Opinion/Analysis

By:Jonathan Starr This idea had been with me for a long time: to start a school for really talented kids who have great potential that will otherwise go wasted. Over a decade earlier, when I was still in college, I’d entertained the idea of finding...

Somaliland’s Private Sector at a Crossroads: Political Economy and Policy Choices for Prosperity and Job Creation (2016) is the World Bank’s first comprehensive analysis of the private sector in Somaliland. The 90 page report takes stock of the evolution of the private sector over...

As the Iran Press TV broadcasted, Somalia’s government is reportedly planning to file a legal case against the rulers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for setting up a military base in the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland. Somalia will fail any legal claims against...

By Eugene Mugisha Last week, I got an invitation to an ex-girlfriend’s wedding. Taken at face value, it was a noble thing for her to do. I mean, she was being civil, we could not pretend that the two years we had spent together had...

On 12 February 2017, the government of Somaliland accepted the formal application seeking permission from the Somaliland government to open a military base in Berbera. This application followed the 440 million dollar investment – 30-year contract for UAE’s international ports operator, DP World, take...

As an outsider looking in, the latest news from the Horn of Africa is depressing and exciting in equal measure. The Federal Republic of Somalia has yet another president. Somaliland is engaging in talks with Khaatumo and have just approved a deal to allow...

By:Abukar Arman @Abukar_Arman The election of Mohammed Abdullahi Farmajo as Somalia's president has inspired optimism for the future of Somalia. The stage seemed set for a ceremonial rubber-stamping of the status quo. Some of the new parliamentarians, many of who came through a corrupt process supported by...

The government of Somaliland is formulating for a signing of a lethal contract with the united Arab emirates as the minister of presidency stated earlier this week on the media after he was interviewed in brief moment. This bilateral agreement is highly unwelcomed by the...

  Introduction:-Although the international community hasn't still recognized Somaliland and they are still seeking to recognize as a de jure state, more than quarter a century after when the Somaliland people has declared their independence, however Somaliland lies in a strategic region that interfaces the...

By:Robin Sanders Ambassador Robin Renee Sanders is CEO of FEEEDS and former US Permanent Representative to ECOWAS. What is next for Africa's newest democracy? The Gambian political crisis appears to be over with President Adama Barrow having taken the reins of power, successfully and peacefully, with the...