Op-Ed: ONLF and Ethiopia: A tug-of-war
By: Anwar Abdifatah Bashir
Somali region is the second-largest in terms of land, and the third most populous in Ethiopia. Throughout history, the region and its inhabitants are the most downtrodden across the country, and Ethiopia treats the region in a subterranean manner.
Somalis in the...
Somaliland: Reflection on Berbera Harbor Concession Agreement in anticipation of changes in Horn Africa
By Dr. Mohamed Osman Fadal
The Berbera tripartite concession agreement that entered Somali Island with the DP World of the United Arab Emirates and the Ethiopian government is regarded as a game changer by many Horn of Africa international analysts. For Ethiopia as a major...
Op-Ed: Somaliland’s Luck With COVID-19 Might Run Out Tomorrow If Proper Restriction Policies are Not in Place
By Deqa Aden
On July 1st, I landed at Egal International Airport, in the capital of Hargeisa, Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia that declared independence in 1991. Like my flight, the airport was not packed, though all of us passengers were wearing masks and...
Alternatives for boosting employment in Somaliland Youth
In fact, boosting job opportunities in youth living in Somaliland is quite embarrassing because there are unlimited number of challenges and obstacles that my likely hinder this process of opportunity boosting. For example, there is no a national strategy for Somaliland youth employment, there...
Somaliland: Obstacles to Women Candidates in 2021 Elections
By :Mona Ahmed Abdi LLB, Social Activist, Women Rights Advocate
In this briefing, CPA will highlight the major challenges women candidates facing in Somaliland's 2021 combined parliamentary and local council elections, with possible recommendations on supporting women candidates to win more seats in both parliamentary...
Somaliland and Somalia talks require a sound president than Farmajo
Somaliland and Somalia have been at odds since Somaliland’s announcement of regaining its independence from the other parts of Somalia in 1991. The political dispute has cooled down and later heated up since president Farmajo took the office and currently, the inception of any...
Op-Ed: Hargeisa Local Government’s Revenue Generation Conundrum; the Prevalence of Tax Evasion
By:Subeir A. Salah
Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland, has been a rapidly growing city for the last three decades as Somaliland returned to its sovereignty from so-called greater Somalia. Slightly flashing back to the late 80s, Hargeisa has experienced a vast and unprecedented large-scale...
“Departure of the Brown Intellectual” By Former President of Aden
Aden, Yemen (ANN)-Hamed Jama Hussein (aka حامد جامع) , a cultured intellectual, died in Aden, where he lived and lived the lives of ordinary people as a whole, her subsistence life. He only left for Aden on Monday when he died.
He did not leave...
Turkey’s Peace Spring Operation in Northern Syria
By: Ali Noyan COŞKUN
Syria is the southern neighbor of Turkey and the two countries share a 911 kilometre-long border. Turkey has suffered deeply from the attacks perpetrated by the terrorist organizations in Syria. Turkey is firmly committed to fighting against terrorism and has a...
Theorizing International recognition of Somaliland: Why it matters?
By:Dr Mohamed Osman Guudle
Recognition is not automatic in the theory of the constitution. It is instead based on other states’ discretion (Guudle, 2019; Janis, 1996; Lauterpacht, 1955). In addition, the new state exists, at least legally, only when recognized by those other states. Certain...
