Despite marginalisation, systemic subjugation and other burdens, women have played active roles in sustaining communities in Somalia. In fact, argues Ruqia Botan, women are paramount to lasting peace in Somalia.
Although Somalia continues to experience many challenges, its rebuilding progress is undeniable. But this remarkable track record has been somewhat put to the test this electoral season.
Somali's regional and presidential elections and both the lower and upper houses are happening amidst evolving clan, security and regional issues. What is the place of AMISOM, American presence, Al Shabaab, and new electoral systems in this upcoming election? Somali citizens, experts and watchers Ms Rukia Mohammed, Idil Ibrahim, AbdiNassir Yusuf, and Omar Mahmoud, elaborate on what is at stake. A partnership Forum between The Rift Valley Institute, and The Elephant.
Somali's regional and presidential elections and both the lower and upper houses are happening amidst evolving clan, security and regional issues. What is the place of AMISOM, American presence, Al Shabaab, and new electoral systems in this upcoming election? Somali citizens, experts and watchers Ms Rukia Mohammed, Idil Ibrahim, AbdiNassir Yusuf, and Omar Mahmoud, elaborate on what is at stake. A partnership Forum between The Rift Valley Institute, and The Elephant.
Somali's regional and presidential elections and both the lower and upper houses are happening amidst evolving clan, security and regional issues. What is the place of AMISOM, American presence, Al Shabaab, and new electoral systems in this upcoming election? Somali citizens, experts and watchers Ms Rukia Mohammed, Idil Ibrahim, AbdiNassir Yusuf, and Omar Mahmoud, elaborate on what is at stake. A partnership Forum between The Rift Valley Institute, and The Elephant.
The postponed election and Tigrayan crisis following in the wake of the Oromo crisis have left critical aspects of the Ethiopian democracy in trouble. The future holds so much possibility yet remains very fluid. The question therefore remains, who will blink first, and what is the state of the warring regions? A conversation between The Elephant and Heinrich Boll Foundation.
The postponed election and Tigrayan crisis following in the wake of the Oromo crisis have left critical aspects of the Ethiopian democracy in trouble. The future holds so much possibility yet remains very fluid. The question therefore remains, who will blink first, and what is the state of the warring regions? A conversation between The Elephant and Heinrich Boll Foundation.
The postponed election and Tigrayan crisis following in the wake of the Oromo crisis have left critical aspects of the Ethiopian democracy in trouble. The future holds so much possibility yet remains very fluid. The question therefore remains, who will blink first, and what is the state of the warring regions? A conversation between The Elephant and Heinrich Boll Foundation.
During thirty years in the cold of non-recognition as a state by the international community and the African Union, Somaliland has engineered a unique hybrid democracy that's possibly the most impressive in the Horn and Eastern Africa. Built on a foundation of traditional institutions and painful memories of war between 1980 and 1991, quietly and without external interference the small country has successfully built a resilient democracy with a capacity for self-correction; and, a peaceful society that demonstrates what's possible when a people get the software right and trust informs relations between a people and those who govern them.
Abiy and Amhara nationalism is bringing back the echoes of the Derg era and the upcoming June election is unlikely to resolve current crises; if anything, it will exacerbate them.
When he ascended to power in April 2018 Abiy Ahmed elicited goodwill inside and outside Ethiopia but the continuing humanitarian crisis in the Tigray region is losing him friends.
The recent elections in Somaliland, alongside local district elections, marks a key point for the electoral calendar in the region. On 12 July 2020, Somaliland's three main political parties reached an agreement to hold parliamentary and local elections by the end of the year. In this conversation with The Elephant, Mr Nasir M. Ali highlights keys issues to look out for in this election cycle.