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Somaliland and Covid 19: Government Response and Socio-Economic impact

Somaliland announces 11 additional COVID-19 cases, 1 Death
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the infection of this outbreak was first reported in December of 2019 in Wuhan – the seventh largest city of china. This contagious disease infected thousands of people of the globe. The World Health Organization...

“Everything you told me is true” by Mary Harper: Book review

Everything You Have Told Me Is True by Mary Harper
Mary Harper, the veteran BBC reporter on Africa and now its section editor, has written a truly timely book which cuts through the political posturing, diplomatic niceties and, often, stereotypically violent narratives and imagery, to present a book which examines Al-Shabaab more accurately through...

Hassan Gure Jama obituary

Hassan Gure Jama obituary
By: Ahmed Ibrahim Haji Hassan Hargeisa Most Somalis over the age of 60 years can not specify the exact date--and sometimes in the exact place--they were born. In our traditionally nomadic life, these birth details used to be so minor and thus of a family’s least...

Education during Covid-19 lockdown: the Challenges and Consequences of Online Teaching Approach in Somaliland

Online teaching
The Coronovirus disease (Covid-19) is caused by widespread socio-economic impacts in almost all spheres of life throughout the globe. This fatal virus has so far infected more than 2.5 million people and caused about 177,000 deaths in almost all countries around the world. Due...

COVID 19: A Catastrophe that Africa Needs to Comprehend as a Disaster

A health worker checks the temperature of a traveller as part of the coronavirus screening procedure at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana on January 30, 2020 [Francis Kokoroko/Reuters]
COVID-19 has already loomed into our continent and countries, thus we need to engage the appropriate Disaster Management steps considering our situations, and focus on the Mitigation and Preparedness, rather than waiting for the disaster to explode so that we respond or recover, which...

How Coronavirus affected African Economy.

How Coronavirus affected African Economy
Till now, some countries in sub-Saharan Africa have officially been affected by the COVID-19 disease including Nigeria and Senegal which were the first sub-Sahara African countries affected by the virus. But the economic consequences of the coronavirus outbreak are already being experienced on the...

Op-Ed: If The Somali Region Wants To Become A Respected Partner In Any Future Coalition Government In Addis Ababa, It Must Learn From The Lessons Learned

Written by: Awale Shirwa twitter: @Awale11 The aim of this short article is to highlight challenges and opportunities facing the Somali Region (DDS) in this critical juncture. It also tries to support the argument which claims the Somali Region was allocated fraction of the investments...

Somaliland Future Governance and Democracy Institutional building- Constitution

Somaliland Vote
By: Abdisamad H. Mohamed, Researcher and Governance Scholar   Abstract Unrecognized country for two decades in the Horn of Africa, the international donor helps to Somalia primarily focused on improving the security situation and the provision of humanitarian aid, the Self-declared Republic of Somaliland, though not...

Somaliland:Effective Government Communications Towards The Public

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By Hussein Adan Igeh (Deyr) We live in an era where the digital revolution has an incredible impact on our daily life. The digital technology has ENABLED people around the world TO BECOME WRITERS, REPORTERS, CONTRIBUTORS AND ANALYSTS WITHOUT BORDERS. We live in a global...

Africa and Foreigns: Africa Should take benefits for it

Chinese President Xi Jinping and African leaders clap during a group photo session during the FOCAC Summit in Beijing, China, September 3, 2018 [File: How Hwee Young/Reuters]
By:Abdirashid Abdi Jama Africa's potential as a growth market for business, military and Economically remains both underestimated and misunderstood as does the potential for business to play a transformative role in solving the continent's biggest challenge. Diplomatic  Chinese activities in Africa may grab the most headlines, but...