Somaliland has a lot to teach

[ToughGong]

Mark Bradbury, author of Becoming Somaliland, who works with the Rift Valley Institute, a non-profit research, education and advocacy organization. Bradbury first visited Somaliland in 1992, when the capital, Hargeisa, looked very different that it does today.

“At the time, that was a city in rubble. Something like 70 percent of all buildings had been destroyed in 10 years of war leading up to that point. Today, if you go to Hargeisa, it’s been entirely reconstructed and expanded way beyond its original limits. A population of over 400,000. Vibrant economy. An exciting place to visit. Secure for most people,” he said.

He described it as a “remarkable” achievement and credits the Somaliland people.

In a recent interview with the Royal African Society, Bradbury called Somaliland a “research laboratory” that “offers insights into current policy concerns about failed and collapsed states and international efforts at state building, as well as issues of migration, remittances [and] trans-nationalism.”

“I think there are a lot of things about Somaliland that are very interesting and have a lot to say to academics, development practitioners, on how a country recovers from war and how it reconstructs itself after war,” he said.

Its neighbor, Somalia, has been wracked by war since the fall of leader Mohammed Siad Barre in 1991, the same year Somaliland declared its independence. The two places are vastly different today.

Bradbury said, “To understand that, one needs to go back to the origins of Somaliland. And the peace and stability that Somaliland has today has largely been built on the basis of a process of peace and reconciliation that happened in the early 90s. That’s a peace and reconciliation between the clans of Somaliland. This is very much an indigenous process, locally designed and locally managed and locally financed with very little international involvement.”

Source VOA

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/afr ... 69484.html

[ToughGong]

Somaliland Celebrates 20 Years of Independence[

[Scarletmoon1]

Pro-somaliland anti Habesh the creator and father of Somaliland

[Monk-of-Mogadishu]

Perhaps in terms of tourism or political cohesion, certainly not in terms of economics.

In comparison to Hargeisa, Bosasso residents enjoy a higher standard of living if we compare average daily incomes. While urban residents of Hargeisa earn, on average, about $1 a day, Bosasso residents earn over $4. Naturally, with respect to Bosasso, IDPs earnings are far lower. Most IDP households in Bosasso earn a daily wage of a little over a $1

http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/4c5a6a7f2.pdf

[Scarletmoon1]

[ToughGong]

Perhaps in terms of tourism or political cohesion, certainly not in terms of economics.

In comparison to Hargeisa, Bosasso residents enjoy a higher standard of living if we compare average daily incomes. While urban residents of Hargeisa earn, on average, about $1 a day, Bosasso residents earn over $4. Naturally, with respect to Bosasso, IDPs earnings are far lower. Most IDP households in Bosasso earn a daily wage of a little over a $1

http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/4c5a6a7f2.pdf

Isn't this the site that said last year

Darood clan tends to support Kulmiye.

[KingMJ]

Darood clan tends to support Kulmiye.

[ToughGong]

Darood clan tends to support Kulmiye.

Credibility a big fat ZERO

[udun]

Perhaps in terms of tourism or political cohesion, certainly not in terms of economics.

In comparison to Hargeisa, Bosasso residents enjoy a higher standard of living if we compare average daily incomes. While urban residents of Hargeisa earn, on average, about $1 a day, Bosasso residents earn over $4. Naturally, with respect to Bosasso, IDPs earnings are far lower. Most IDP households in Bosasso earn a daily wage of a little over a $1

http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/4c5a6a7f2.pdf