Somaliland Was Only a Country for 5 Days
by Ken JenningsApril 10, 2017
Today, the unrecognized Somaliland is governed from Hargeisa (pictured) with its own police force, currency, president, and parliament.
In this week's Maphead, Ken Jennings explores a country that existed for just five days or for 50 years, depending on who you...
Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital and Orders U.S. Embassy to Move
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, reversing nearly seven decades of American foreign policy and setting in motion a plan to move the United States Embassy from Tel Aviv to the fiercely contested Holy City.
“Today we...
Cardiff University develops research collaborations with Somaliland
By:Cardiff University
Academics from Cardiff University are visiting Somaliland to develop research collaborations on some of the country’s most pressing issues.
The Cardiff-Somaliland Working Group was set up to forge closer links between members of the Somaliland community in the city, academic staff and the Government...
China:The richest village in China is one of the most mysterious places on earth
The citizens of this 240-acre "communist utopia" are very wealthy but aren't allowed to speak to the press.
Eritrean delegation to visit Addis Ababa after Ethiopian olive branch
A delegation from Eritrea will arrive in Addis Ababa this week as Ethiopia's prime minister appears ready to resolve one of Africa's most intractable military stand-offs.
Eritrea fought a border war with its larger neighbour in 1998-2000 that killed about 70,000 people, and disputes still...
A report about the preparation of the 2022 Somaliland elections
By:CPA
The upcoming elections are very crucial for Somaliland’s democratization process. Somaliland succeeded in the first phase of the democratization process, but extensions and overstaying offices affected the second and third phases of Somaliland’s democratization process. In the upcoming year of 2022, it is scheduled...
Brexit offers opportunities for Africans
By:Dahabshiil chief executive officer Abdirashid Duale
As the transition period between the United Kingdom and the European Union comes to an end on December 31, 2020, Africa will be watching keenly on the opportunities and challenges that will come in the post Brexit era.
According to...
US Urges Donors to Give Far More as Somalia Faces Famine
By:Associated Press
The first U.S. Cabinet member to visit Somalia since 2015 urged the world's distracted donors Sunday to give immediate help to a country facing deadly famine, which she calls "the ultimate failure of the international community."
Britain, U.S. sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east
By Robin Emmott and Phil Stewart | BRUSSELS
Britain said on Wednesday it will send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops, tanks and artillery to Poland in NATO's biggest military build-up on Russia's borders since the Cold War.
Germany, Canada...
Somaliland: Migrants Pick Up Their Lives Again After Libya Captivity, Ordeal
BY: IOM
Hargeisa, Somaliland, 5 June 2023 – Each year, countless men, women, and children embark on treacherous journeys through the Horn of Africa, traveling along migratory routes in hopes of reaching Europe or the Middle East. These...
