UK Khat Ban and Its Effect in Somalia

Somalia's Future Hinges On Its Youth

Jamel Egal was born the year it all fell apart.

1991. Somali President Siad Barre was overthrown and anarchy overtook the east African nation of Somalia. Warlords filled the void of a central government as lawlessness reigned and war became the norm.

Jamel was 8 when conflict descended on his family's home in Baidoa in south-central Somalia. "We lost everything -- our house, our cattle," he says.

Now 23 years old, Jamel is part of the generation of Somalis who know nothing but war. Yet the future of their battered country rests in their hands. Decades of conflict have robbed many of even a basic education, and few employment opportunities exist. With scarce alternatives, many young people fall into violence themselves.

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Two Teenagers Commit Suicide in Hargeisa

Hargeisa(the horn)-The lives of two innocent youths came to an abrupt end when they hanged themselves in different estates of Hargeisa city on Monday night.

The late Abdinassir Abshir Habane committed suicide in Dolodho , Kodbur district, while Shaban Abdi Noor took his life in Sinai area, Ahmed Dhagah District.

Their bodies were spotted by members of the public early on Monday morning. The inhabitants of the area were shocked as this incident rarely occurs in Somaliland. It is not yet clear why the young men resorted to suicide but it is suspected that the hard economic times ravaging the country is to blame.


Source: The Horn

Somali President's Full Interview on Routing out Al Shabab

Biometrics expert is helping to ensure an honest election in Somaliland

Left and right iris images from one Somaliland trial voter registration record 

Mention the name Somaliland, and most people will have images from the movies "Black Hawk Down" and "Captain Phillips" spring to mind. However, those images are more correctly associated with Somalia, not Somaliland, which is an independent state that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.

Somaliland declared itself independent in 1991 and has been transforming itself into a rare, multiparty democracy in the Horn of Africa. University of Notre Dame Biometrics expert Kevin Bowyer and his Ph.D. students Estefan Ortiz and Amanda Sgroi are playing a critical role in that process
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