PROOF THAT SOMALILAND RECOGNITION IS A RIGHT, NOT A REQUEST
Somaliland Republic is not breakaway or secessionist as the foes of its independence falsely claim. If Nyanza Province of Kenya or Arusha Region of Tanzania or Puntland province of Somalia...
By Abdirahman Yusuf Ali
Somalia is continually facing a host of challenges as it struggles to emerge from years of internal turmoil and misrule. Despite concerted efforts by local and international actors, the country still finds itself in a rut...
By Marleen Renders and Ulf Terlinden
ABSTRACT
This article investigates the negotiation of statehood in Somaliland, a non-recognized
de facto state which emerged from Somalia’s conflict and state collapse. The negotiation process centers on the continuing transformation of a hybrid political order,...
The self-declared autonomous state of Somaliland in the Horn of Africa is a practical demonstration of building a state from the bottom-up. It is also a demonstration of the benefits and limitations of outsider influence in domestic economies. Over...
By Yousef Timacade
Prices for food, essential services, and other commodities have recently skyrocketed due to a decline in market supply. The prolonged drought, which has ravaged the country from east to west and harmed livestock output and agriculture, is to...
By Yousef Timacade
On August 25, 2018, the president has passed the House of Representatives' Rape and Sexual Offenses Act 78/2018. The act, which was passed for the first time in Somaliland, aims to reduce the nation's rape rate against women...
By David Nash
Large areas of Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya are currently in the grip of a severe drought. An estimated 16.7 million people face acute food insecurity. That’s more than the combined populations of Austria and Switzerland.
Four consecutive rainy seasons have...
To the Opposition Political Parties and the President of Somaliland Fragile Democracy entails Conflict Resolution and Management!
The Somaliland Political Stakeholders need to underline the delicate relationship between fragile democracy and conflict, that the democratic order in a backward country...
An African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) – Ugandan soldiers guard the frontline of the Yaaqshiid District. Photo: AMISOM / Alamy
By Mohamed Gabobe
After taking a motorbike ride from Mogadishu’s bustling Taleh junction to a dirt road on the outskirts...
by Bashir M. Sheikh-Ali
In my paper on Federalism and Somalia, I discussed how Somali cultural norms, the current state of different regions/member states, and clannism exasperate Somalis’ abilities to create a complex government system based on federalism. I suggested that creating...