Strategic Thinking on East Africa

Cardiff council approved a motion to endorse recognition of Somaliland during a meeting at City Hall, following in the footsteps of Sheffield council By Ruth Mosalski Cardiff has become the second local authority in the UK to recognize the Republic of Somaliland. The council approved a motion to endorse recognition of Somaliland during a meeting […]

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From the Brookings Institution Article | June 23, 2015 By: Vanda Felbab-Brown In early May 2015, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made a historic but little noticed visit to Somalia, a country no other U.S. secretary of state had ever visited. His trip symbolized both how far Somalia has come—from the blackest days of civil war, clan […]

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Addis Ababa, 24 June 2015 (WIC) - “My meeting with the Prime Minister Desalegn Hailemariam of Ethiopia was concluded with unanimous concurrence on imperatives of enhanced cooperation” This was stated by President Ahmed Mahmud Silanyo during a press briefing at the Egal Airport VIP lounge upon return from Ethiopia where he led a government team […]

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From ventureafrica.com Dubai-based budget airline, flydubai’s inaugural flight to Hargeisa, Somaliland landed yesterday at Hargeisa Egal International Airport marking the launch of a direct four times weekly service to Hargeisa, making it the first carrier to ply the route. Somaliland has been an autonomous region of Somalia for more than 20 years, but its self-proclaimed independence […]

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Somaliland has made impressive gains in strengthening its health services, but substantial challenges remain for the unrecognised nation. Sharmila Devi reports from the capital Hargeisa. Somaliland—a self-declared republic that broke away from Somalia in 1991 and whose independence remains unrecognised by the world—has made great strides since civil war destroyed much of the region from […]

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by Ronald Njoroge and Chris Mgidu NAIROBI, May 29 (Xinhua) — Kenya will host a regional conference on countering violent extremism in June, officials said on Friday. Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Karanja Kibicho told a media briefing in Nairobi that for the last four weeks, a team has been working towards the preparation of […]

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From the International Crisis Group By Cedric Barnes | and Claire Elder The self-declared Republic of Somaliland – a de facto independent state formed from Somalia’s north-western regions – is often described as an island of stability in a sea of conflict. Much of the security enjoyed by its estimated 3.5 million people is attributed to a […]

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From New Africa Magazine The US was slow but is waking up to Africa’s potential” The US Ambassador to the African Union, Reuben Brigety, says his country is now waking up to Africa’s serious economic potential which goes beyond just petrol. “It is fair to say that the United States was slow, and so was […]

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From The Institute for Security Studies A high-level review of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution 1325, expected to be released in October this year, provides an opportunity for policymakers to move beyond the rhetoric of gender mainstreaming and start putting words into practice. Resolution 1325 underlines the need for gender-sensitive approaches to peace and […]

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