Should other countries recognise Somaliland’s bid to become fully independent? It has a good case, argues Bill Snaddon, but many obstacles remain.
Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991. But the small east-African breakaway nation is still waiting for others...
Before I look at the budget in detail, I must say a word or two about the definition of budget. Budget is a financial plan that articulates the objectives and goals of a government for a certain period usually...
For the last 2 years, the Somali people have been painfully struggling to cope with the shocking reality of leadership failure under President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo elected on high hope of him fostering the state-building project (not leading established...
By Osman Awad
President Muse has been ruling the country for almost one year and two months, but still he has not yet accomplished any factual task. So far, he did not achieve any major breakthrough tasks that the Somaliland...
“Men may promise more in a day than they will fulfil in a year”. In the previous talks many pledges (secondary ones though) were taken but with discontented outcomes.
Rumours about the resumption of Somalia - Somaliland talks, stalled since...
Ibrahim Mead
political analyst
Ottawa, Canada
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Note: As the date above shows this article was published in 2010; however, as the same situation repeated itself now in 2019, the author decided to republish the piece as it is relevant...
By Isse Ali
Language has power. The access of language can lead you to have different lives. My native tongue is Somali. At first, English felt like bricks on my tongue. It was so hard to speak. Things came out...
The Horn of Africa appears to be geared towards a new order set off by global competition over strategic interests.
By MEHARI TADDELE MARU
The Horn of Africa appears to be gearing towards a new order set off by a global competition...
This paper aims to start a discussion on future relationship that Somaliland and Somalia could possibly have.
The paper intends to start a dialogue for reaching a final settlement on the two contentious principles: self-determination and unity held by the...
Any African country without recognised independence has a wound on the body of Africa and whole world.
In this particular instance, Somaliland is a country seeking recognition of her independence, not just from Somalia but Kenya, Africa and the world,...