Women business’ access to finance in Somaliland
Despite financial institutions knowing women business owners have lower default rates than men, financial services are not designed to serve them. While half of urban female business owners are aware of the financial service offers, fewer than 10% have applied for a loan and...
Joint statement on Somaliland Parliamentary and Local Council Elections
International partners congratulate the people of Somaliland, political parties, the National Electoral Commission and other government institutions on the successful conduct of the 2021 parliamentary and local council elections and on electoral security arrangements. Through these elections, the people of Somaliland have demonstrated a...
Brenthurst Foundation: Free and Fair Elections in Somaliland
By:Brenthurst Foundation
Members of The Brenthurst Foundation’s Somaliland Election Monitoring Mission visited Somaliland between 26 May and 2 June 2021 to monitor Parliamentary and Local Government elections on 31 May 2021 at the invitation of President Muse Bihi Abdi. This report was agreed to by...
Somaliland: The Power of Democracy
By:Greg Mills, John Githongo, John Steenhuisen, Abbasali Haji, Chipokota Mwanawasa and Tendai Biti
A dirty white, bullet-pocked house, without electricity and running water, does not merit a second glance in the town of Burao high in the east of Somaliland. Yet this former colonial governor’s...
Somaliland deserves recognition
By: Yahye Xanas
Living peace and Prosperity is the aim and aspirations of all societies and the top agenda of their leaders. However, the global south nations face challenges in achieving this, more broadly in Africa, peace and prosperity are challenged by dictatorship and sometimes...
Somaliland elections: Could polls help gain recognition?
BY: BBC AFRICA
People in Somaliland are hoping that Monday's elections will boost the breakaway republic's chances of gaining international recognition as an independent state, writes BBC Horn of Africa analyst Mary Harper.
"I cannot wait to cast my vote," says 15-year-old Yasmin Abdi. "I feel...
Somaliland readies for defining parliamentary, local polls
By:Premiumtimesng
The country of about four million people has struggled - more from the sweat of her citizens than international assistance - to rebuild from the ruins of the civil war.
Just over one million Somaliland citizens are expected to file out on May 31 to cast...
Op-Ed: Somaliland 31st May Elections; A Compliment to The Endured Good Governance and Development
By: Abdiwahab A. Garad
Over the past thirty years, Somaliland went through different stages of state-building, developed effective state institutions, provided basic services and infrastructure. Despite these developments, some people argue deterioration and malpractice of democratic governance due to various reasons mainly long-overdue parliamentary and...
Independent international team observing Somaliland’s elections deploys for polling day
Press-Release
Ahead of Somaliland’s elections on 31 May 2021, an independent team of 12 international observers is concluding its examination of the campaign and preparing for election day itself
The limited international election observation mission (LIEOM) has been invited by Somaliland’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) as...
Taiwan supports Somaliland’s Iris Biometrics Voter Verification System
Press-Release
Ambassador Allen C. Lou of Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland witnessed the announcement of 2,500 sets of IBVVS valued at US$ 2 million with Mr. Abdirashid Mohamoud Ali, Chairman of National Electoral Commission, Republic of Somaliland on 28th May 2021.
The Republic...