The Academy for Peace & Development held the 1st National Land reform Conference at Egal Hotel, Burao on the 20th and 21st of April. This conference premeditated to bring together a large assortment of stakeholders representing all sectors of society in Somaliland.

Confronting the Future of Somaliland’s Democracy: Lessons from a Decade of Multi-Partyism and the Way Forward

The Academy for Peace and Development (APD) in collaboration with seven ministers held a consultation meeting to discuss impediments to effective land management, at the APD office in Hargeisa Somaliland on the 18th of March.

The purpose of the forum was to provide a public dialogue space for discourse on the opportunities and challenges that may affect Somaliland’s Parliamentary and Presidential elections planned to be held in 2015. The goal was to generate an informed discussion before the 2015 elections, analyze and give recommendations on the arising issues. The participants included members of the National political parties, university students, lawyers, women, youth organizations, civil society members, and other members of the public.

Somaliland’s electoral history is rather unique in a troubled part of the world where democratic norms and values are not respected. The combined elections at the end of May 2021 are crucial for the country’s political stability and democratic credentials

A report on voter registration options by Creative Associates recommended that one way to ensure the reliability of the new voter registration system is by conducting a field study of the adopted technologies before the commencement of the voter registry to provide guidance to the stakeholders and the organizations entrusted with the voter registration so that potential challenges are known and strategies introduced to build a reliable and sustainable biometric voter register

On 26 June 2010, the people of Somaliland went to the polls to elect a new president for the second time since declaring independence. The incumbent President Daahir Rayaale Kaahin lost to the main opposition candidate Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud Siilaanyo in an election considered credible by local and international observers, which was followed by a peaceful transfer of power to an extent rarely seen in African politics.

Today the Somali region is mostly commonly sensationalised as the ultimate ‘failed state’. This description obscures the richness of the peace dynamics within and between Somali communities throughout the region. Contrary to the negative generalisation of the Somali present scene, Somaliled initiatives have set up viable political and administrative arrangements to manage conflict and provide durable security and rule of law in both Somaliland and Puntland. In many places Somali entrepreneurship from inside or outside the Somali region has also revitalised the economy.