The authorities in Somaliland have officially banned the privately-owned television channel, Kalsan TV, which is based in London but has offices within the country.
The ban was announced by the minister of information, Abdullahi Mohamed Dahir, who said the satellite channel did not have the necessary broadcasting licence.
Kalsan's management and journalists believe the ban was prompted by a recent TV debate and by official irritation at the way in which the channel's presenters refer to the "Somaliland administration" rather than the "Somaliland government".
(Somaliland is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia rather than as an independent state).
Two weeks ago a Kalsan TV reporter, Liban Abdullahi Farah, was shot and killed by three gunmen.
Source: IFEX
