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Conrad Heine

Conrad Heine is a London-based freelance journalist who has often covered the Horn of Africa. He served as media officer for the 2021 international election observation mission to Somaliland, following roles in missions to Somaliland in 2005, 2010, 2012 and 2017. The mission, led by University College London (UCL) and funded by, but wholly independent of, the UK government, was invited to observe the elections by Somaliland’s National Electoral Commission, and operated in the spirit of the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation affirmed at the United Nations in 2005.

Politics Somaliland

By Conrad Heine
January 10, 2022
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How did Somaliland end up with zero female MPs?

While rightly lauded for its elections, the self-declared states’ lack of female representation points to a deep problem in its democratic health. Over 30 years since ...

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