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 Waddani Party received close to 64 percent of the vote,

Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs congratulated President-elect Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi-Irro on winning the Presidential election in Somaliland. “On behalf of the People and Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,

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 the vote to become Somaliland’s sixth president since it broke away from Somalia in 1991.

Finnish citizen Abdirahman 'Cirro' Mohamed Abdullahi won Somaliland's presidential election last week, AP and Reuters reported on Tuesday following an announcement by the electoral commission. Cirro won the election by a clear margin,

An opposition leader won elections in Somaliland, casting doubt over whether the semi-autonomous region will honor a deal that will enable Ethiopia to build a military base on its coast on the Gulf of Aden.

An opposition leader won elections in the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland, beating incumbent President Muse Bihi Abdi.