- Six suspects have been detained in connection with Wednesday's bomb explosion on the parliament building of the breakaway Somaliland in the capital Hargeisa.
This is the third bomb explosion to hit Hargeisa in two weeks. A Somalilan minister has recently become a target of grenade attack.
Despite reducing one of the parliament's offices to rubbles, no single person was reported killed or injured by the blast.
The country's Interior Minister, Abdullahi Ismail accused the militants of Kulmiye opposition party. But the party denied the allegations, describing them as "baseless and groundless."
The blast reportedly exploded soon after lawmakers concluded a stormy debate on a bill that sought to extend the president Dahir Riyale's term of office when it expires in May this year.
President intended to push Somaliland's presidential polls to October to allow the completion of the voter registration process.
afrol News - It is called "financial inclusion", and it is a key government policy in Rwanda. The goal is that, by 2020, 90 percent of the population is to have and actively use bank accounts. And in only four years, financial inclusion has doubled in Rwanda.
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afrol News - Fear is spreading all over West Africa after the health ministry in Guinea confirmed the first Ebola outbreak in this part of Africa. According to official numbers, at least 86 are infected and 59 are dead as a result of this very contagious disease.
afrol News - It is already a crime being homosexual in Ethiopia, but parliament is now making sure the anti-gay laws will be applied in practical life. No pardoning of gays will be allowed in future, but activist fear this only is a signal of further repression being prepared.
afrol News / Africa Renewal - Ethiopia's ambitious plan to build a US$ 4.2 billion dam in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, 40 km from its border with Sudan, is expected to provide 6,000 megawatts of electricity, enough for its population plus some excess it can sell to neighbouring countries.
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