Haitham El-Zobaidi Somaliland is not seeking to be a “banana republic”. It is more like a strategically located haven of stability seeking to secure a place for itself despite being next to a hotspot of unrest. This combination of Somaliland’s...
As any other country, the Federal Parliament of Somalia is the most important institution of the government for making laws, preparing motions and exercising check and balance power over the two other branches of government (executive and judiciary). The...
OTHER VIEW POINTS To: The President of the Republic of Somaliland Mr. Ahmed M.  Silanyo This article was first published in October-5-2012. As the problem still exists and even worsened, republishing this article was sought warranted, at least to call the attention of the...
The United States should recognize the accomplishments of Somaliland by providing the aid and investment that it needs to maintain and build on those achievements. by Michael Horton Hargeisa, Somaliland — The ongoing intervention in Somalia could well be regarded as the...
The meaning of the word ” Hoax”  is a trick in which someone tells people a lie, which isn’t a probable to occur, in order to make the national inhabitants confused. There are so many signs that shows us,...
By Bashir Goth Singing is not only an integral part of daily life for Somali women but also a medium through which they can express their grievances and criticise paternalistic social norms that have solidified men’s hegemony over women and limited...
Somaliland should think wisely and stick on its position as Dr. Adna Adan said, "there is no going back and there is no re-union". Somalilandsun: Somaliland is politically an isolated state after it lost its independence and reunited with the...
Former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre Let me begin by saying that “The thrill of Nabad iyo Nolol is gone". Some, including myself, believe there was no thrill to begin with. I truly have some reservations about the sudden...
The only Somali constitution adopted through a universal vote was the Somali constitution of 1960 which defined the first Somali republic as an independent, sovereign, democratic and unitary republic. Post-independence Somali leaders viewed the unitary system as an effective tool to...
A new actor is jostling in the Horn of Africa. Somaliland, a self-declared breakaway republic of northern Somalia, scaled up its foreign policy in 2020 following years of lobbying for international recognition. Emboldened by its geopolitical centrality, leaders of Somaliland embraced a...