by Dr. Suleiman Walhad
Executive Summary
In many ways, the state of Somalia has become synonymous with resilience and fortitude unparalleled anywhere else in the world, despite harsh forces and ceaseless attacks aligned against it for decades. Somalia has survived unending assaults...
The autonomous state of Somaliland held elections on May 31st which yielded a surprise defeat for President Musa Bihi Abdi’s Kulmiye party. In the context of Somalia, of which Somaliland is technically a Federal Member State (although don’t say...
by Mohamed Yarow
Since the federal system was officially inaugurated in Somalia in 2012 when Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud was elected as the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, much focus has been put on inclusive politics and governance structure...
By Matthew Gordon
On May 18, the people of Somaliland celebrated the 30th anniversary of their decision to unilaterally declare independence. Like the 29 such occasions before it, the jubilant fanfare was tempered by a cloud of formal diplomatic exclusion. The...
I had the pleasure of travelling to Somaliland for the Twenty twenty-one election campaign. I had wanted to witness in person the seventh cycle of elections in this up and coming young nation. Thirty years of independence and Somaliland...
Now that the parliamentary and municipal elections are behind us, and in light of the poor results scored by Kulmiye Party, it is time that the genuine supporters of the party should air their voices with the main of...
By Dr. Mohamud Uluso
The Somali people have been hoping to heal from the painful experience suffered in ousting the military dictatorship that ruled the country for 21 years with an iron fist. Extrajudicial killings, widespread abuse of power, and...
By Abdiaziz Arab
After months of political infights among the Somali politicians over the procedures of the next elections (supposedly should’ve happened three months ago), we have finally an agreement in place. Although that saga thankfully is over, we nearly...
Somaliland Situated along the Red sea in East Africa, Somaliland has an estimated population of 4 million people. The country is known to have great stability among the African countries. Somaliland is admired all over the globe for its...
By Mohamed Ibrahim Gani
The absence of legal commitments to promote representation of women, minorities, and clans from contested regions in the upcoming elections will reinforce an exclusionary voting system.
30 years after declaring independence from Somalia in 1991, Somaliland can...