media landscape guide about Somalia - Internews

Geeska Afrika is published six times a week in Hargeisa and prints between700 and 1,000 copies per day.The newspaper, which was founded in 2006, is considered largely impartial.It has reporters in all of Somaliland’s main towns.Like most of Somaliland’s newspapers, it concentrates mainly on local politics,although it also features human interest stories and entertainment.Its readership is largely young and urban.It has a sister English language paper, The Horn Tribune, which comes outonce a week.Geeska Afrika a substantial Somali language news website which is updatedfairly regularlyOwner and Editor - Mohamed Husein RambowMob: +252 2 442 32 32Email: editor@geeska.netgeeska2006@yahoo.comAddress: Main road, near Daalo building, central Hargeisa, Somaliland.Waheen www.waaheen.comThis pro-opposition daily frequently criticises the government of Somaliland.Its editor was jailed in early 2011.Waheen is published in Hargeisa six days per week and sells between 700-1000 copies per issue.It has a popular online radio service with links to BBC and VOA Somaliservice programmes on its website.The newspaper was founded in 2007. It is owned by Dr Ahmed Hussein Isse.Editor - Mohamud Abdi Jama HutoTel: + 252 2 419 42 00Email: waaheen001@hotmail.comAddress: Sha’ab Area, Near CID Building, Hargeisa, Somaliland.Ogaal News66