Somaliland suspends BBC for 'undermining the state
Staff and visitors walk outside the headquarters of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in central London on July 19, 2017. PHOTO | DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS | AFP
Authorities in Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, on Tuesday suspended the operations of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), accusing the broadcaster of "undermining the credibility of the Somaliland state."
Information minister Saleban Yusuf Ali Kore told a press conference in the northwestern region's capital Hargeisa that "the BBC failed to recognise Somaliland as a democratic country that has stood on its feet for 30 years."
