricken Somaliland for women to move head and
Read More »
Posted on August 26, 2019 by guban99
Lewsi Center, Ohio—The time has come to stand up for Somaliland. President Bihi should not cave in the demands of
Read More »
Posted on July 24, 2019 by guban99
This week, Somaliland police arrested six councilors of the Gabiley district Council. They are being held at the headquarters of
Read More »
Posted on July 8, 2019 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio–Somaliland has a serious clan identity crisis.It was revealed during the 2017 presidential election result; some of the
Read More »
Posted on June 10, 2019 by guban99
After a long absence from the political scene, the Madasha group held a press briefing under a shaded tree somewhere
Read More »
Posted on June 4, 2019 by guban99
June 4, 2019 ️Eid Mubarak☪️Shawal 1,1440 It’s that time of the year when we celebrate Eid-al-fitr after the end of Ramadan—-a
Read More »
Posted on May 30, 2019 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio—This week, in a poorly shot video, Mr. Suleiman Ali aka Ramaah, the former Sahel region governor during
Read More »
Posted on May 19, 2019 by guban99
On a sunny Saturday on May 18, Somaliland people celebrated the 28th anniversary of our independence, with parades across the
Read More »
Posted on May 16, 2019 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio– Mr. Farhan Warfaa was a 17 year farmer when he was abducted. In December 1987, he and
Read More »
Posted on April 27, 2019 by guban99
Last week, a panel discussion was held in Hargeisa on whether to resume talks between Somaliland and Somalia. Inspire youth
Read More »
Posted on April 7, 2019 by guban99
This past Friday, a 28 years old Australian-born white supremacist mowed down 50 Muslim worshippers, including women and children at
Read More »
Posted on April 3, 2019 by guban99
This week, in a video shot in a low dim light room, a group of Arab sub-clan elders were advocating
Read More »
Posted on March 10, 2019 by guban99
On a rainy Wednesday in February, I was lucky enough to witness the naturalization ceremony for the newly minted American
Read More »
Posted on March 10, 2019 by guban99
President Donald Trump has declared his intent to withdraw US troops from Syria. He should also bring our troops out
Read More »
Posted on August 16, 2018 by guban99
Last weekend, Ethiopian defense forces clashed with the notorious para-military Liyu police in the Somali region of Ethiopia. The fighting
Read More »
Posted on August 14, 2018 by guban99
This week, President Bihi has issued a directive appointing a Blatant Somalia apologist, a denier of the war crimes that
Read More »
Posted on July 29, 2018 by guban99
Ethiopia is slowly moving in the right direction after the reformist PM Abiy Ahmed took power over 100 days ago.
Read More »
Posted on May 12, 2018 by guban99
The U.S. wastes blood and treasure propping up Somalia while denying its neighbor’s sovereign aspirations. Why? In 1991, following the
Read More »
Posted on March 13, 2018 by guban99
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is wrapping up a visit to Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria to talk with
Read More »
Posted on February 4, 2018 by guban99
The hit “Barbar” song has amassed over two million views since hitting youtube in December, but the lyrics of the song were
Read More »
Posted on January 20, 2018 by guban99
On January 15, 2016, Kenyans reacted with anger and horror at the news that al-Shabaab militants had attacked Kenyan
Read More »
Posted on January 5, 2018 by guban99
LEWIS CENTER, Ohio — In November, the voters of the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland in the volatile Horn of Africa region went
Read More »
Posted on December 26, 2017 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio–Last October, a member of the Puntland security forces shot Faiza Mohamed Abdi, 16, in the “pelvic area”
Read More »
Posted on November 23, 2017 by guban99
On Tuesday, after a long delay, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced that Muse Bihi won the 2017 Presidential election.
Read More »
Posted on November 18, 2017 by guban99
Last week, the voters of the Republic of Somaliland went to the polls to elect a new President. A preliminary
Read More »
Posted on November 2, 2017 by guban99
Lewis Center, Ohio–Monday, November 13, the voters of Somaliland will go to the polls to elect new leader. It will be
Read More »
Posted on April 9, 2017 by guban99
In January, the New York Times reported that the Trump transition team sent a four page series of questions to the State
Read More »
Posted on February 20, 2017 by guban99
Last week, the Somaliland Parliament approved a plan for the United Arab Emirates to establish a military base in Berbera
Read More »
Posted on February 14, 2017 by editor
The Horn of Africa region has been hit by one of its worst droughts in decades, affecting 20 million people. According
Read More »
Posted on January 29, 2017 by guban99
Last week, the Silanyo administration issued a decree banning the use of Mobile money transfer services for less than $100
Read More »
Posted on January 24, 2017 by editor
The Obama administration recently announced that the United States will appoint an ambassador to Somalia for the first time in two decades.
Read More »
Posted on January 10, 2017 by guban99
There is a serious concern among many Somalilanders about the upcoming election that is scheduled on March 27, 2017, because
Read More »
Posted on October 23, 2016 by guban99
The Somaliland voters will go to the polls to elect a new leader in March 2017. That leader must have
Read More »
Posted on October 12, 2016 by guban99
China is Africa’s leading business partner, with $220 billion trade, and the largest source of direct investment. While the trade
Read More »
Posted on September 10, 2016 by guban99
Last week, Secretary John Kerry met with the foreign ministers of East African nations in Kenya to discuss the fighting
Read More »
Posted on August 15, 2016 by editor
A U.S. financed para-military force known as the Liyu police are terrorizing the civilian population in the eastern Ethiopian Somali
Read More »
Posted on September 21, 2015 by editor
Next week, the ruling Kulmiye party will convene its national convention to choose the party’s 2017 presidential nominee. More than
Read More »
Posted on September 17, 2015 by editor
The worst refugee crisis since World War II is looming in Europe. The majority of these refugees are from conflict
Read More »
Posted on July 25, 2015 by editor
President Barack Obama’s trip to Africa this month includes a stop in Ethiopia, the first time a sitting U.S. president has
Read More »
Posted on June 27, 2015 by guban99
On June 17, Dylann Roof, 21 years old, white supremacist, killed nine African American men and women, in a bible
Read More »
Posted on August 19, 2014 by editor
By Ali Mohamed Lewis Center, Ohio—This week, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Ambassador Nicolas Kay, will
Read More »
Posted on March 13, 2012 by guban99
Last week, a group of elders representing the Sahel Communities ( Dan iyo Duco) raised objection the permit for Dahabshil
Read More »
