2023 in Somaliland explained

Events in the year 2023 in Somaliland.

Incumbents

• President: Muse Bihi Abdi
• Vice President: Abdirahman Saylici
• Speaker of the House: Abdirisak Khalif
• Chairman of Elders: Suleiman Mohamoud Adan
• Chief Justice: Adan Haji Ali
• Minister of Foreign Affairs: Essa Kayd

Events

Ongoing – Somali Civil War (2009–present); COVID-19 pandemic in Somaliland

January

• 2 January – Protests continue for a fifth day in Las Anod, Somaliland, with protesters demanding that the city be governed by Puntland instead of by Somaliland. Twenty people are killed in clashes between protestors and security forces.^[1]
• 6 February – At least 34 people are killed after clashes occur in Laascaanood, Sool.^[2]

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• Al-Shabaab (militant group)
• 2023 in Somalia
• 2023 in East Africa

External links

Additional information about Berbera Port

• Traders Await Trade Deal Between Somaliland, Ethiopia to Use Berbera Port
• Waiting for Ethiopia: Berbera port upgrade raises Somaliland's hopes for trade

Notes and References

1. Web site: Africanews Deadly clashes between protesters and security forces in Somaliland . 2023-01-03 . Africanews . 2 January 2023 . en.
2. News: 2023-02-06 . At least 34 killed in Somaliland clashes - medics . en . Reuters . 2023-02-06.