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In Somalia the ecosystem is balanced by different species, including pests and rodents. However, these bugs and rodents sometimes enter the territory where they do not belong naturally; your houses. As a result, they are the carriers of many infectious diseases and severely damage your property. According to an estimate by National Pest Management Association (NSPA), these pests inflict a loss of around...

Among the best actions that were undertaken, the pacific elections of February 2017 determined the new president and a federal parliament were women and young people are better represented; several autonomous states were also created. The main economic action is the elaboration of the first National Plan of Development (2017-2019) that gives the priorities for reconstruction and economic development....

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) plans to block social media from Monday until the election results are announced to avoid the spread of fake news and rumours. The Somaliland Human Right Centre submitted a petition to the court to stop the move. The court ruling is expected by Monday before the opening of the polls. Somaliland decided to block social media after other countries such as Uganda,...

Hargeisa, capital of Somaliland may not have the feel of a capital city. Direct flights to and from Dubai, Addis and Nairobi give the city a transnational centre image. Its highland valley is covered with houses of an estimated 760,000 over 75 square kilometres. Somaliland joined with Somalia in 1960 and then it broke away from it in 1991 following the descent of the republic into chaos and civil...

In 1991 after rebels removed Dictator Siad Barre from power, a series of clans, warlords and ultimately al-Shabaab took power. Up to 1.5 million Somalis died because of the conflicts and an estimated 2.5 million were displaced with about 1 million leaving the country. The country became famous all over the world for piracy, kidnapping, terror attacks and famines. The country did not exist anymore as a...

The country club in Mogadishu, a cross between a palace, a fortress and a wooden shack, is a refuge for high-ranking government officials, business people and the city’s wealthy. Fifty guests seated at a long table with bowls of camel stew, goat meat, lobster and swordfish, were enjoying their lunch when the war stroke at the country club. A van full of explosive detonated in front of the gate...