Belgium, denmark, netherlands, united states of america, saudi arabia, egypt, sweden, brazil, germany, france, brazil, netherlands, european union delegation, igad, a host of development agency such as the world bank group, trademark east africa, dfid uk, kfw german development bank, african development bank, danida, french chamber of commerce as well as a host of businesses. Jan 09, 2017 the somaliland missions responsibility is ultimately to raise awareness of somaliland republic and somaliland communities in the uk. Somaliland, historically, the area now comprising somalia and djibouti. When i was in ethiopia some years ago, djibouti also operated a consulate in dire dawa which is on the way to somaliland if you travel overland and where visa application was more straightforward than in addis. Teaming up with aston university in the uk, and the pastoral and environmental network in the horn of africa penha in somaliland, seawater greenhouse ltd have recently completed construction of a one hectare pilot farm near berbera.
He said, uk is going to double its aid to somaliland and called on the diplomats and dignitaries, who were at the reception that it was time to support somaliland. Carver told the somaliland mission that it was extraordinary the uk had not been lobbying for somalilands admittance to the commonwealth. Sjsp supported the efforts of somalilands formal justice institutionsthe ministry of justice, the attorney generals office, the law reform commission, the high judicial council and the lawyers and licensing committeein. Office 1506, burjuman business tower, khaled bin al waleed road, dubai, uae. List of diplomatic missions in somaliland wikipedia.
Somalilands representative office in djibouti ville is the only somaliland representation in djibouti. Mar 15, 2009 after declaring independence in 1991, somaliland formed its own hybrid system of governance consisting of a lower house of elected representatives, and an upper house which incorporated the elders of tribal clans. The kenya government key institutions, the following ambassadors and respentatives. Contact somaliland kenya office somaliland liaison office. How many successful removals to somaliland were there from the uk in 2005. Since 2000, the kings somaliland partnership ksp has pursued a partnership approach to strengthening the healthcare system in somaliland by maximising the collaboration between health professionals and institutions in the uk and somaliland run from the kings centre for global health in london, ksp is part of an academic health science centre that. In fact, not a single government has recognized the state since it broke away from somalia in 1991, and so legally, somaliland is still part of somalia. The somaliland liaison office in nairobi is also working closely with the kenya private sector alliance to woo kenyan investors to somaliland.
The somaliland representative office in djibouti ville is one of seven somaliland diplomatic and consular representations abroad. Somaliland mission to the uk, and the commonwealth home. Aug 27, 2019 somaliland and djibouti abroad the somaliland representative office is one of 47 foreign representations in djibouti and one of 47 foreign representations in djibouti ville. Djibouti does not currently have any diplomatic or consular representation in somaliland. Norman ling in his welcoming speech spoke about somaliland achievements.
On 3 august 1914, europe saw the start of the worst human disaster experienced up to that time when the german empire declared war on france. Megan adams, 10, was overwhelmed when her navy officer father. Somaliland made its final transition to multiparty democracy with elections in 2003. Somaliland cohosted a successful trade and investment conference in october 2014 with the uk government in london which was somaliland s first opportunity to present the variety of investment opportunities that exist in the country to a diverse range of investors. The university has two partnership agreements with the university of khartoum and ahfad university for women in sudan. Turn to the right on a street that has sign for the liaison office and walk down. Address muthangari road, braeside gardens 1125, lavington, nairobi, kenya. May 26, 2016 last week marked the 25th anniversary of the republic of somalilands proclamation of independence. Somaliland hopes brexit will pave way for uk to grant international recognition. This list lists the representative offices of somaliland. Horizon implemented a twoyear somaliland justice sector project sjsp, which was funded by the uk department for international development dfid.
The british embassy liaison office in bujumbura represents the uk government in burundi. Representative office of somaliland in djibouti ville, djibouti. President of the republic of somaliland, elected to office on the november 2017 musa beihi abdi is the current president of somaliland and the leader of the. Country office has over 500 staff across 14 field offices boroma, burao and.
Visas can also be obtained in djibouti, the uk, the usa and france. There was an enormous party in the capital city of hargeisa, but no outside diplomats attended. Opening hours of somaliland liaison office and embassy of. As berbera port deal opens global trade gateway, somaliland optimistic that freedom from eu policy will allow. Following a scoping assessment in nutrition care among frontline health workers in 2015, this project aims to develop a capacity development strategic paper and costed action plan that will set out a clear path for developing human resources in nutrition care in somalia and somaliland. Biggest liaison office abroad opened in kenya unpo. The uk in somalia is represented by the department for international development, ministry of defence, stabilisation unit and foreign and commonwealth. Bbc news business riches of somaliland remain untapped. The somaliland missions responsibility is ultimately to raise awareness of somaliland republic and somaliland communities in the uk. The government of somaliland maintains informal ties with some foreign governments and has a small network of representative offices abroad. Get in touch with somaliland uae offices contact details below.
Somalilands claim for independence is based primarily on historical title its separate colonial history, a brief period of independence in 1960, the fact that it voluntarily entered into its unhappy union with somalia and the questionable legitimacy of the 1960 act of union readmore. Part one will examine somalilands legal right to secede from somalia. It acts largely like any other embassy, issuing visas and passports and. During the meeting, the minister of transport and the uk officials discussed ways to assess and evaluate the. United kingdom parliamentary debate on recognition of somaliland, february 4 2004 led by tony worthington. This page lists the diplomatic missions in somaliland. Drc began working in somaliland in 1998, expanding to puntland and somalia a few years later. Representative office of somaliland in london, united kingdom. President ahmed silanyo said we wish to help puntland when they are in dire need as a result of damages caused by natural disaster. This will be the biggest investment forum to be staged by the somaliland government in africa. To get to the office, which moves often this information is current as of january 2016, walk about 100 metres north of the edna mall along namibia avenue until you see sheger building on your left. I guess you should be able to get the somaliland visa in a couple of hours on monday. We have received a request under the freedom of information act 2000 for the following. Currently, somaliland maintains embassies abroad seven other representations.
