Ian Johnson
My hometown, Barry, is a remarkable place which has produced some remarkable people.
Former Plaid Cymru leader, Gwynfor Evans, was named the 4th most important Welsh person of the last Millennium.
The story of Gareth Jones, who wrote about Stalin’s man-made...
The land of poets. To a Westerner, it sounds a little too easy, even pathetic. And indeed, after the first casual conversation about the relationship between Somalis and poetry, it became clear to me that matters are quite complex.
Hargeisa,...
The reference to a “poisoned chalice” was most notably used in Act I, Scene VII of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, when Macbeth is contemplating the consequences of murdering King Duncan. Macbeth broods as follows: “…that we but teach bloody instructions, which,...
National commission for dialogue and reconciliation for the Federal Government of Somalia and Somaliland
By Mohamed Obsiye, Ph.D.
Sunday, April 5, 2020
In July 2019 Somalia’s president his excellency Mohamed Abdillahi “Farmaajo” set up a commission to revive talks with Somaliland. His...
Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaushieh Joseph Wu announced in a press conference on the 1st of July that agreements has been reached with the Republic of Somaliland on the mutual establishment of Representative Offices based on bilateral friendship...
London, 17 January 2010 (Somalilandpress)Your article "Violence, fear and confusion: Welcome to the Horn of Africa" (World News) implied Somalia was at peace before Ethiopia's intervention in 2006. Assumptions used to criticise Ethiopia in relation to the instability are...
Before I start my story, I send condolence to the families of two officers who were killed premeditatedly while they serving the Nation. We expect from the President to bring to the justice to those who did horrendous crime...
Power is intoxicating, but Donald Yamamoto’s increasing tendency to act like a colonial governor will backfire. Rushed and uncoordinated diplomacy and individual free-lancing often do.
It is a truism among diplomats that it never hurts to talk. The reality is...
It was Thursday 8th of April 2015 when a new mayor was nominated to replace the longest serving mayor of the dry-deck and business centre town of Somaliland called Tog-wajale. During the handing over ceremony which has taken place...
It will be the biggest mistake to cross the threshold of recognition if the Somaliland government revives and resumes stalled talks with Somalia
Executive Summary
Tensions between Somalia and Somaliland remain high. The core bone of contention is still Somaliland’s political...