This was stated in a press release from somaliland liaison office in addis ababa. Somalilands claim for independence is based primarily on historical title its separate colonial history, a brief period of independence in 1960, the fact that it voluntarily entered into its unhappy union with somalia and the questionable legitimacy of the 1960 act of union readmore. Drc began working in somaliland in 1998, expanding to puntland and somalia a few years later. Currently, somaliland maintains embassies abroad seven other representations. It acts largely like any other embassy, issuing visas and passports and. There was an enormous party in the capital city of hargeisa, but no outside diplomats attended. It acts largely like any other embassy, issuing visas and passports and representing somalilanders in the uk. Somaliland latest news, breaking stories and comment the. Carver told the somaliland mission that it was extraordinary the uk had not been lobbying for somalilands admittance to the commonwealth.
Somaliland justice sector project horizoninstitute. Contact somaliland kenya office somaliland liaison office. Somaliland has also offered assistance to puntland region of somalia who received far more damages from the the same rains and storm that went through the region. As berbera port deal opens global trade gateway, somaliland optimistic that freedom from eu policy will allow. President of the republic of somaliland, elected to office on the november 2017 musa beihi abdi is the current president of somaliland and the leader of the. The somaliland liaison office in nairobi is also working closely with the kenya private sector alliance to woo kenyan investors to somaliland. Somaliland latest news, breaking stories and comment. Baadigoobe, barta xidhiidhka iyo xayasiiska somaliland. Jan 09, 2017 the somaliland missions responsibility is ultimately to raise awareness of somaliland republic and somaliland communities in the uk. Somaliland photos at united kingdom parliamentary debate on recognition of somaliland, february 4 2004 led by tony worthington uk parliamentary questions, dec 2005. Lt cdr, 43, naval liaison officer for the antipiracy operation atalanta. The republic of somaliland considers itself to be the successor state of the former british somaliland protectorate.
Since 2000, the kings somaliland partnership ksp has pursued a partnership approach to strengthening the healthcare system in somaliland by maximising the collaboration between health professionals and institutions in the uk and somaliland run from the kings centre for global health in london, ksp is part of an academic health science centre that. When i was in ethiopia some years ago, djibouti also operated a consulate in dire dawa which is on the way to somaliland if you travel overland and where visa application was more straightforward than in addis. The uk in somalia is represented by the department for international development, ministry of defence, stabilisation unit and foreign and commonwealth. During the meeting, the minister of transport and the uk officials discussed ways to assess and evaluate the.
This page lists the diplomatic missions in somaliland. Office 1506, burjuman business tower, khaled bin al waleed road, dubai, uae. Representative office of somaliland in djibouti ville. Country director, somalia, mogadishu, somalia the east africa and great lakes regional office based in nairobi. Somaliland made its final transition to multiparty democracy with elections in 2003. The somaliland university of technology is situated in a campus of 20 hectares donated by mohamed. The letter is addressed to mr mohammed behi younis, foreign minister and mr abdullahi mohamed dahir, information ministerread the full letter here. Somalilands foreign minister saad ali shire was in nairobi, kenya on friday 26 october 2018 to inaugurate the new somaliland mission to. Megan adams, 10, was overwhelmed when her navy officer father.
Biggest liaison office abroad opened in kenya unpo. Stuart brown and several other uk officials based in hargeisa. Nura has training and experience in the fields of education and health and has extensive experience leading health system strengthening programmes in somaliland with health and education background. Ian pearson says we believe that african countries should take a lead in any eventual recognition process. The kenya government key institutions, the following ambassadors and respentatives. Bbc news business riches of somaliland remain untapped. The mission is not a fullyfledged embassy because the united kingdom does not recognize somaliland as an independent state, instead of viewing it as part of somalia. May 09, 2007 we have received a request under the freedom of information act 2000 for the following. Mar 15, 2009 after declaring independence in 1991, somaliland formed its own hybrid system of governance consisting of a lower house of elected representatives, and an upper house which incorporated the elders of tribal clans. Djibouti does not currently have any diplomatic or consular representation in somaliland. Anglo somaliland resources ltd overview free company.
The somaliland representative office is one of 45 foreign representations in djibouti. The british embassy liaison office in bujumbura represents the uk government in burundi. Address muthangari road, braeside gardens 1125, lavington, nairobi, kenya. Hi guys, thank you for visiting me, i promise i will add more interesting videos, educational, community, and entertainments. Sjsp supported the efforts of somalilands formal justice institutionsthe ministry of justice, the attorney generals office, the law reform commission, the high judicial council and the lawyers and licensing committeein.
The government of somaliland maintains informal ties with some foreign governments and has a small network of representative offices abroad. Somaliland cohosted a successful trade and investment conference in october 2014 with the uk government in london which was somaliland s first opportunity to present the variety of investment opportunities that exist in the country to a diverse range of investors. C get the visa in advance via the somaliland liaison office in your country if available. No country has yet recognized it as independent country. We have received a request under the freedom of information act 2000 for the following. The somaliland capital hargeisa hosts no embassies, but there are two consulates and two other representations in somaliland. Formation of plan for nutrition hr development in somalia 2017 funded by unicef. Abdilahi abokor osman, minister of transport and road development today received a delegation led by the uk liaison office in hargeisa, mr. May 26, 2016 last week marked the 25th anniversary of the republic of somalilands proclamation of independence. Country office has over 500 staff across 14 field offices boroma, burao and.
This will be the biggest investment forum to be staged by the somaliland government in africa. Visas can also be obtained in djibouti, the uk, the usa and france. Visas can also be obtained in djibouti, the uk, the. Somali is self declare country but in international communityu. Somaliland, historically, the area now comprising somalia and djibouti. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on somaliland. Latest travel advice for somalia including safety and security, entry requirements, travel warnings and health health somalia travel advice gov. List of representative offices of somaliland wikipedia. Somaliland mission to the uk, and the commonwealth home. Free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history.
