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Op-Ed: Culture and Democracy in Somaliland Context

citizens of Somaliland head to the polls to elect their local municipal council representatives.photo by dailysignal
Introduction This brief article focuses on Culture and Democracy in Somaliland Context. In general, the culture is largely focused on the role of the clan in the democratization process in Somaliland and the rule of law. This article summarizes and quotes various articles and...

Op-ed:Politics of the Nile A curse to Ethiopia

Recently, the region of Horn of Africa has witnessed a series waves of political changes, alliances and rapprochements, which have left observers and the world at large stunned and the local population confused. After a series of popular unrest and demonstrations in Ethiopia Prime...

Taiwan’s COVID-19 containment strategy utilizing innovative technology and universal health coverage

Dr. Shih-Chung Chen, Minister of Health and Welfare Republic of China (Taiwan)
By: Dr. Shih-Chung Chen, Minister of Health and Welfare Republic of China (Taiwan) Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 510 million confirmed cases and more than 6.25 million deaths have been reported around the world. As nations continue to battle the pandemic, Taiwan’s...

The Somalia-Somaliland Talks. A Crossroads or a Dead End?

Somaliland's Government perceives it as an opportunity to gain recognition; Somalia's Federal Government, on the other hand, envisages recognition as a process of tearing the 'Somali Republic' apart. Whatever the myths surrounding any rational decision, the world is watching to see whether Somalis mend...

Did Djibouti Just Jeopardize Investment for All of Africa?

fter the seizure of a port facility by the Djibouti government, questions arise about the safety of investing in Africa.  Following a legally dubious seizure of the Doraleh Container Terminal and the abrupt termination of DP World’s contract by the Djibouti authorities at the end of February,...

SUPREMACY OF LAW: THE NIGHTMARE SLOGAN OF PRESIDENT BIHI!

We need cohesive peaceful stability for the sake of tangible development to take place’ was the message of the President H.E. Musa Bihi Abdi carried for the nation as he spoke to a multitude of audience at Lasanod
By Jibril Jirde Somaliland is a democratic and peaceful country where the people always live in the dreams of hope and waiting for better days in the future ahead, but they are struggling to catch the leader who can turn the visions into factual. Somaliland people...

Somaliland’s quest for recognition: UK debate offers hint of a sea change

Somaliland’s newfound strategic importance has been both a gift and a curse. GettyImages
Matthew Gordon, SOAS, University of London While the rest of the Horn of Africa region is making waves on the battlefield, the tiny, self-declared republic of Somaliland has been having its presence felt where representative democracy and open debate lurk. In the halls of the UK...

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...

Somaliland: Ideal days of Somaliland Politics

For two decades Somaliland people has witnessed a great progress of internal government building progression without international help and making a progressive nation, that their people has one mission to improve their country with transparency and affection among the community, the prove is that...

The Role of Somaliland House of Representatives to Combat Corruption Is Very Disappointing  

Somaliland House of Representatives
The legislative body of any state plays a fundamental role in the fight against corruption. The House of representative has an essential responsibility in its role for combating corruption in all its forms, especially in public existence and has also a supervisory role to...