Tag Archives: Puntland
Abdiwali Gaas elected new President of Puntland
The former Prime Minister of Somalia, Abdiwali Mohamed Ali Gaas, has become the president-elect of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland Somalia, in a hotly contested parliament vote. He will be the fifth person to hold the post. Abdiwali Gaas, garnered Read on! →
Puntland politicians to pick new President
Puntland is a tiny semi-autonomous region in eastern Somalia, the only and first administration under the new federal government in Somalia. It is roughly a third of the country, and has a population of 3.5 million, enjoying relative stability in Read on! →
Somalia: Is the constitution preventing a recovery? [Op-Ed]
Labelled as a failed state, Somalia is finally on the long road to recovery, but is their new constitution holding them back?
Somalia: Can US recognition bring stability?
After over two decades of famine, Islamic extremism and piracy, Somalia may be showing signs of revival.