Adiyaad Nuh is currently pursuing an MSc in Urban Economic Development at University College London. A recent undergraduate in Politics & International Relations, she has volunteered with the Somali Consultant Association in Hargeisa and interned at Axle International, focusing on policy analysis and community development. You can follow her on X/Twitter.
Hargeisa’s gated communities and bustling markets showcase the dynamism of Somaliland’s private sector, while nearby, crumbling infrastructure highlights urban growth outpacing local government capacity.
Hargeisa’s gated communities and bustling markets showcase the dynamism of Somaliland’s private sector, while nearby, crumbling infrastructure highlights urban growth outpacing local government capacity.
Somaliland has long valued its rare democratic ideals of wada-tashi iyo isu-tanaasul (consensus and compromise), but clan divisions and election delays now threaten this fragile progress.
Somaliland has long valued its rare democratic ideals of wada-tashi iyo isu-tanaasul (consensus and compromise), but clan divisions and election delays now threaten this fragile progress.
Somaliland’s leaders often tout the nation’s peace and stability in an otherwise volatile region. Yet beyond the rhetoric, corruption, economic inequality, and political decay are eroding its foundations.
Somaliland’s leaders often tout the nation’s peace and stability in an otherwise volatile region. Yet beyond the rhetoric, corruption, economic inequality, and political decay are eroding its foundations.