Skip to content
  • +491637286573 +254742803324
  • info@cradior.com
  • Stöckachstrasse, 16a 70190 Stuttgart Germany
RADIO R

RADIO R

Your home of African Music

  • Home
  • About R FM
  • News
  • Watch Live
  • Articles
  • Podcasts
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Program
  • Contact Us
  • Live Radio
  • Register
  • Events
  • Toggle search form
  • BRICS admits six new members as bloc seeks bigger say in global affairs News
  • Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been Impeached News
  • Ethiopia Ushers in the New Year 2017 News
  • A Plane Carrying Malawi Vice President Goes Missing News
  • Willis Raburu talks of the day he wanted to end his life News
  • Manchester United Thrashes Leicester City 3-0 in the Premier League News
  • Five People Killed in Baringo Landslide News
  • MoH Confirms Two New Cases of Mpox in Makueni and Kajiado Counties News

Somaliland Hold Votes as Quest for Recognition Gathers Space

Posted on November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 By Naomy Mbaka No Comments on Somaliland Hold Votes as Quest for Recognition Gathers Space

Voters in Somaliland flocked to the polls on Wednesday to choose a president at a time when the breakaway Somali region sees international recognition within reach after three decades of de facto self-rule.


Somaliland, which occupies a strategic location at the juncture of the Indian Ocean and Red Sea, declared independence from the Mogadishu government in 1991.


It has not been recognised by any country, restricting access to international finance and the ability of its six million people to travel.

The Hargeisa government is hoping to soon finalise a preliminary deal signed in January with landlocked Ethiopia that would grant Addis Ababa a strip of land on the coast in exchange for diplomatic recognition.


Hargeisa is also hopeful U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will be favourable to its cause.


President Muse Bihi Abdi, in power since 2017, is standing for re-election against the main opposition party’s candidate, Abdirahman Cirro.

The vote was originally scheduled for 2022, but lawmakers opted to extend Bihi’s term by two years.

“We pray to Allah to make the election take place democratically and peacefully and as usual a peaceful transfer of power in peace,” Bihi told reporters after casting his vote.


Video footage broadcast by state-owned television showed voters, including women in brightly coloured headscarves, lining up in towns across the region waiting their turn to cast their ballots.


Most polling stations closed at 6 p.m. (1500 GMT) without reports of major problems, although some stayed open longer after starting late.

Post Views: 379
News

Post navigation

Previous Post: At least 10 People Killed in a Road Accident after a Tanker Hit Two Matatus along Kisumu-Kakamega Road
Next Post: Man Stabbed by Lover Seven Times using a Pair of Scissors in Busia

More Related Articles

Trump Threatens 200% Tariff Hike on China Over Rare-Earth Magnet Supply News
Salva Kiir Faces Nepotism Backlash After Appointing Daughter to Senior Government Role News
Somalia’s President and Opposition Leaders Reach Historic Election Agreement Articles
Khartoum Residents Return to a City in Ruins After Years of Fighting Articles
UK Government Targets Immigration Backlog of 51,000 Cases Articles
South Africa Vows to Sustain HIV Program Despite $427M U.S. Funding Withdrawal Articles

Related Posts

  • Speaker Moses Wetangula Gazettes Kithure Kindiki as New Deputy President Despite Court Order News
  • More than 1,300 People have Died During Hajj Pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia News
  • Five People Die in A Road Accident along Murang’a- Kenol road News
  • South Africa Parliament Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula Resigns. News
  • MoH Confirms another Case of Mpox in Nakuru Raising Total Count to 9 News
  • Four Killed and Several Injured As Car Rally Crashes into Spectators. News

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

  • Kenya:Six Bodies Missing after Boat Capsized in Lake Baringo Have Been Found. News
  • PS Njogu Feted with a Special Diplomacy Award at the IRSK Annual Conference 2024 News
  • Actress Dorea Chege and Dj Dibul Announce they are Expectant News
  • Martha Karua:President William Ruto Should Respect Former President Uhuru Kenyatta. News
  • Six-Time World Champion Marc Marquez to join Ducati in 2025 Sports
  • Thousands Gather to Mourn 21 Students Killed by Fire News
  • Kenya Fined Sh6.5 Million by CAF Over Kasarani Security Breaches Articles
  • Kericho Governor Erick Mutai Survives Impeachment News

Copyright © 2023 RADIO R. || Designed & Developed by AATA