Africa
Somaliland: A land in Limbo
June 17, 2009 · 3 Comments
Hargeisa, 17 June 2009 (Somalilandpress) — Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, is Africa’s only fully unrecognized country. After breaking away from Somalia and claiming independence in 1991, the Somaliland government, in stark contrast to the failed state of Somalia, has constructed many facets of a functioning, stable state. Somaliland has carried out several Presidential elections and peaceful transfers of power.
New elections were scheduled for April 2008 and have since been postponed five times, leaving the current President without constitutional power and the loss of a loyal opposition, which now sees the President falling back on the more authoritarian ways of the past, which Somaliland fought long and hard to separate itself from during the reign of Somali dictator, Said Barre.
This project reports on the current situation in Somaliland, investigating the social and political consequences of not realizing the promised elections and the affect this will have on Somaliland’s quest for international recognition and the general stability of the Horn of Africa region.
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Written by Tristan McConnell & Narayan Mahon
Original Link: Somaliland: A land in Limbo
Tristan McConnell is a freelance journalist based in Kenya. He is a correspondent for GlobalPost and also reports for the Economist, Times (London), Christian Science Monitor, and openDemocracy…
Narayan Mahon is a photojournalist based in Seattle, Washington. His work has been published in The Economist, The New York Times, The Guardian, Times of London…
Source: Pulitzer Center grantees
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Mr. McConnel, should show his Impariality to be a true reporter, what he is pretending to do in his report is not helpful to Somaliland and its people, he is a biast and should report the truth, why did he failed to mention the agreed upon set date of September 27th election for the next Presidential election?
Please, stop writing nonsense and stick to the truth on the ground.
Maaaan, that's what we get. Some whiteboy who days before he came to Hargeysa; educated himself slightly…I mean a 2 min video ?
Here is an Idea every somalilander in USA in CANADA and UK., should rally in masses every year for Independence of Somaliland…Then the public out there will start educating them selves about our..then the governments will hears us…
Inshallah I hope we get our Independence.
Obsiye. Do you really think Riyaale and his gang will allow an election let alone a free and fair one at that