Lt cdr, 43, naval liaison officer for the antipiracy operation atalanta. The somaliland university of technology is situated in a campus of 20 hectares donated by mohamed. Nura joined thet in 2014 as their country director in somalia and somaliland. Free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history. The mission is not a fullyfledged embassy because the united kingdom does not recognize somaliland as an independent state, instead of viewing it as part of somalia. The somaliland representative office is one of 45 foreign representations in djibouti. Representative office of somaliland in djibouti ville. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on somaliland. Latest travel advice for somalia including safety and security, entry requirements, travel warnings and health health somalia travel advice gov. Last week marked the 25th anniversary of the republic of somalilands proclamation of independence. The most convenient place to get a visa is addis ababa. The aim of the workshop was to develop new weights for cpi calculation using the results from the high frequency survey.
Anglo somaliland resources ltd overview free company. The somaliland capital hargeisa hosts no embassies, but there are two consulates and two other representations in somaliland. Building construction was funded by the islamic development bank based in jeddah, saudi arabia and opened in 2007. The somaliland liaison office is a government liaison. It acts largely like any other embassy, issuing visas and passports and representing somalilanders in the uk. The somaliland representative office is one of 47 foreign representations in djibouti and one of 47 foreign representations in djibouti ville. Nura has training and experience in the fields of education and health and has extensive experience leading health system strengthening programmes in somaliland with health and education background. This can be done in the united kingdom, djibouti, and ethiopia. Somaliland latest news, breaking stories and comment. You can get details from the somaliland government website or contact the somaliland liaison office in addis ababa. Stuart brown and several other uk officials based in hargeisa. Somaliland lies in northwestern somalia, on the southern coast of the gulf.
Country director, somalia, mogadishu, somalia the east africa and great lakes regional office based in nairobi. This directory consists of around 14000 business entities that exist in somaliland. Somalia the east africa and great lakes regional office based in nairobi. The republic of somaliland considers itself to be the successor state of the former british somaliland protectorate. Somaliland focus uk writes open letter to somalilands government expressing concerns about ongoing harassment and intimidation of news media members in somaliland. This was stated in a press release from somaliland liaison office in addis ababa. C get the visa in advance via the somaliland liaison office in your country if available. Dhulka maxmiyada soomaalida ee biritishka, was a british protectorate in presentday somaliland. Formation of plan for nutrition hr development in somalia 2017 funded by unicef.
Ian pearson says we believe that african countries should take a lead in any eventual recognition process. The embassypage for somalilands representative office in london has updated contact details for the mission, including address, telephone number and email. After declaring independence in 1991, somaliland formed its own hybrid system of governance consisting of a lower house of elected representatives, and an upper house which incorporated the elders of tribal clans. No country has yet recognized it as independent country. Carver told the somaliland mission that it was extraordinary the uk had not been lobbying for somaliland s admittance to the commonwealth. The area encompasses roughly the former british somaliland protectorate, an area of about 7,600 square kilometres 53,128 sq mi, which was briefly an independent country for five days in june 26, 1960. Visas can also be obtained in djibouti, the uk, the.
Hi guys, thank you for visiting me, i promise i will add more interesting videos, educational, community, and entertainments. Initially a british protectorate, somaliland gained its independence in 1960 and. Somaliland has also offered assistance to puntland region of somalia who received far more damages from the the same rains and storm that went through the region. Staff from the central statistics department in somaliland attended a one week workshop organised by statistics sweden in kigali rwanda on 1822 march 2019. Somaliland latest news, breaking stories and comment the. The uk somaliland mission and wales somaliland community are hosting event with head of the british office in hargeisa, stuart brown, and angus miller, department for international development dfid. In the wake of president hassan sheikh mohamuds meeting with president ahmed mohamud silanyo in turkey, i thought i revisit the discussion on somalilands legal right to be independent from somalia. All countries recognise somaliland as part of somalia. Baadigoobe, barta xidhiidhka iyo xayasiiska somaliland. The letter is addressed to mr mohammed behi younis, foreign minister and mr abdullahi mohamed dahir, information ministerread the full letter here. Somaliland photos at united kingdom parliamentary debate on recognition of somaliland, february 4 2004 led by tony worthington uk parliamentary questions, dec 2005.
Somali is self declare country but in international communityu. The embassypage for somaliland lists all foreign representations and consulates in somaliland and all somaliland representations abroad. British somaliland, officially the british somaliland protectorate somali. For much of its existence, the territory was bordered by italian somaliland, french somaliland and ethiopia.
The name is also used to refer to the republic of somaliland, a selfdeclared independent country in the horn of africa. In fact, not a single government has recognized the state since it broke away from somalia in 1991, and so legally, somaliland is still part of. Staff from the central statistics department in somaliland. Somaliland justice sector project horizoninstitute. Abdilahi abokor osman, minister of transport and road development today received a delegation led by the uk liaison office in hargeisa, mr. Somalilands foreign minister saad ali shire was in nairobi, kenya on friday 26 october 2018 to inaugurate the new somaliland mission to. Somaliland trade office office 1506, burjuman business tower, khaled bin al waleed road, dubai, uae.
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