Somaliland

Though unrecognised by the international community, the country benefits from a strong social contract between government and citizens DROP a pin on a map of eastern Africa and chances are it will not land on a healthy democracy. Somalia and South Sudan are failed states....

Election fever grips Somaliland ahead of a tense leadership challenge. by Kate Stanworth High spirits and a celebratory atmosphere have characterised the political campaign rallies in the run-up to a long-awaited presidential election in the self-declared state of Somaliland, which is due to take place on...

by Megan Iacobini de Fazio One evening in October, the three presidential candidates in Somaliland's elections sat backstage in one of Hargeisa's best hotels, listening to a briefing about the televised debate they were about to take part in. No talk of clan or personality, they...

Exclusive Interview -Horndiplomat's Mohamed Duale and Khadar Mariano conducts an interview with Conrad Heine, Media Coordinator, International Election Observation Mission to Somaliland Presidential Election. Conrad discusses observation mission, selection process of the international observing members. Below are the excerpts of the Interview. Horndiplomat: Could you please introduce...

Self-declared state set for third smooth presidential poll but economy still fragile John Aglionby, east Africa Correspondent When Somaliland elects its new president on Monday voters will be engaging in a rare event for east Africa: a ballot that is expected to be free, fair and credible. The incumbent...

by Megan Iacobini de Fazio After a seven-year wait, Somaliland will go to the polls to elect a new leader. Here are five things you need to know: Why is this election important? Somalilanders will finally be choosing their new president on November 13 after inadequate funding,...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland Foreign Minister Dr.Saad Ali Shire Address the nation on the eve of the Presidential Election.

Horndiplomat Editorial Horndiplomat-Somaliland has been achieving milestones and progressing fast in the realm of democracy since its declared independence in 1991 and the successive presidential elections held in Somaliland are the best examples of the progress and democratization of Somaliland. After the declaration of the independence...

The self-proclaimed state of Somaliland will vote for a new president on Monday, hoping to continue a series of democratic transitions of power that sets it apart from its troubled neighbour Somalia. The northern territory, which is more tribally homogenous and stable than the rest...

2017 has most certainly been an eventful year for the self-declared nation of Somaliland. From battling with severe drought which had extinguished the lives of more than half of the country’s livestock (an estimate of over 8 million heads). Along with numerous human lives...