Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland is criticizing changes made by the federal parliament to the country’s provisional constitution and announced it is withdrawing recognition for ...

NAIROBI, KENYA — Authorities in Somalia’s Puntland region this week banned the illegal entry of foreigners and ordered telecom companies to deactivate SIM cards linked to undocumented people ...

Somalia’s arid, semi-autonomous Puntland region has been having a lively couple of months recently due to hotly contested elections. On Wednesday, the country’s northeastern region will select ...

BOSASO, March 31 (Reuters) - Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland said on Sunday it has withdrawn from the country's federal system and will govern itself independently until constitutional ...

Somalia's northeastern Puntland region said Monday it had cut all relations with the central government in Mogadishu, raising the prospect of further fractures to the already war-torn nation.

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 3 April 2024 Puntland, an arid region of north-east Somalia, declared itself an autonomous state in August 1998, in part to avoid the ...

The verdict in a gang-rape case of two teenage girls in Puntland, Somalia is a landmark, but will the verdict change the attitude towards rape? CNN values your feedback 1.

Security forces in Somalia's Puntland State say they have seized a boat carrying illegal military supplies, just days after the US launched an air strike targeting ISIS hideouts in the region.

Ten days before the world celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8, the brutal rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Puntland, Somalia sparked protests across the country and outrage ...

Puntland, an arid region of north-east Somalia, declared itself an autonomous state in August 1998, in part to avoid the clan warfare engulfing southern Somalia. Despite its relative stability ...