Somaliland Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd'' is a ''de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still conside ...

is a democratic nation in the

Horn of Africa The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa.Robert Stock, ''Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation'', (The Guilford Press; 2004), ...

has endorsed the freedom of expression and free press since it declared its independence from

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

. According to Somaliland's

constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of Legal entity, entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When ...

and Somaliland media laws, defamation and libel are not criminal offenses; aggrieved parties may seek redress in civil courts.

History

The first Somali radio was Radio Kudu currently known

Radio Hargeisa Radio Hargeisa ( so, Radio Hargeysa, ar, راديو هرجيسا) is a Somaliland public service broadcaster, Its headquarters are at Ministry of Information, Hargeisa. History Established in 1943 in the former British Somaliland protectorat ...

, and still is the only radio that operates in Somaliland, Radio Hargeisa which founded in 1942, in the name of Radio Kudu was founded British colony when Somaliland took its independence from Britain on 26 June 1960, Radio Kudu was renamed to

and it became the state-owned media.

unified

to form "

Somali Republic The Somali Republic ( so, Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliyeed; it, Repubblica Somala; ar, الجمهورية الصومالية, Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmālīyyah) was a sovereign state composed of Somalia and Somaliland, following the unification o ...

" after nine years later,

was overthrown by the

military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

in 1969. during the military regime, there were no media outlets and media laws all media was governmental except

BBC Somali The BBC Somali Service is a BBC World Service radio station transmitted in the Somali language and based in Broadcasting House in West London and in Nairobi, where most of the radio and digital operations are based. Most of the listeners live in ...

. that time was darkness time of whole Somali media especially Somaliland's media.

Somaliland media status

Although there are many challenges facing Somaliland's media and journalists, Somaliland is considered one of the African countries who have very good status according to freedom house reports in recent years. Somaliland Freedom is Party free while its neighbors including

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

, and

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

are lower than Somaliland's status.

Televisions in Somaliland

*Typop Studios V*Cosmic Pop (Under the control of Typop Studios) ids Program*BigoBoo (Underway) ids Program*

Horn Cable Television Horn Cable TV (HCTV) is a Somali news-based private television channel. Overview Founded in 2003, Horn Cable TV broadcasts in Somali from its headquarters in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. The station also has studios in Mogadishu and Lond ...

. * SOMNEWS TV * Eryal TV. * Saab TV. * Bulsho TV. * Baddacas24 TV * Kalsan TV * True Cable Tv *

Somaliland National TV Somaliland National Television (SLNTV) is a Somali television channel. It is the official public service station of the government of Somaliland. Founded in 2005, it broadcasts from the country's capital of Hargeisa via terrestrial transmission, ...

. * Star TV. * Rayo TV. * Horyaal TV. * Codka barriga Africa - CBA TV * MM tv * Sahan TV

News Websites in Somaliland

* Oodweynenews.com * Somalilandpost.net * Berberanews.com * Somalilandsun.com * Somalilandchronicle.com * Qarannews.com * Gabiley.net * Boramanews.com * Arabsiyonews.com * Somtribune.com * Hargeisapress.com *tynews.net

Newspapers in Somaliland

Media Organizations in Somaliland

Somaliland Journalists Association " SOLJA "is the most popular Non- Governmental organization which advocates Somaliland's media freedom and journalists but there are many other media organization whose job is to promote the freedom of the press and journalists. below list contains the media organizations operate in Somaliland. # SOLJA- Somaliland Journalists Association. # WIJA - Women in Journalists Association. # SIJA - Somaliland Independent Journalists Association. # SOMJA - Somaliland Online Media and Journalists Academy.

References

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