WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR RESILIENCE IN SOMALILAND PROGRAM 1. INTRODUCTION Somaliland is located in the Horn of Africa, with an area of 137,600 km2 with a population of about 6.85 million according to the
INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 1.1 Problem Identification Somaliland is semi-arid. With annual rainfalls less than 250 mm, water has a high priority1. There are no permanent surface water resources and Somaliland is therefore almost
Overview Somaliland’s hybrid system of tri-party democracy and traditional clan-based governance has enabled the consolidation of state-like authority, social and economic recovery and, above all, relative peace and security but now needs reform. Success
EXPERIENCES IN THE SANAAG REGION OF SOMALILAND INTRODUCTION The civil war in Somalia between 1988 and 1991 resulted in considerable loss of human life and destruction of local infrastructure and government services throughout the
Introduction On 18 May 2011 the self-proclaimed and unrecognised state of Somaliland celebrated its twentieth year of de facto independence from the Somali Republic. Emerging after the collapsed Siad Barre regime in 1991, Somaliland
Xeer – the Somali customary law as a tool of the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism in Somaliland ‘The Somali legal system greatly resembles the Internet. Like over the Internet, nobody exercises power over
When less was more: external assistance and the political settlement in Somaliland Diverging dramatically from the path taken by the Federal Republic of Somalia over the past two decades, the case of the unrecognized
FINANCIAL SECTOR DIAGNOSTIC STUDY FOR HARGEISA, SOMALILAND Supply side analysisThe survey indicates that a few finance service providers are available on the market, providing limited loans and savings facilities to small and medium enterprises
Mobile Money in Somaliland Somaliland’s first mobile money platform was launched in 2009. Called Zaad—meaning ‘to grow’ or ‘to prosper’ in Arabic—it was started by the popular mobile phone company, Telesom. Zaad’s mobile money
Islamic Microfinance System and Poverty Alleviation in Somaliland Poverty prevalence dates back to the existence of human being and today it has occupied foremost place on human development agendas of virtually all countries of