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Somaliland

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    The making of a global port, and the unmaking of a people

    By Nasir M. Ali, Jutta Bakonyi & May Darwich
    December 1, 2022
    Having survived centuries of successive governments, colonialism and war, have Berbera’s dockworkers finally met their match? Somaliland’s dockworkers have been part of the unique ...
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  • Voters queue outside a polling station in the Somaliland 2021 elections. Credit: Somaliland International Election Observation Mission 2021.
    PoliticsSomaliland

    How did Somaliland end up with zero female MPs?

    By Conrad Heine
    January 10, 2022
    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 ...
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  • People celebrating Somaliland's Independence Day on the streets of the capital Hargeysa in 2016. Credit: Clay Gilliland.
    PoliticsSomaliland

    Somaliland at 30: Still unrecognised, but alive and well

    By Markus Virgil Hoehne
    May 18, 2021
    30 years after declaring independence, Somaliland is still at the margins of the international system despite its considerable successes. 30 years ago, on 18 ...
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  • Somaliland UN... Women queuing to vote in Somaliland's 2017 elections. Credit: Jim Huylebroek, Creative Associates International
    PoliticsSomaliland

    Why did Somaliland just suspend cooperation with the UN?

    By Robert Kluijver
    November 9, 2020
    The government may be calling the UN’s bluff, but while it engages in this high stakes contest, many ordinary people are fed up. On ...
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  • Students in Hargeisa, capital of Somaliland. Credit: Teresa Krug.
    PoliticsSomaliland

    Somaliland: Why we should be at the Commonwealth summit

    By Saad Ali Shire
    April 16, 2018
    Somaliland shares the Commonwealth’s challenges and values. Its lack of participation is a missed opportunity, argues the Republic’s Foreign Minister. This week, leaders from the 53 ...
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  • Somiland's three contenders in the presidential debate. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi "Irro", Musa Bihi Abdi, and Faysal Ali Warabe (left to right). Credit: Inspire Group.
    PoliticsSomaliland

    Somaliland election: Will the self-declared state show East Africa how it’s done?

    By Bashir Ali
    November 6, 2017
    Polls suggest a close race for the presidency, but there’s more at stake than just the result in Somaliland’s 13 November election. On 13 ...
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  • Dr Saad Ali Shire, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
    PoliticsSomaliland

    “Otherwise we’ll have to go to war”: Somaliland demands recognition 26 years on

    By James Wan
    May 22, 2017
    Somaliland’s Foreign Minister talks about the self-declared state’s struggle for recognition, domestic successes, and strategies towards Somalia. Shortly after the collapse of the brutal ...
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  • Celebrating Somaliland's 26th anniversary of independence in London.
    EconomySomaliland

    International recognition for Somaliland will boost prosperity in the Horn of Africa

    By Saad Ali Shire
    May 19, 2017
    26 years on, Somaliland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation reiterates the case for independence. In recent weeks, East Africa has made headline news ...
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  • PoliticsSomaliland

    President Silanyo: Why the UK should support a sovereign Somaliland

    By Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo
    June 23, 2016
    An independent Somaliland would provide security in a strategically sensitive region, a growing market for goods and services, and an important bulwark against extremism. On ...
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