Last week marked the 25th anniversary of the republic of somalilands proclamation of independence. On 3 august 1914, europe saw the start of the worst human disaster experienced up to that time when the german empire declared war on france. In the wake of president hassan sheikh mohamuds meeting with president ahmed mohamud silanyo in turkey, i thought i revisit the discussion on somalilands legal right to be independent from somalia. Staff from the central statistics department in somaliland attended a one week workshop organised by statistics sweden in kigali rwanda on 1822 march 2019. Aug 27, 2019 somaliland and djibouti abroad the somaliland representative office is one of 47 foreign representations in djibouti and one of 47 foreign representations in djibouti ville. This can be done in the united kingdom, djibouti, and ethiopia. The aim of the workshop was to develop new weights for cpi calculation using the results from the high frequency survey. Carver told the somaliland mission that it was extraordinary the uk had not been lobbying for somaliland s admittance to the commonwealth. Representative office of somaliland in djibouti ville, djibouti. The somaliland representative office in djibouti ville is one of seven somaliland diplomatic and consular representations abroad. Somaliland trade office office 1506, burjuman business tower, khaled bin al waleed road, dubai, uae. The somaliland representative office is one of 47 foreign representations in djibouti and one of 47 foreign representations in djibouti ville. All countries recognise somaliland as part of somalia. British somaliland, officially the british somaliland protectorate somali.
Somaliland hopes brexit will pave way for uk to grant international recognition. Somalilands representative office in djibouti ville is the only somaliland representation in djibouti. Horizon implemented a twoyear somaliland justice sector project sjsp, which was funded by the uk department for international development dfid. For much of its existence, the territory was bordered by italian somaliland, french somaliland and ethiopia. Building construction was funded by the islamic development bank based in jeddah, saudi arabia and opened in 2007. Representative office of somaliland in london, united kingdom.
Teaming up with aston university in the uk, and the pastoral and environmental network in the horn of africa penha in somaliland, seawater greenhouse ltd have recently completed construction of a one hectare pilot farm near berbera. The somaliland liaison office is a government liaison. Get in touch with somaliland uae offices contact details below. Turn to the right on a street that has sign for the liaison office and walk down. Opening hours of somaliland liaison office and embassy of. Dhulka maxmiyada soomaalida ee biritishka, was a british protectorate in presentday somaliland. Somaliland lies in northwestern somalia, on the southern coast of the gulf. Somaliland focus uk writes open letter to somalilands government expressing concerns about ongoing harassment and intimidation of news media members in somaliland.
How many successful removals to somaliland were there from the uk in 2005. The name is also used to refer to the republic of somaliland, a selfdeclared independent country in the horn of africa. To get to the office, which moves often this information is current as of january 2016, walk about 100 metres north of the edna mall along namibia avenue until you see sheger building on your left. This list lists the representative offices of somaliland. In fact, not a single government has recognized the state since it broke away from somalia in 1991, and so legally, somaliland is still part of somalia.
Norman ling in his welcoming speech spoke about somaliland achievements. The region probably formed part of the land of punt known to the ancient egyptians. Staff from the central statistics department in somaliland. List of diplomatic missions in somaliland wikipedia. Nura joined thet in 2014 as their country director in somalia and somaliland. Initially a british protectorate, somaliland gained its independence in 1960 and. In fact, not a single government has recognized the state since it broke away from somalia in 1991, and so legally, somaliland is still part of.
The somaliland missions responsibility is ultimately to raise awareness of somaliland republic and somaliland communities in the uk. The area encompasses roughly the former british somaliland protectorate, an area of about 7,600 square kilometres 53,128 sq mi, which was briefly an independent country for five days in june 26, 1960. The most convenient place to get a visa is addis ababa. You can get details from the somaliland government website or contact the somaliland liaison office in addis ababa. After declaring independence in 1991, somaliland formed its own hybrid system of governance consisting of a lower house of elected representatives, and an upper house which incorporated the elders of tribal clans. The embassypage for somaliland lists all foreign representations and consulates in somaliland and all somaliland representations abroad.
Belgium, denmark, netherlands, united states of america, saudi arabia, egypt, sweden, brazil, germany, france, brazil, netherlands, european union delegation, igad, a host of development agency such as the world bank group, trademark east africa, dfid uk, kfw german development bank, african development bank, danida, french chamber of commerce as well as a host of businesses. United kingdom parliamentary debate on recognition of somaliland, february 4 2004 led by tony worthington. Anglo somaliland resources ltd free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. Part one will examine somalilands legal right to secede from somalia. The embassypage for somalilands representative office in london has updated contact details for the mission, including address, telephone number and email. This directory consists of around 14000 business entities that exist in somaliland. The university has two partnership agreements with the university of khartoum and ahfad university for women in sudan. The uk somaliland mission and wales somaliland community are hosting event with head of the british office in hargeisa, stuart brown, and angus miller, department for international development dfid. President ahmed silanyo said we wish to help puntland when they are in dire need as a result of damages caused by natural disaster. He said, uk is going to double its aid to somaliland and called on the diplomats and dignitaries, who were at the reception that it was time to support somaliland. I guess you should be able to get the somaliland visa in a couple of hours on monday. Following a scoping assessment in nutrition care among frontline health workers in 2015, this project aims to develop a capacity development strategic paper and costed action plan that will set out a clear path for developing human resources in nutrition care in somalia and somaliland. Somalia the east africa and great lakes regional office based in nairobi.
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