By M.A. Egge
The BBC Somali service has yet again opted to tarnish the image of the Republic of Somaliland in its constant maliciously distortive ways of misinformation to misconstrue issues about Somaliland.
The Somali language branch of the BBC has been in the habit of spreading fake news about the Republic of Somaliland for a long time, despite having been always cautioned against such tendencies hence warned on different occasions to refrain from its propaganda against the Republic of Somaliland.
A statement published on the website of the Somaliland Ministry of Information said that it was surprising that the BBC Somali radio station on Thursday published an article on its Facebook page about the decline in monetary power and the economy of Somalia, especially in Mogadishu, while deliberately placing a photo of Somaliland national currency to vouch for the story instead of that of Somalia.
The picture used by the BBC for the said article is one of the money changers in the center of the Hargeisa market who are actively going about their money exchange duties.
Ironically, the photo of the Somaliland currency and the money changer was taken by the AFP news agency in the past when it reported on the safety of Somaliland and money in the market in Hargeisa.
As reported by the Somaliland news agency SOLNA, the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Somaliland will take action against the Somali language branch of the BBC that has committed media crimes against the nation repeatedly.
The large number of patriotism depicted by the people in scoffing at the article on the page that it was published in deserves praise.
