Taiwan offers scholarships to Somaliland military and police officers

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Seven Somaliland military and police officers were awarded the Taiwan Security Scholarship during a ceremony at the Somaliland Presidential Palace on Saturday.

According to the Taiwan Representative Office in Somaliland, the officers will study at military academies in Taiwan under the Ministry of National Defense. “We have no doubt these young professionals all deserve the honor to receive the certificates from their commander in chief,” Taiwan Representative to Somaliland Allen C. Lou (羅震華) said.

The Taiwan Security Scholarship, established in 2023, is a national security capacity-building initiative that provides professional training for Somaliland military officers, per the representative office. Previous recipients include Somaliland’s military chief of staff, Niman Yusuf Osman, and head of military operations, Mustafe Abdi Hassan.

This year, the scholarship was expanded to include both military and police officers, according to The Horn Diplomat.

Since last March, Somaliland high school graduates have had the opportunity to study at a four-year military school in Taiwan. Taiwan remains committed to working with Somaliland and other like-minded partners to deepen regional security cooperation, the representative office said.

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