Tag: Statehood
The Government of Somalia’s Failed State Vanished Overnight in 2021
The Government of Somalia's Failed State Vanished Overnight in 2021
Somaliland: One of the Colonial Creation Countries in Africa
Somaliland: One of the Colonial Creation Countries in Africa
President Bihi Receives Malawi Foreign Minister In His Office
President Bihi Receives Malawi Foreign Minister In His Office
Ending War: Lessons from Somaliland
Ending War: Lessons from Somaliland
In a region long beset by political strife and inter-state rivalries, Somaliland stands out as a beacon of hope in the Horn of Africa – stable, relatively democratic and broadly functional.
Unlike neighboring Somalia, from which it declared unilateral independence in 1991, Somaliland received little of the international aid and support that post-conflict zones typically attract. Continue reading “Ending War: Lessons from Somaliland”
May 5 1960: The Day of Infamy for Somaliland
May 5 1960: The Day of Infamy for Somaliland
The Strange and Varied Forms of State Recognition
The Strange and Varied Forms of State Recognition
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Why Isn’t Somaliland Internationally Recognised?
Why Isn't Somaliland Internationally Recognized?
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Disregarding Somaliland Case a Scar on UN and AU
Disregarding Somaliland Case a Scar on UN and AU
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Somaliland People’s Right to Self-Determination
The primary emergence of the principle of self-determination was materialized after the First World War (Shaw, 2003). It is possible to say that; self-determination was “the benchmark for peacemakers at Versailles”. The President of the United States of America Woodrow Wilson described the national self-determination as “an imperative principle of action” (Henry & Philip, 2000) . Continue reading “Somaliland People’s Right to Self-Determination”