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President Tsai Receives Somaliland Representative to Taiwan

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President Tsai Receives Somaliland Representative to Taiwan

President Tsai Ing-wen received the representative of Somaliland on Monday. In her remarks at the reception, Tsai said she hoped the two sides would remain strong partners in the international arena. Continue reading “President Tsai Receives Somaliland Representative to Taiwan” →

Taiwan and Somaliland Diplomatic Ties

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Taiwan and Somaliland Diplomatic Ties

Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu said in a statement on July 1 that the two governments had agreed to establish ties based on “friendship and a shared commitment to common values of freedom, democracy, justice and the rule of law.” Continue reading “Taiwan and Somaliland Diplomatic Ties” →

Somaliland: Kill All but the Crows

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To much of the world, Somalia has a fearsome reputation. It is seen as one of the most dangerous places on the planet – a failed state that is widely believed to be home to warlords, pirates and terrorists. But in the north of the country, at least, the reality is different. Continue reading “Somaliland: Kill All but the Crows” →

Unlocking Somaliland

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On the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, sits Somaliland’s Berbera port. It occupies a strategic position in the Horn of Africa and lies on a busy shipping route for traffic to and from the Middle East and eastern Africa Continue reading “Unlocking Somaliland” →

Somaliland Sees Rise in E-Money Services

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Hyperinflation and economic isolation have pushed the internationally-unrecognized republic of Somaliland closer to a cashless economy. Mobile-money services have taken off, over the past decade in Africa; with 1 in 10 adults across the continent using them. CGTN’s Alexandria Majalla tells us how e-money services have become more convenient in Somaliland.