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Social Media in Somaliland Presidential Campaign 2017

 This presidential campaign may be the craziest, most divisive one in the history of the Republic of Somaliland. Don’t worry. I’m not going to get all political in this piece. Everyone is biased, and social media shapes and broadcasts these biases in profound ways. Every...

Op-Ed:How covid-19 has affected the economy of somali women

Nimco Yusuf, 45, is one businesswoman feeling the pain. She started her kitchen utensils business in Mogadishu ten years ago hoping to address new market demand after years of conflict. She started by offering cooking utensils. photo by IOM
By: Mubaarik Fuaad Hassan The situation of the Somaliland Girls during the period of covid19 covering the last 3years  Covid19 has effected the economy and the movements of goods and people across the world, effects...

Op-Ed: A Brief Guide on Procrastination

Procrastination
By: Mohammed Hassan Mohammed When trying to do something important there is a bad habit most people indulge without knowing it. And it’s called “Procrastination”  Today I saw this as an advantageous piece to everyone, so let me shed light on it. Procrastination refers to...

Somaliland Foreign Policy and the Equation of Existence and Thought

In philosophy as well as in the science of logic there has been a fundamental question about which one comes first, Existence or Thought. This question has been one of the most critical theoretical issues about life that confronted humanity in general and scholars of...

Somaliland:The battle between the Constitution and the Siad Barre inherited laws and practices

Nearly three decades ago, the authoritarian military leader of Somalia, General Mohamed Siad Barre who came to power in a coup, was ousted after over ten years of civil war that had devastated the country. The overthrow of the civilian government in 1969 aborted a...

Somalia President’s Desperate Attempt to Sabotage Somaliland Election

Somaliland National Election Commission (NEC) is performing voter registration process in eastern regions, Sool and Sanaag, where citizens will receive election cards to elect parliament and president. NEC implemented biometric based election system where citizen will be fingerprinted, in order to avoid vote rigging. ...

Somaliland’s Foreign Policy Analysis: The First Four Administrations In Perspective

INTRODUCTION According to dominant paradigms of international relations theories, a country’s foreign policy consists of the self-interested strategies chosen by the state to protect its national interests, and the deployment of the various tools of diplomacy and statecraft in order to...

Somaliland Budget 2023: Glimpse of Hope and Ambiguity

Somaliland From 2018 to 2023 Education Ministry Budget
By:Yassin Abdillahi Ahmed Characteristically, before I look at the budget in detail, I must say a word or two about the definition of budget. A budget is a financial plan that states the objectives and goals of...

Somaliland: National Development Priorities Buried in Semantic Ambiguities

The government’s new communication strategy deserves praise even if it brings to the fore inequities embedded in the centralism Hargeysa champions, writes Liban Ahmad Innovations the incumbent Somaliland government introduced when President Muuse Bihi assumed power last year put government efforts in good light. The...

Why still in challenge antenatal care (anc) coverage in Somaliland

Antenatal care is the care is received from healthcare professionals during pregnancy this care can be provided by a team that can include a Doctor, Qualified Nurse or Midwife, and usually with a doctor who specializes in pregnancy and birth (an obstetrician) at Health Facilities....