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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”

Amb. Tibor Nagy Enlightening America about Somaliland Case

Amb. Tibor Nagy Enlightening America about Somaliland Case

Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, US Ambassador to Guinea and Ethiopia, and Adjunct Professor for Honors College at Texas Tech University in an interview with Africa Broadcasting Service elaborated on the Somaliland case, the current situation in Ethiopia, and French Cameron Continue reading “Amb. Tibor Nagy Enlightening America about Somaliland Case”

Edna’s History Lesson on Somaliland Sovereignty

Edna’s History Lesson on Somaliland Sovereignty

Unlike majority countries in Africa, Somaliland has never been colonized but rather was a British Protectorate because of the protection treaty that the elders of Somaliland signed with colonial Great Britain in 1884. Continue reading “Edna’s History Lesson on Somaliland Sovereignty”

Somaliland-Somalia’s Case Calls for Foreign Intervention

Somaliland-Somalia's Case Calls for Foreign Intervention

There is no doubt that Africa and the rest of the world have not given the Somaliland case for statehood the attention and weight given to the similar cases of hers around the world. Continue reading “Somaliland-Somalia’s Case Calls for Foreign Intervention”

Conspiracy of the South & Carelessness of Somaliland Politicians in 1960s

Conspiracy of the South & Carelessness of Somaliland Politicians in 1960s

Once the decision was made to unite the newly-born country – that gained independence on June 26, 1960 – with Italian Somalia, Somaliland politicians should have worked hard to do so in accordance with international laws and avoid the mistakes done in consummating the merger. Continue reading “Conspiracy of the South & Carelessness of Somaliland Politicians in 1960s”

Rebranding Somaliland as The Horn of Africa Republic

Rebranding Somaliland as The Horn of Africa Republic

“The Republic of Somalia”, which was born from the union of Somaliland and South Somalia on July 1, 1960, became an extinct country in 1991, and the efforts of the international community to revive it are still in vain with no hope in sight in the foreseeable future. Continue reading “Rebranding Somaliland as The Horn of Africa Republic”