The Rebirth Of Somaliland (10): The Gezira Beach Atrocity (The Massacre Of The Northern Youth)
In the late 1980s, people of Somaliland origin living in the south (Somalia) especially in Mogadishu were mostly civil servants, businessmen, traders, students etc. They were often subjected to subjugation, discrimination and harassment as they were alleged to belong to the SNM or have...
Port of Berbera in Somaliland shows the true value of doing over dithering
By: John Steenhuisen writes
A visit to the Port of Berbera on the coast of Somaliland is certainly not for the faint hearted. It is blistering hot in summer with temperatures that regularly breach the forties, a journey made more challenging by the occasional camel...
Somaliland and Covid 19: Government Response and Socio-Economic impact
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the infection of this outbreak was first reported in December of 2019 in Wuhan – the seventh largest city of china. This contagious disease infected thousands of people of the globe. The World Health Organization...
Op-Ed: The Growing Geopolitical Importance of Somaliland and the Zero Sum Game Players’ Dilemma
By: Abdifatah Ahmed Hurre
In the mid-2020, Somaliland, a democratic de facto state in the Horn of Africa hosted an influx of diplomats from Africa and beyond with long-standing territorial integrity claims, resource-based conflicts, and other strategic interests to one another. Among were representatives from...
Somaliland: Dr Bulhan’s Proposal Merits Consideration
Dr Hussein Bulhan's proposal fails a test of coherence but it could nudge Somalia-Somaliland talks towards a timely breakthrough, writes Liban Ahmad
Dr Hussein Bulhan, the President and Founder of Fanon University in Hargeisa views two-state solution as the route through whichSomaliland can secure recognition. Professor Bulhan attended Heritage Institute of Public...
Somaliland Women’s Political Participation Will Increase Citizens’ Confidence in Democracy
Women are part of our society and their political engagement is invaluable. Building women’s and men’s equal participation in governance procedures is very important for sustaining inclusive and effective governance in Somaliland. As a developing society, it is very essential to recognize that women...
Forgotten groups of Somaliland
Gaboye, Tumaal and Yibir together form a cluster of the occupationally segregated group. Gaboye used to perform a range of activities such as leather-working, shoe-making, pottery(if female), hunting and traditional healing, the Yibir described as wandering sorcerers and leather worker. Tumaal is associated with...
Somaliland Future Governance and Democracy Institutional building- Constitution
By: Abdisamad H. Mohamed, Researcher and Governance Scholar
Abstract
Unrecognized country for two decades in the Horn of Africa, the international donor helps to Somalia primarily focused on improving the security situation and the provision of humanitarian aid, the Self-declared Republic of Somaliland, though not...
An open letter to the Security Council, the African Union, the European Union and IGAD
We, concerned Somaliland communities in Europe, want to draw your attention to the escalating tension between Somaliland and Somalia. We are concerned because the fledgling authority of Somalia has recently upped its expansionist policy to forcefully bring Somaliland back into the fold of the...
Youth and Somaliland Presidential Election: The desperacy for change and the dilemma of the Clan
Somaliland is virtually a young nation not because of the 26 years since it has reclaimed its independence from Somalia after 31 years of a failed union, but given the fact that approximately 70% of its population is under the age of 30.
The youth...
