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Somaliland: Letter of Congratulations to President Elect Muse Behi Abdi by Hamza Dirir

Dear President-elect Muse Behi Abdi, Please accept my warmest congratulations on your election as the 5th President of Somaliland. The Somaliland people have elected you at a time when Somaliland is making many progress toward the development as well as many challenges for the future. I...

Who were ‘Africa’s First Democrats’? A review

BY:Mohamed Haji Ingiriis Author Abdi Samatar’s muddled account of the history of Somalia is full of errors and inconsistencies. For reasons probably known to him alone, he avoids engaging with the existing scholarship on the post-colonial period. The author seems to be pursuing a certain...

Inflation, a painful threat to Somaliland People

Somaliland is a nation on the Horn of Africa that has been running its affairs independently and nears to be recognized soon by the world countries is now dealing with a painful inflation. Living amongst them, I came to realize that the people are...

Op-Ed: Taiwan the gateway of Somaliland to U.S.

Photo: Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (right) and his Somaliland counterpart Yasin Hagi Mohamoud (left) shake hands after signing an agreement on setting up representative offices in their respective country on Feb 26, 2020 in Taipei City. (Source: Somaliland MFA)
By:Abdirahman Mustafe Ali On 26 Feb.2020 the government of Somaliland and the government of Taiwan signed a bilateral protocol agreement between the two countries. This was seen as  a forward step for Somaliland diplomacy...

Prof: Sulaiman Ahmed Gulaid; An Admirable Teacher and a Formidable Leader

Prof. Sulaiman Ahmed Gulaid
By: Abdirahman Adan Mohamoud Prof. Sulaiman Ahmed Gulaid, president of Amoud University retired today from active public service after five decades. He also steps down from university leadership after he delivered 25 years of solid performance with...

Op-Ed: About the Voice of the Future: Yaxye Yeebaash

Yaxye Yeebaash
By Amina Isir In the shadows of a society and people married to traditional ways of governing and existing, youth in Somaliland are speaking out and claiming their futures. Yaxye Yeebaash, a young poet, motivational speaker and content producer is one of these beacons of...

Shide and Cagjar, must fly with both wings, to catch up other Ethiopians!

Shide and Cagjar, must fly with both wings, to catch up other Ethiopians!
Suffice to say I am Somali, but from Somaliland, just next to Somali regional state in Ethiopian Federal Democratic Republic (EFDR), and I visit Jigjiga more often, to get more additional time to follow up the political maneuverings in the region. Therefore; I am...

Somaliland: Open letter to United Nation and the leaders of the free world

 Open letter to United Nation and the leaders of the free world, United Nation special Representative of Somalia, Mr. Keating…By: Ahmed-Yasin Jama Let me start with the fact that Somaliland territory is inviolable, never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored, inalienable, absolute, untouchable, unalterable, unchallengeable,...

The New Political Tactics of Somalia to Destabilize Somaliland’s Independence

In the past 27 years, Somaliland managed to display an enviable measure of peace and stability. It has been pointed out as an oasis of stability in a chaotic region.  Somaliland has been a member of UNPO since 2004 and currently, the international community...

Somaliland:A timely appeal to the Government of the UAE

If, I was asked to define the era in which we are living, and the character of the events we are witnessing, I would have said ‘it is the era of the greatest event of the time, the agreement of the two governments, Somaliland...