The 69-year-old president-elect will officially assume office on 13 December, with a reputation as a unifier and pragmatist.

A new president, a maritime deal with neighbouring Ethiopia, the election of Donald Trump in the United States: after several ...

Somalilandsun: The US government has committed to enhancing strategic relations with Somaliland that include regional security, advancing democracy, and strengthening areas of cooperation. This ...

Irro’ took over 60 percent of the vote having pledged to push efforts to gain international recognition for the region.

The Somaliland electoral commission announced Tuesday that opposition leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” defeated ...

An opposition leader won elections in Somaliland, casting doubt over whether the semi-autonomous region will honor a deal ...

Somalilandsun: The opposition leader  of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi – more popularly known as Irro – beat incumbent Muse Abdi Bihi with 64% of the vote in the 13 November polls. Irro ...

Somaliland's opposition leader has won the presidency of the breakaway region of Somalia, according to election results ...

The opposition leader of the self-declared republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, has won the territory’s ...

The territory's decades-long push for international recognition is likely to be a top priority when Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, popularly known as "Irro", takes office next month. His election ...

He is running against Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, known as "Irro,” of the Waddani party and Faisal Ali Warabe of the Justice and Development Party, or UCID. In an interview with VOA Somali ...

The main opposition Waddani party, by contrast, led by Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, who goes by the nickname ‘Irro’, argues that Bihi’s presidency has been marked by calamitous mismanagement, ...