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

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the main opposition Waddani Party received more than 50% of the votes, defeating President ...

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, leader of Somaliland’s opposition, has been elected president of the breakaway region of Somalia, according to reports. Abdullahi – also known as Irro – of the ...

The opposition leader of the self-declared republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, has won the territory’s presidential election. More popularly known as Irro, he won with 64% of ...

In the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, newly-elected president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, commonly known as Irro, called for unity as his supporters celebrated in the streets following ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Cooperation with Somaliland will continue under newly-elected President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, Wang Wen-Lin (王文麟), a counselor in Taiwan foreign ministry’s Department of ...

The opposition’s win in Somaliland’s election could help the breakaway state cement its place as a democratic state in a ...

The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland won last week’s election, the electoral commission has said. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the main opposition Waddani Party ...