Tag: Governance
Somaliland, An Unrecognized African Success In A Notoriously Troubled Region
Regularly Irregular: Varieties Of Informal Trading In The Ethiopia-Somaliland Borderlands
Coronavirus And Upcoming Elections In Africa – What Are The Options?
The Heritage Of War And State Collapse In Somaliland And Somalia
Liberland: The Self Proclaimed Free State Where Bitcoin Is An Official National Currency
By Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel
Live and Let Live
This year will make it three years since the self-proclaimed Free State of Liberland, or in some cases “Gornja Siga,” was created by Czech politician Vit Jedlicka. This year’s anniversary will be the country’s first ever celebration on its home soil, which is just a three-square-mile patch of land that is the product of a border dispute. Continue reading “Liberland: The Self Proclaimed Free State Where Bitcoin Is An Official National Currency”
Somalia Is Invading Somaliland
By Abdulaziz Al-Mutairi
Since Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was nominated as President of Somalia, he could not rest from conspiracies against the Republic of Somaliland in different forms including diplomatic and finally full-scale war. Continue reading “Somalia Is Invading Somaliland”
The Troubled Democratic Transitions of African Liberation Movements
Zimbabwe’s recent political crisis has provided a lens into the challenges many African countries face in transitioning from their founding liberation movement political structures to genuine, participatory democracies. Continue reading “The Troubled Democratic Transitions of African Liberation Movements”
Firm Behavior In Fragile States: The Cases Of Somaliland, South Sudan, And Eastern Democratic Republic Of Congo
This report, based on field research, documents which features of business work in fragile areas and how businesses operate in regard to strategy, contract enforcement, and other aspects of firm behavior. Continue reading “Firm Behavior In Fragile States: The Cases Of Somaliland, South Sudan, And Eastern Democratic Republic Of Congo”
Two Remarkable Transitions: Lessons From Oman And Somaliland
Sarah Phillips
We tend to look through the political settlements lens only at places experiencing either conflict or deep poverty – or both. Yet we would know much more about how useful the lens is if we examined more successes with it. Continue reading “Two Remarkable Transitions: Lessons From Oman And Somaliland”
How Somaliland Made Its Government Work For The People
Michelle Bekkering and Gretchen Birkle
Parliamentary strengthening in Somaliland transformed its legislature from a ‘rubber stamp’ for the executive to a transparent law-making group that incorporates citizen input into decision making. Continue reading “How Somaliland Made Its Government Work For The People”
Saxafi Newspaper 