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...
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...
Op-Ed: Somaliland Elections: Challenges, Opportunities And Way Forward
By:Khalid Sahid
Somaliland elections will take place in 2020 after a consensus has been reached between the three political parties of Kulmiye, Waddani and UCID. The newly created electoral commission is now working on a timetable towards the preparation of the long-awaited city government and...
Op-Ed: The Growing Geopolitical Importance of Somaliland and the Zero Sum Game Players’ Dilemma
By: Abdifatah Ahmed Hurre
In the mid-2020, Somaliland, a democratic de facto state in the Horn of Africa hosted an influx of diplomats from Africa and beyond with long-standing territorial integrity claims, resource-based conflicts, and other strategic interests to one another. Among were representatives from...
Berbera Port: prospects and potentials on the regional economy
By:Yassin Abdillahi Ahmed
Berbera port is among the few corridors in the Horn of African region, which serves for both military and commercial purposes.
The Berbera Port was built in 1964 by the Soviet Union and further expanded by the United States of America (USA) in...
Op-Ed: How safe Chinese devices are in Somaliland?
By Ahmed N. Amin H
In recent week Somaliland, foreign policy ventured into some troubled waters by taking some bold and unexpected steps when it went against well- established red lines drawn by the Chinese government when it made diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The high-profile signing...
Op-Ed: Kenya should nationalize all Somalis in the country as a strategic national interest
By: JAMAL ABDIKADIR
Kenya must use the Somalis within its borders to achieve strategic influence on the Horn.
Immigration can affect both host and home-country in several ways, and its effects can be positive or negative depending on the characteristics of the immigrants, the destination country,...
Op-Ed: The Somalia all Somalis want
The somalia we want is not a difficult question after all , the actual question is how to get to the somalia we want, what pragmatic steps we need to get to there.
In my view is simply a Somalia of ACCOUNTABILITY.
The government and the...
Somaliland: The Impact of Delayed Elections on the Country’s Quest for Recognition
By: Khalid S. Dirir, Political Analysts
Somaliland remained unrecognised for the past 29 years even though the country fulfilled all prerequisites to get international acceptance from the world communities. In the past three decades, Somaliland has so far approved constitution, own currency, judiciary system and...
Somaliland Case: Reunion or Gaining the Long Awaited Independence
By: Khalid S. Dirir, Political Analyst
Somaliland is politically an isolated state after it lost its independence and reunited with the Italian-Somalia on July 1, 1960. The country suffered huge political and economic losses when Somaliland representative politicians of Mohamed H. Ibrahim Egal and his...
