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

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

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Presidential candidate Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, center, casts ...

In Somaliland's recent election, opposition leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the Waddani Party won over 50% of the vote ...

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

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, Waddani’s leader, who goes by the nickname ‘Irro’, won around 64% of the votes, far ahead of ...

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro has been elected the new president of the breakaway region of Somalia, Somaliland, beating ...

Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs congratulated President-elect Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi-Irro on winning the ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland won last week’s election, the ...

Voters in Somaliland went to the polls on Wednesday amid the growing possibility of the region being recognized as an ...

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 ...