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"I love Somaliland" slogan opposite the Presidential Palace in Hargeisa / Somaliland.

Stress Test for Somaliland’s Democracy

Analysis
Political tensions run high as the country still has not found a workable agreement on the way forward in its electoral processes.
By Ulf Terlinden and Mohamed Ibrahim
The regions of Somaliland depicted in a statue at the entrance of Hargeisa

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Somaliland’s Elections in Limbo

Analysis
Disagreement over plans to reshuffle Somaliland’s licensed political parties and the sequencing of elections has put the electoral calendar into question.
By Mohamed Ibrahim and Ulf Terlinden

Somaliland: the electoral law for upcoming parliamentary elections imperils inclusive representation

Article
The repeated postponements of elections have at times caused political tensions and uncertainty. This has undermined Somaliland’s democratization process, weakened public confidence in democracy, stalled institution building and reforms, and damaged the country's relationship with the international community.

Somaliland Press Freedom: Opportunities and Challenges

Media plays a key part in the democratisation process in Somaliland, vital in efforts to improve all branches of the state and its democratic performance. This publication of papers presented at a 2013 conference on Press Freedom explores the opportunities and challenges of Somaliland's media development.  

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