Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud “Silanyo” born 86 years ago was a Somaliland politician who was President of Somaliland from 2010 to 2017. He was a long-time member of the government, having served as Minister of Commerce of the Somali Republic,...
Waddani Party of Somaliland was founded in 2012. Its MPs in Somaliland Parliament belonged to Udub, which was dissolved in 2011 and UCID on whose ticket Waddani Party Chairman secured parliamentary speakership before resigning in 2017.
In a short period...
Somaliland has achieved extraordinary things during the last 30 years. We have achieved a level of peace, stability, democratisation and economic development in a way that the rest of Somalia can only dream of…But despite all of this, the...
Following Kenya’s infringement of Somalia’s territorial integrity after it deliberately breached directives from the Somali government instructing all flights from Kenya to route through Mogadishu. A delegation led by Kenya’s House Majority leader Adan Duale defied the Somali government’s...
by Sahra Salah
LAW OF UNION BETWEEN SOMALILAND AND SOMALIA: Law No: 1 of 1960 - 27 JUNE 1960
Commentary:
Prior to attaining independence on 26 June 1960, Somaliland was very much interested in pursuing the dream of a Greater Somali State encompassing...
Dr. Mohamud M. Uluso
After 3 years of lost opportunity in post-conflict state-building priorities, Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, completed a study titled “The Problems of Militias in Somalia: Almost Everyone Wants Them despite Their Dangers,”...
On June 26, 1960, the former British Protectorate of Somaliland became independent. But perhaps Somaliland will go down in history as a country with the shortest spell of independence for, on July 1, five days later united with Somalia,...
The AU can contribute constructively to the ongoing negotiations between Somalia and Somaliland by providing technical support and acting as guarantor to ensuing agreements.
The leaders of Somalia and the self-declared independent region of Somaliland held a landmark Consultations Summit...
This week, the Bihi administration has given permission for a Communist Chinese company known as Africa Agricultural Development to grow Castor bean seeds, which contain the toxin ricin, in the fertile land of Wajaale Plains, without the consent of...
By Mohamed Ibrahim
As an outside observer on the tumultuous events surrounding the Somali elections, I cannot help but remember a time I was served my favourite meal and without thinking about where I have eaten more than I could...