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Puzzling Statement
by Ethiopian Information Minister
The UN funded and owned news agency IRIN quoted Ethiopian Minister of
Information Bereket Simon as insisting that the region’s
[Somaliland’s] future lies in a united Somalia.
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Ethiopian Information
Minister Says Somaliland Future Lies Within A United Somalia
ADDIS ABABA, 8 Aug 2003 (IRIN) – Ethiopia has rejected calls by the
breakaway republic of Somaliland for international recognition by insisting
that the region’s future lies within a united Somalia.
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NOVIB Ordered Out Of
Somaliland
Hargeisa (SL Times) – The well know Dutch INGO NOVIB has been ordered to
leave Somaliland. The order was issued on Wednesday by Somaliland minister
of Planning Mr. Ahmed Haji Dahir.
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4 NGOs Blame Jamhuuriya
For Misleading Report On Meeting With NOVIB
Hargeysa (SL Times) – The four non-governmental organizations of
Candlelight, NAGAAD, HAVOYOCO and Samo-Talis, in a press statement issued
Thursday, refuted the accuracy of a press report published by Jamhuuriya
newspaper on Aug 7, 2003.
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EYEWITNESS, Somaliland
Needs Strong Social Services
Aug 07 2003
Nick Sireau, the communications manager for the U.K.-based Catholic
Institute for International Relations, visited Somaliland last month and
found evidence that the territory - still not recognized as an independent
state by any other country - needs help building strong institutions if it
is to survive.
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Somaliland Leads Charge
For African Women
August 6, 2003 (BBC)
The foreign minister of the self-declared republic of Somaliland has told
the BBC she believes a number of Africa's problems would be eased if there
were more women leaders on the continent.
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International
Crisis Group Report On Somaliland Democratization And Its Discontents,
Part II
[Continued from our previous issue]
C. INTERLUDE: DICTATORSHIP AND CIVIL WAR
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| Editorial
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The Way Forward for
Somaliland-Ethiopian Relations
When two liberation movements took power separately in Somaliland and
Ethiopia in 1991, the centuries-old hostilities that hitherto held the two
countries apart came to a sudden end and a new era seemed to have dawned on
the peoples of both nations.
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A Glance At Issues
A mere casual glance at recent and ancient history, in the field of global
politics, reveals that leaders who surround themselves with unscrupulous
individuals, suffer as a consequence.
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Somaliland’s Road To
Self-Sufficiency
By Abdullahi Hussein Daud
Somalilanders of all walks of life have a common desire: all want their
country to be independent, not only politically, but also economically. In
other words, all would like to see a self-reliant Somaliland.
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Signing The
Dotted Lines Could Be Costly
By Geleh Ali Gulaid
The new Rayale administration was swayed into accepting deported
refugees back in to Somaliland.
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Borama Water Agency,
Privatization Is A Realistic Approach
By Abdirahman Ibrahim (Aleel)
A process is going on to privatize the Borama water agency, but there are
loopholes within the system itself, and unless those doubts are cleared, the
consumers would not be pleased.
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The Wisdom Somaliland
Is Missing
By Ahmed Saeed
Somaliland tried to govern itself and seek recognition, but after more than
a decade, people are still sceptical and uncertain about where they are
heading. Nothing good shows up from nowhere.
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Somaliland's
Government Repeats the Same Mistake
By Abdirahman Ahmed Shunuf
Voluntary repatriation is an area of growing interest to major donors and
the UNHCR, as the stated “best solution” to the growing refugee population
worldwide.
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Faction Leader Leaves
Talks
NAIROBI, 6 Aug 2003 (IRIN) - Prominent Mogadishu-based faction leader Muse
Sudi Yalahow walked out of the Somali peace talks in Nairobi on Wednesday,
saying he was unhappy over the draft charter and lack of reconciliation
among leaders.
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