Category Archives: Somaliland

Somaliland Update: War Crimes Trial, UK Minister Visit, SYANA Political Contacts

Posted on August 1, 2011 by nathanalbright

It has been a reasonably active (and reasonably political) last couple of weeks for Somaliland. Let us therefore examine some of the latest Somaliland news. We have a former Somali Prime Minister being tried in the United States for war … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: SYANA Gets Busy, South Sudan Invite Pays Diplomatic Dividends

Posted on July 12, 2011 by nathanalbright

Even though the last Somaliland update was not that along ago [1], there has been a fair amount of interesting news, so I thought it worthwhile to update again, even after less than a week. We will be looking today … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: European Attention, South Sudan Invitation, Launch of Youth Organization

Posted on July 8, 2011 by nathanalbright

Today’s Somaliland Update is full of unusual efforts to increase the profile of Somaliland internationally, increase the support of Somaliland youth for their homeland, and of European nations to help benefit their own strategic calculations in the Horn of Africa. … Continue reading →

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Today In History: On June 26, 1960, Somaliland Become An Independent Nation For The First Time

Posted on June 26, 2011 by nathanalbright

Many nations of the world became independent in 1960, as it marked the widespread end of European colonialism over much of the world’s surface. One of the nations that got their independence fifty-one years ago today, on June 26, 1960, … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Powerful Friends, Powerful Logic

Posted on June 17, 2011 by nathanalbright

In today’s Somaliland update we have a set of pro-Somaliland independence updates from a wide variety of sources that demonstrate Somaliland’s international profile is increasing. UKIP European Parliament Member Supports Somaliland Independence Somaliland247 has obtained a statement from UK Indpendence … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Presidential Address And First Female Mayor in Somaliland History

Posted on May 30, 2011 by nathanalbright

Don’t Let Somalia Hold Somaliland Hostage, Says Somaliland President Somaliland’s President, Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo, stated in a recent address that two decades of stable independence, rule of law, and democracy should be enough for the world to recognize the independence … Continue reading →

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Somailand Update: Total Disaster, Education and Health Progress, Case Study of Successful Businessman

Posted on May 27, 2011 by nathanalbright

Total Disaster For Total Mer Rouge SA Total Mer Rouge SA lost its contract for providing oil storage for the nation of Somaliland after not importing any oil into the nation for the past two years, Bloomberg reports [1]. Such … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Kenya Supports Somaliland Independence

Posted on May 22, 2011 by nathanalbright

It appears as if the momentum for Somaliland independence is building.  In the upcoming meetings of the AU, where South Sudan will be given its full recognition of independence as a result of its successful plebiscite in January, it looks … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Coca Cola Diplomacy, Coming of Age, Independence Party

Posted on May 17, 2011 by nathanalbright

Coca Cola Implicitly Recognizes Somaliland Independence In a very significant move, Coca-Cola has granted a second “national” franchise to cover the de facto states of Somaliland and Puntland in addition to the defunct franchise granted to the defunct central authority … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Cultural Treasures And SSC Propaganda

Posted on May 4, 2011 by nathanalbright

I was hoping to have a few more Somaliland updates before I embarked on my journey to the northwestern part of Thailand, but it appears that I only have two more updates from the every-trusty Somaliland247 to provide.  However, both … Continue reading →

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