News Somalia Sool: Somalia: Puntland rejects Farmajo’s committee for Somaliland talks
The self-declared republic of Somaliland and Puntland are locked in a standoff over Sool and Sanaag regions, leading to deadly clashes since 2018 after both sides massed soldiers in the contested ...
News Somalia Sool: Journalist Who Returned to Native Somalia to Help Locals Killed in Hotel Attack
Abdikarim Olol contributed to this story from Las Anod. WASHINGTON / LAS ANOD, SOMALIA - Among the 26 people killed at a hotel following a terrorist attack in southern Somalia Friday was Hodan Nalayeh, a television journalist who returned from the diaspora to help locals build a better life. She was achieving her goals until al-Shabab militants gunned her down. FILE - Soldiers patrol the seaport in Somalia's southern port city of Kismayo, November 29, 2012.Nalayeh was trying to change the narrative of reporting about Somalia, which she considered “mostly negative,” according to Siad Ali, the
News Somalia Sool: Somalia: UN Envoy Decries Tensions Between Somaliland and Puntland
The UN top envoy in Somalia has decried the tensions between Somaliland and Puntland over the Sool and Sanaag regions. James Swan, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia ...
News Somalia Sool: Somalia: UN Envoy Decries Tensions Between Regional States in Somalia
... in Somalia on Monday visited Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland where he discussed the ongoing tensions between Somaliland and Puntland over the Sool and Sanaag regions. James Swan ...
News Somalia Sool: Somaliland gets the red carpet
“Does Somalia plan to sever relations with the other ... especially given that it is battling its own secessionist movement in the Sool and Sanaag regions. For now, Somaliland’s dream of ...
News Somalia Sool: Somaliland: providing cash to people displaced by conflict and drought
Somalia has experienced recurring droughts since 2015. Four consecutive failed rainy seasons have resulted in loss of livestock and food insecurity. "We are very worried about the security situation ...
News Somalia Sool: Humanitarian funds release US$45.7 million for life-saving assistance in Somalia
and water and sanitation and hygiene programmes in Sool, Sanaag and Bari regions. The $33.7 million SHF allocation will scale up protection, education and shelter support in northern Somalia, and ...
News Somalia Sool: Somalia: The ICRC is still committed to Somalia
The ICRC also provided cash grants to 18,000 people who were displaced by clan violence in Las Anod district (Sool region). 2. Why did the ICRC decide to reduce its activities in Somalia? Last year ...
News Somalia Sool: Somalia Humanitarian Fund Annual Report 2018
Inter-clan conflict in Sool and the fighting in Lower Shabelle ... While that was less than in early 2018 (5.2 million), Somalia remained one of the most complex and long-standing humanitarian ...