The Rebirth Of Somaliland (3) – Northern Mistrusts And Discontents: Origins And Emergence Of Early Signs
This part follows the previous parts involving major discrepancies of the union process and fallacies, legal loopholes and technical mistakes in the Act of Union. This is a close shave look at the origins of mistrusts, discontents and dissatisfactions of the people of Somaliland...
The Rebirth Of Somaliland (2): The Process Of The Union And The Act Of Union
This part is about the process of unification between the independent states of Somaliland and Somalia and the fallacies, technical mistakes and legal loopholes in the so-called Act of Union involved.
By Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur
The Council leaders of Somaliland and Somalia briefly met in Mogadishu during...
Can Somaliland benefit its Path from Resource Discovery and Exploration to Long-term Development?
It is nearly more than two decades since Somaliland got its independence from the rest of Somalia in 1991. Somaliland followed path to political, social and economic recovery and further enhanced institutional re-arrangement which marks the start of its democratization process until today.
With abundance...
Turkey’s outreach hints at Ottoman revival
Ankara's growing deployments and initiatives in the Middle East and Africa are cheered and feared in near equal measure
By JONATHAN GORVETT
In Doha, his face is on bumper stickers. In Mogadishu, it looms on giant posters. Nowadays, Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan enjoys great popularity in...
The Rebirth Of Somaliland (1): History of Somaliland
By Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur
“History is past politics, and politics is present history” (E.A.Freeman, 1886).
This is a brief account of the history of Somaliland from a historical perspective. The history of Somaliland is peculiarly different from the history of Somalia. Those who argue against the present...
Geopolitics in the Horn of Africa
By: Saad M. Aareeye
The horn of Africa is a volatile region and is affected by piracy, terrorism, civil wars and growing protest which are related to either political marginalization or inflation.
The Gulf crisis that started June last year has had negative impact on the...
Somaliland Sovereignty: The irrevocable and unanimous decision
Somaliland-Somalia talks that failed earlier would be resumed. But good news is that Switzerland is ready to host talks since Turkey has been accused of lacking neutrality among the two sides. According to Somaliland foreign minister Sa’ad Ali Shire told local media in Hargeisa...
Somaliland:The Role of Central Bank in the Development of National Economy
Every nation in the world belongs to economic institutions whose main activity is on how to shoulder the responsibility of stabilizing of its macroeconomic policies in order to avoid the economic problems that could distort the entire system of economic functionality. The prudential regulatory...
Somaliland:Gang Violence Threatens in Hargeisa Security
GANG VOILENCE THREATENS HARGIESA SECURITY
In my article I would like to enlighten the increasing gangs in Hargiesa city, the worsening of the Security and it is impact on the people living in the city.
Generally, Gang violence is a major problem in the world. It...
Calestous Juma: how Africa can honour his legacy
Ademola Adenle, Colorado State University
No discussion about the history of science, technology and innovation policy in Africa is complete without mentioning Calestous Juma. Juma, Professor of International Development at Harvard University, passed away late last year after a long battle with cancer.
Juma championed the...