International partners observing Somaliland's presidential election commended the National Electoral Commission (NEC) "for conducting a transparent voter registration and candidate nomination process, ...

This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “The world’s next country?” ...

However, this election occurs in a climate of heightened tension. Outgoing President Muse Bihi Abdi faces a challenging ...

Voters in Somaliland gathered at polling stations on Wednesday for ... Central to their platforms is a proposed deal granting Ethiopia coastal access in exchange for diplomatic support, a move ...

In a sign of warming ties, Egyptian and Turkish officials have met to discuss the situation in the Horn of Africa amid ...

The stability in the Horn of Africa is increasingly threatened by the raging war in Sudan and growing tensions between ...

Somaliland voters participated in a presidential election as the region aims for international recognition. The strategic ...

Voters in Somaliland head to the polls on Wednesday to choose a president at a time when the breakaway Somali region sees ...

HARGEISA, Somalia - Long queues were witnessed in several polling stations across the breakaway region of Somaliland, with ...

It takes place against the backdrop of flaring tensions with Somalia’s federal government over a deal that will allow ...

Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, holds a presidential election on Wednesday at a time of diplomatic tensions in the ...

Somaliland, the de facto independent state, has been at the centre of a year-long regional storm with Ethiopia. As voting ...