Somaliland Elections as a Mechanism for Peace
By Mohamed Osman Guudle (PhD) Somaliland, the only stable democracy in the Horn of Africa, has carved a unique path since its unilateral separation from Somalia in 1991. Despite lacking international…
By Mohamed Osman Guudle (PhD) Somaliland, the only stable democracy in the Horn of Africa, has carved a unique path since its unilateral separation from Somalia in 1991. Despite lacking international…
Ahmed Hussein Ali and his family in Elasha-Biyaha, on the outskirts of the Somali capital Mogadishu, descended into poverty almost overnight after he lost their source of livelihood and all…
Somaliland opposition partyy Waddani is calling on the country’s citizens to rally behind the party when the elections are held at the end of the year to defeat the ruling…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed James Swan as the Acting Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). According to a…
Exiting United Nations Special Representative Catriona Laing has met with Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi to discuss the agency’s support for development and humanitarian efforts. The UN Special Representative whose…
Tragedy struck pastoralist Ahmed Hamud Diriye’s family in a remote hilly part of Somaliland’s Sahil region when torrential rains in April caused fast-flowing floods that drowned his three daughters. Ahmed,…
The chairman of the technical committee for the task of the implementation of the MoU between Somaliland and Ethiopia, Bashe Awil Haji Omar, has said that his team has completed…
The Somaliland military has declared its determination to reclaim the Sool region, including the key city of Lasanod, which it lost to local forces supported by Puntland. The assertion follows a major defeat on August 2023,…
Ruling Kulmiye party is hoping to win the upcoming presidential elections after overwhelmingly endorsing it’s candidate and current president Muse Bihi The elections are set for November this year. The…
In an era where traditional diplomatic norms face challenges, Taiwan and Somaliland, two de facto states not recognized by the UN and a majority of countries, are pioneering a unique…