by Ismail Mohamud | Oct 12, 2022 | Reports
summary: On May 18, 1991, after suffering 21 years under the brutal military dictatorship of General Siyad Barre and experiencing three decades of marginalization as part of the united Somali Republic, Somaliland unilaterally reclaimed its pre-union independence from...
by Ismail Mohamud | Sep 22, 2022 | Press Releases, Reports
We, the CSOs that issued this statement, who were closely monitoring the election dispute in Somaliland for the last one year, firstly, are welcoming: The ongoing process for the registration of the new political associations and the preparation for the direct...
by Ismail Mohamud | Jun 6, 2022 | Monitoring Reports, Reports
Somaliland is known for solving political disputes through consensus, a practice that widely receives admiration. However, the renewed political dispute indicates that Somaliland needs to have strong independent institutions that have the trust of stakeholders....
by CPA | Nov 29, 2021 | Monitoring Reports, Reports
The upcoming elections are very crucial for the Somaliland’s democratization process. Somaliland succeeded the first phase of democratization process, but extensions and overstaying office affected the second and third phase of Somaliland’s democratization process. On...
by Ismail Mohamud | Apr 12, 2021 | Reports
By Mona Ahmed Abdi LLB, Social Activist, Women Rights Advocate In this briefing, CPA will highlight the major challenges women candidates facing in Somaliland’s 2021 combined parliamentary and local council elections, with possible recommendations on...
by Ismail Mohamud | Apr 4, 2021 | Reports
Only 55 days are remaining Somaliland’s combined election date scheduled for the House of Representatives and the Local Councils; however, the House of Representatives started to debate the Regulation of Political Parties/Associations’ amendment Law (Law...
