Ahmed Kheyre
Ahmed Kheyre is an independent journalist from Somaliland.
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November 20, 2009
HARGEISA-SOMALILAND - The Somaliland Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Abdillahi Ismail Ali welcomed Dr. Linda Richter, Executive Director for Child, Youth, Family and Social Development, UNICEF, at Berbera International Airport. Dr. Richter and her delegation paid a short visit Somaliland to inspect an...
November 07, 2009
LAS ANOD,SOMALILAND A roadside bomb killed one military official and wounded four others last week in the eastern town of Las Anod. Mr. Osman Yusuf, the commander of Somalilandīs 12th infantry division was the intended target, he was killed instantly.
Four others were injured, two military per...
November 02, 2009
The late Colonel Osman Yusuf Nur who lost his life in a terrorist attack in Las Anod on Sunday, November 1st was a fighter against terrorism. Col. Osman Yusuf died doing his job, a brave man, he went to investigate the first blast and was subsequently killed in a second blast orchestrated by cowards...
October 28, 2009
News Digest in English of the week's events in Somaliland
October 25, 2009
Every single peaceful and progressive day in Somaliland is a step towards de-jure recognition.
Every issue resolved peacefully through the winning formula of dialogue, discussion and consensus in Somaliland is another step toward international recognition and away from mayhem and anarchy.
Som...
September 28, 2009
The Somaliland House of Elders recent endeavour to resolve the political stalemate regarding the forthcoming Presidential elections has met with some success.
After an all night session, 77 members of the House of Elders voted to extend the mandate of the incumbent President, Mr.Dahir Rayale Kahi...
September 12, 2009
Somaliland: Time To Reconcile The Nation
No one can defend what occurred in Somaliland today, and it appears that matters are getting out of hand. But, where there is hope, there is always opportunity.
I have often lauded Somalilandīs winning formula of dialogue, discussion and consensus, a...
September 10, 2009
Reading about the visit of the UN envoy to Somaliland and Somalia's visit to Hargeisa made me laugh. This same gentlemen wouldn't even give Somaliland the time of day in more settled days, and now he wants to wedge himself in a place where he is not wanted, respected or needed.
This typical of t...
September 08, 2009
So, there was a scuffle at the Somaliland parliament recently as a result of a motion to impeach the incumbent president. The motion was not debated, but according to a parliamentary legal advisor, the motion itself is legal and should be debated.
Some media, such as the BBC News described it as...
August 31, 2009
Talk about a load of clap-trap, a recent article in a certain anti-Somaliland website, funded by pirate ransom money states that Somaliland should re-consider viewing a changing Somalia. What changing Somalia? Why should the people of Somaliland even contemplate such a ludicrous proposition?
It i...
August 29, 2009
There have been some scurrilous reports from certain journalistically bankrupt websites that Somalilandīs "armed forces" have seized the Somaliland parliament. According to one particular website, that only a few days ago reported the false news that the Somaliland President, Mr. Kahin had sacked h...
August 26, 2009
A few days ago a colleague of mine mentioned that he had seen some interesting articles on Somaliland. I was somewhat taken aback because this fellowīs political interest didnīt seem to extend to Somaliland, or even international affairs for that matter. Donīt get me wrong, he is a well-read, intell...
July 13, 2009
According to some recent articles, quoted from a report from Human Rights Watch presented in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, "cautions that Somaliland is at a crucial juncture after an unlikely recent history of democratic progress and relative stability in the Horn of Africa. Somaliland is in...
April 06, 2009
Recently, whilst listening to Radio Hargeisa (now available across the Horn of Africa and elsewhere), and watching Somaliland television channels on satellite, I couldn't help but marvel at the progress of Somaliland. Here is a poor nation, as yet without international recognition, striving to achie...
January 09, 2009
It is quite clear that the international community are satisfied with the successful and peaceful completion of the Somaliland voter registration programme.
Both the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) from the United States of America, along with...
January 03, 2009
The Somaliland National Elections Commission has recently commenced the voter registration drive for the 2009 Presidential and local assembliesī elections briefly postponed as the result of the October 29th terrorist attacks in Hargeisa.
The voter registration programmed funded in part by the So...
December 09, 2008
As Somaliland gears up for the 2009 Presidential and local assembly elections with the resumption of the voter registration programme after the recent terrorist attacks it seems to be good time to review the last partliamentary elections in 2005.
The following is an Angus Reid Global scan from 20...
November 22, 2008
Earlier this year, the Somaliland House of Representatives approved the 2008 annual budget. A remarkable achievement for an unrecognized nation, this budget will see an increase of 27% from the 2007 budget. It would appear that the Somaliland Ministry of Finance is steadily increasing revenue whil...
October 29, 2008
The people of Somaliland stand firm against terrorism. Somaliland is strong enough to withstand the attacks of terrorism and defeat it with support of all the democratic nations of the world.
Somalilandīs struggle for sovereignty has seen the nation through many difficult times, and strength o...
July 19, 2008
In Somaliland, the recent political discourses have been lately focused on how to combat the increase in global prices? How to implement the voter registration drive for the upcoming Presidential elections? How to increase diplomatic and trade initiatives? How to maintain the peace and stability of ...
July 08, 2008
Somaliland is a democracy, and in a democracy people have the right to voice their opposition to any issue by using any means available, as long as, these opponents obey the law of the country and refrain from violence.
The recent demonstration in Hargeisa which unfortunately led to the deaths of...
July 07, 2008
Somaliland has overcome many hurdles since reclaiming its sovereignty within the international recognised borders of the Republic of Somaliland on the 26th of June, 1960 and will no doubt continue on its path to democracy and good governance.
Yet, there are those, growing fewer with each passin...
June 06, 2008
Recently, the Somaliland House of Representatives approved the 2008 annual budget. A remarkable achievement for an unrecognised nation, this budget will see an increase of 27% from the 2007 budget. It would appear that the Somaliland Ministry of Finance is steadily increasing revenue whilst at the s...
June 03, 2008
A recent article in the American Chronicle attempted to portray Somaliland in a negative light. This is a forum for free speech and thought, however, it is imperative for these opinions to have some credibility otherwise they tend to appear uninformed and fabricated. Perhaps those who oppose Somalil...
May 30, 2008
The British tv network, Channel 4, recently aired a programme on the dire situation in Somalia. The programme entitled "Dispatches: Warlordīs Next Door", is at times horrifying, heartrending and unintentionally farcical.
In the programme, the reporter Aidan Hartley reveals how key politicians a...
May 27, 2008
According to reliable sources, including Qarannews.com a humanitarian donation of equipment including vehicles, machinery and food from the United Arab Emirates Red Crescent society recently arrived at the port of Berbera.
The donations comes after the President of Somaliland, Mudane Dahir Rayale...
May 21, 2008
Somaliland recently celebrated its 17th anniversary the reclamation of sovereignty in 1991. Somalilanders both at home and abroad celebrated this anniversary with their customary pageantry and verve.
The people of Somaliland had another reason to celebrate, by once again displaying a level of p...
May 14, 2008
Somaliland has nothing to fear from the pen. A nation based on democracy welcomes free speech and thought. However, the ramblings of a person who has never been there, without a relationship to Somaliland cannot damage its reputation as "Africa's best kept secret" with lies and fabrication. I strong...