politics

Geographical Magazine features ARI's "2015: Elections in Africa" interactive map and resource page in this article. Reporter Tom Hart spoke to ARI's Maya Prabhu about the resource and the upcoming polls on the continent.

Those wishing to support continued political development in Somali regions should pay greater heed to the historical and cultural context in which it is occurring.

Jamie Hitchen questions whether Sierra Leone’s government has sufficiently bridged the gap between promises and reality in fighting the Ebola virus and asks what might be the long term consequences.

Speaker: Dr Michael Walls (UCL)

Hannah Gibson acknowledges the invaluable mediation role of the Guurti in Somaliland, but argues that for it to be effective in the future it must regain moral authority and public trust.

ARI director Edward Paice’s wrote an article for Wardheer News, “Negotiating Peace in Somalia: Somaliland’s Perspective”.

[display_podcast] On the eve of local elections in November 2012, Africa Research Institute interviewed ten prominent Somalilanders, including the three Speakers of the House of Representatives, two government ministers, MPs, civil society activists and representatives of women’s...

Edward Paice believes that whatever transpires in the next few years in Somalia and Somaliland, the fact that the latter has developed a credible constitution and held competitive multi-party elections is worth emphasising.

Speakers: Hamish Wilson, Mohamed Omar (Somaliland Foreign Minister), Hasan Yusuf (Nagaad), Farah Jirdeh (Pharo Foundation)

Mohamed Omar, Somaliland’s Foreign Minister, spoke at the launch of Africa Research Institute’s publication “After Borama: consensus, representation and parliament in Somaliland”.