Strategic Thinking on East Africa

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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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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BY CHRISTOPHER CLAPHAM APRIL 14, 2015 The self-proclaimed but as-yet unrecognized Republic of Somaliland derives from the former British Somaliland Protectorate, occupying the northern part of the Somali-inhabited area of northeast Africa and the southern shore of the Gulf of Aden. Following the normal process of decolonization, it became independent on June 26, 1960, but—just five […]

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From Horseed Media United Nations Special Representative to Somalia Ambassador Nicholas Kay has expressed ‘deep’ disappointment by the decision to postpone the self-declared state of Somaliland elections, which had been scheduled to be held in July. Mr Kay called for a ‘’reconsideration’’ on the decision on a tweet message he made on Wednesday. ‘’Deeply concerned […]

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From Al-Jazeera By Hamza MohamedHargeisa, Somaliland — Outside his two bedroom house made of tin in the heart of Hargeisa, capital of the breakaway Somaliland region, Kosar Dhool cuts an exhausted figure burdened with events far heavier than his slim frame can bear.The father of five has been receiving phone calls from his son, Hamza, […]

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Posted by Joseph Hammond on Mar 31, 2015 in East Africa, Featured Few pieces of real estate have as dark a history as the grounds of Hargeisa’s Edna Adna University Hospital. Over the course of its history, it has served as a colonial military parade ground and the site of some of the worst excesses of the Siad Barre regime […]

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Addis Ababa, 5 April 2015 (WIC) – Ethiopians residing in Somaliland have been contributing for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam since the project has come to implementation in 2011. Brigadier General Berhe addressing the participants of the celebration of the 4th anniversary of the founding of Ethiopian Grand renaissance Dam in Somaliland, Hargessa, Ethiopian community […]

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