In recent years, the importance of good governance to economic and social development has become widely accepted. Yet our understanding of the factors that foster political accountability and good governance remains limited. So over the past decade, a growing number of academics have turned to studies of state formation in early Europe in search of clues to better understand what gives rise to accountable and representative governments. This move has given birth to modern research into the connection between taxation and political accountability Somaliland also offers a unique opportunity to expand our understanding of the possible effects of foreign assistance on revenue bargaining. By comparing normal levels of foreign assistance in sub-Saharan Africa with the size of revenues that were involved in bargaining in Somaliland, this analysis provides some of the most direct evidence to date of the potential impact of normal levels of foreign assistance to disrupt the revenue bargaining process. This paper is based on an extensive review of existing literature on Somaliland's political development. It draws heavily upon a number of sources, including (among others) reporting by the International Crisis Group, the War-torn Societies Project and the Academy of Peace and Development, and most of all the exceptional research and personal accounts of Mark Bradbury. It is divided into three parts. In Part One, it presents a brief overview of Somaliland and its development for those unfamiliar with the country. In Part Two, it details the role of revenue bargaining in the development of accountable and representative institutions in Somaliland and explores some of the other factors that helped facilitated this process. And in Part Three, it explores how the revenue bargaining process detailed in Part Two may have been affected had Somaliland been eligible for normal levels of foreign assistance.

Bal Tuujisku ha yimaado hadaa ......

mayee kuwa lacagta giimbaarta ah lagu qaado ,,, si aanay uga kala daadan

,,,, Bacda giijiso

“Western governments rightly do not yet feel empowered to declare Somaliland a sovereign nation without a clear declaration from a leading African nation. As the major force for stability, security and growth in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia has the ability to give a lead on re-recognising Somaliland independence, and I strongly believe that many other AU nations, and the EU and USA, would follow suit. I like the word "re-recognizing" .....

I quite like the organization of the event ..... amazing

Waa la farsameeyaa bahasha dee ,,,,, Reer Koonfurna kamaan hadline la soco hadda. Afka ha ii gelin baan ku idhi hadii kele xaaji xunjuf baan u yeedhi konfurians ha ka sheekeeyee

Libya's tribes: Ready for battle? They are armed and will not surrender. That was the warning from Muammar Gaddafi, Libya's embattled leader, as he spoke about the tribes loyal to him. Rebel fighters extended their deadline for Gaddafi loyalists to lay down their arms by another week. But any hopes of a peaceful takeover of Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte came to an abrupt end as he urges his supporters to keep fighting. But will Libya's tribes heed Gaddafi's call to fight on? How will tribes decide the country's future? And why do tribes matter in Libya? Inside Story, with presenter Jane Dutton, discusses with guests: Faraj Najem, a historian and the author of Tribes, Islam and State in Libya; Benjamin Barber, a distinguished fellow at the Policy Center DEMOS; and Oliver Miles, the former UK ambassador to Libya. WATCH HERE ,,,,, http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/insidestory/2011/09/2011939646878444.html?utm_content=rssautomatic&utm_campaign=twitter&utm_source=SocialFlow&utm_term=june&utm_medium=tweet

Somaliland is a bit clever dee wax kele kuma qoslayee ,,,,, u only call Alshabaab where the possibility is but not the dameeraha, riyaha and shimbiraha where u can't hide even from the naked eyes

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk ,,,,,,, waraa waa arkaysaa kunka wax lagu bedelo ma lahan, xoolaha cirka waaye ,, xataa qaadka waa la goyn la'yahaye ,,,, wax ma maqlaysid dhegoole waaxid ,, bacda dhuuqso aan ku dhahay ,, Nuunka waydii asagaa kuu sharaxaayo caawa ,,,

PR stunt ..

Glad to hear that ....

Bacda dhuuqsaan ku dhahay waraa xunka ,,,

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Ethiopia and rebels in the restive ****** region have confirmed a deadly clash this week in an area where a Chinese firm is exploring for oil. Each of the two side's respective versions of the event differ sharply. Details provided by both the Ethiopian government and rebels of the ****** National Liberation Force [ONLF] are sketchy. But they agree that clashes took place this week in Ethiopia’s Somali region, between the main city, Jijiga, and the town of Degehabur, 150 kilometers to the south. The area is about 500 kilometers east of Addis Ababa, where the Chinese firm PetroTrans is exploring for oil. Full story: http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Ethiopian-Forces-Rebels-Clash-in-******-Oil-Exploration-Region-129141833.html

Abwaan Hassan Ganey, the poet, the composer and one of the greatest Somali artist ......

Hey Ms Moons .... Long time. U been even alive ?? Good to see u again ,,,,

So sad ...

Politics sxb ,, Politics

Tanaaba dhaanta ,,,

The silliest suggestion ever ..... the writer must be a retired military officer or something. UN needs to face the reality and do something about its legitimacy, impartiality and reputation rather than erecting blocks and closing up roads. Once the community are against you or feel you're a threat to them then it is hard to work among them. Whatever security measures you take do not stop terrorist attacks and they will always find a way to do a maximum damage. Is the UN impartial to Iraqis ? ,, Afghanistanis ?? , Pakistanis ?? and even Somalis ??? That should be the question they've been asking and finding solution .... not military blockades and physical protection measures.

The UN therefore has no choice but to “harden” its sites. Four measures will drastically increase the safety of UN personnel: install traffic barriers that prevent unauthorized vehicles from getting close to the buildings; increase “stand-off distances” by extending the grounds and gates to a length far enough away that a car carrying a bomb could not impact the buildings; restrict traffic in front of UN buildings; and install impact-absorbing windows. Such measures have been successful in reducing the vulnerability of American embassies and bases abroad. FULL ARTICLE .... http://www.tnr.com/article/world/94439/united-nations-terrorism-security