Year: 2022

Contrasting African Experiences – Somaliland and South Sudan

Contrasting African Experiences – Somaliland and South Sudan

Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has prompted swift and increasingly extensive economic sanctions from Western allies against Russian companies and members of its political and economic elite. Many of the sanctions have been justified as punishment for Russia’s ongoing violation of the integrity of Ukrainian sovereign territory. They were announced by the United States (US) and its allies, including Canada, the United Kingdom (UK) and Japan, as a means to oppose Russia’s continued occupation of Crimea, the pro-Russian Donbas separatist region, and additional areas that the Russian military has advanced into since the outbreak of the current war. Continue reading “Contrasting African Experiences – Somaliland and South Sudan”

Amoud Foundation First to Respond Somaliland Government’s Appeal for Drought Relief

Amoud Foundation First to Respond Somaliland Government’s Appeal for Drought Relief

Somaliland government has recently issued an alarming call to the public, aid organizations, and the world over the severe water shortage and drought conditions caused by the lack of spring rains in most parts of the country this year, especially in the eastern part of the country. Continue reading “Amoud Foundation First to Respond Somaliland Government’s Appeal for Drought Relief”

US Issues Warning to Somali leaders & Welcomes Somaliland’s

US Issues Warning to Somali leaders & Welcomes Somaliland's

The United States recently clarified its position on Somaliland and Somalia, acknowledging the realities that exist in these two distinct countries – that were once united as a republic but split apart after that unity was lost in 1991 when Somaliland reclaimed its sovereignty from the colonial Great Britain in 1960. Continue reading “US Issues Warning to Somali leaders & Welcomes Somaliland’s”

Africa’s Complex 2022 Elections, Somaliland’s will be the most Democratic

Africa’s Complex 2022 Elections, Somaliland’s will be the most Democratic

Responding to the coups, conflicts, and other derailments of democratic processes in recent years, Africa’s 2022 elections are largely an effort to right the democratic ship of state on the continent. Continue reading “Africa’s Complex 2022 Elections, Somaliland’s will be the most Democratic”