In the past two months, I have attended two meetings in London organised by UDUB, the ruling party of Somaliland, one in Shepherds Bush and the other in Woolwich. After this experience, I can confidently state that UDUB is in disarray. The organisers clearly lack both coordination and communication skills, as no more than 50 people were present at both meetings – despite the presence of more than 50,000 Somalilanders in Read more »
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP – NEW BRIEFING
Somaliland: A Way out of the Electoral Crisis
Nairobi/Brussels, 7 December 2009: The stalled electoral process has plunged Somaliland into a serious political crisis that presents yet another risk of destabilisation in the region. Read more »
Progressio, the Development Planning Unit at University College London (UCL) and Somaliland Focus (UK) express profound disappointment at the indefinite postponement of Somaliland’s long-overdue presidential election
International development agency Progressio, the Development Planning Unit at UCL and Somaliland Focus (UK) today express Read more »
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Press Release – September 12, 2009
Somaliland American Council (SAC) is dismayed by and condemning the actions of President Dahir Rayale’s government that resulted for the death of innocent people who were exercising their right to demonstrate SAC also condemns Rayale government for closing down the people’s house (the Read more »
By Jeremy Sare
guardian.co.uk,
Gordon Brown, in his speech on the war in Afghanistan last week served up that old truism: failed states are a seedbed for terrorism and establishing democratic elections are the long-term solution. Pity then that this principle is not applied more widely. Read more »
Hargeysa- SAMOTALIS- Waxa si fiican oo aad u balaadhan u bilaabmay banaanbax lexaad leh oo labada xisbi ee Kulmiye iyo UCID ay ku muujiyeen cududooda iyo taageerada dhabta ah ee dadweynaha. Waxa dawladdu isticmaashay awood kasta ooy ku baajiso. Kolkii lacag iyo laaluush wax qaban waayey, waxa ay adeegsatay taagtii askarta, iyadoo la joojiyey dhammaan wax gaadiid ah oo dadka qaada. Mey se dhicin inay taas wax yeesho dareenkii dadweynah, bal se wey sii dhiirisey. Maanta waxa cad in kalsoonida shacbigu gacanta ugu jirto mucaaridka. Read more »
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Somaliland Electoral Laws & Codes NEW: February 2009: SOMALILAND ELECTORAL LAWS – a handbook in English & Somali - Source /by Ibrahim Hashi Jama, editor, Somalilandlaw.com Download FREE HERE. (large pdf file)
The main Somaliland electoral laws are: |
Stockholm- Xaflad balaadhan oo ay soo agaasimeen Jaaliyadaha Reer Somaliland iyo Xisbiga KULMIYE ee Sweden ayaa lagu qabtay Magaalada caasimada u ah Wadanka Sweden ee Stocholm. Read more »
Press Release
Expatriate Somaliland Community of North America Communiqué
February 13, 2009
Ever since the rebirth of Somaliland as an independent state in 1991, the Somaliland Diaspora community in North America and elsewhere around the world has taken a keen interest in the affairs of their homeland and has worked hard to continuously provide material as well as moral support for this young fledgling nation in its march towards self determination and the establishment of democratic institutions. Read more »
HARGEISA (The Somaliland Globe) – A group of members of the Upper House of Parliament failed to table a motion to change the law that allows removal of the leader of the House despite the leader’s repeated request for them to forward their motion. Read more »
