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Tribute to the late Ibrahim Hashi Jama Founder of SomalilandLaw.com

BY: Abdirahman Abdullahi Jibril (Awliyo Although we all know that life is temporary, at the same time death is inevitable and cannot be delayed. I personally feel great sorrow when I heard the passing of Ibrahim Hashi Jama.

Somaliland and Taiwan: Convergence of Interests and Values 

Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (right) and his then-counterpart from Somaliland, Yasin Hagi Mohamoud, shake hands after signing an agreement in Taipei on Feb. 26, 2020. | Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP
By Adam Muse Jibril Philosophers defined civilization as a transition from Legendary ideas to Rationality outlook of the World (Dr. Mourad Wahba, the founder and ex-chairman of the Afro-Asian Philosophers Association). Observing the Taiwan-Somaliland relations issue from...

Op-Ed: Who stands against State Formation in Somaliland? Local and Regional Dimensions

Amb Adem Muse jibril
By Adam Muse Jibril Historically, the concept of the State formation process has cut a long way over the evolutionary course from tribal aristocracy to modern authoritarianism up to contemporary democracies and experienced formidable challenges and huge...

Op-Ed: Somaliland’s diplomatic efforts

Somaliland Flag
By:Gulaid Yusuf Idaan In 1960, Somaliland gained its independence from the United Kingdom and become an independent state, but the parliament voted to join former Italian-ruled Somalia. In 1961, a national referendum was held wherein a majority of northerners...

OP-ED | Somaliland: The Consequences of reviving and resuming stalled talks with Somalia

Somaliland President Muse bihi abdi and Somalia president Hasan sheikh Mohamoud
Tensions between Somalia and Somaliland remain high The core bone of contention is still Somaliland’s political status in light of its 1991 declaration of independence, which Somalia rejects. Relations frayed in 2018 when troops from Somaliland and Puntland, a semi-autonomous regional...

Resilience amidst post-Covi-19 economic crisis on Small and medium-sized Somaliland entrepreneurs

Resilience amidst post-Covi-19 economic crisis on Small and medium-sized Somaliland entrepreneurs
By: Asia Saeed Hassan Somaliland small and middle business owners strive to provide their children live better than theirs despite cultural rigidity, lack of banking institution supports, and insurance organizations. They feel that everything is against their...

Op-Ed: State Violence:  Systematic Ethnic Cleansing in Sitti Zone, Somali Region

Over a span of four years an apparent campaign of ethnic cleansing has played out in Somali region's western periphery of Sitti zone.
By: Mohamed Moussa Hadi Over a span of four years an apparent campaign of ethnic cleansing has played out in Somali region's western periphery of Sitti zone.  The zone may have suffered simply because of its natural...

Op-Ed: 13 November: A Time Bomb Set to Explode in Somaliland

Old woman casts her vote in Buroa , Credit adnan abdo
By: Mubarak Geeddi For the last few years, all clocks in Somaliland have been fixed to 13 November 2022 - the day presidential elections were due to take place in Somaliland. The date was envisioned to be...

Somaliland Case: A delay in election is a delay in democracy

A woman casts her vote in the presidential election in Hargeisa, Somaliland, Nov. 13, 2017.
By: Ismail Ahmed Somaliland took the system of democratization and exercised the multiparty system for the last couple of decades. This tiny, unrecognized de facto state, which locates   in a very volatile region hindered by prolonged political turmoil,...

Op-Ed: The Danger of Unregulated Health Care Providers in Somaliland

Op-Ed: The Danger of Unregulated Health Care Providers in Somaliland
 By Abdiaziz Ali AdaniMany people in countries with underdeveloped public healthcare infrastructure, like Somaliland, rely instead on unregulated private clinics and hospitals. These privately owned businesses are not subject to government surveillance, supervision, or control. As a result, there are several...