2022 in Somaliland
Events in the year 2022 in Somaliland.
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Incumbents
Events
Ongoing – Somali Civil War (2009–present); COVID-19 pandemic in Somaliland
January
- January 10 – The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) and Ministry of Environment and Climate Change break ground on the construction of the 800ha CCF Somaliland Cheetah Rescue and Conservation Centre (CRCC). The construction is said to take place in phases over the coming year. When complete, the CRCC will provide a permanent home for cubs rescued from the illegal pet trade or human-wildlife conflict situations and provide Somaliland with a tourist destination.[1]
- January 16 – The Supreme Court reaffirms the legality of the original Law 14 of 2011, reaffirming the nation is representative democracy over a direct one.[2]
- January 18 – Around two dozen British MPs convene to discuss the recognition of Somaliland's independence in a motion introduced by Conservative MP Gavin Williamson, close ally of President Abdi.[3][4]
- January 31 – Taiwan gifts 150,000 doses of its domestically developed Medigen COVID-19 vaccine as part of the nations renewed vaccine diplomacy push.[5]
February
- February 1 – President Abdi offers the United States military use of the Berbera seaport and airfield overlooking strategic maritime routes in exchange for steps toward recognizing the region as a sovereign country.[6]
- February 3 – Environmental Minister Shukri Ismail Haji announces plans to open a national park "where the cheetahs will be able to roam".[7]
- February 9 to 13 – FM Kayd goes on a five-day tour of Taiwan at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei, meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen. One of the main goals of his visit was to extol the potential for Taiwanese companies to take advantage of Somaliland's abundant natural resources. This visit was condemned by China.[8][9]
- February 21 – Taiwan's envoy to Somaliland, Allen C. Lou (羅震華), gives a $500,000 USD ($13.9 million TWD) donation to VP Saylici to combat severe drought within the nation. Taiwan also announces plans of sending 300 tons of rice to help with ongoing food shortage.[10]
- February 26 – Welsh MP Alun Cairns to discuss the nations UN recognition and possible funding.[11]
March
- March – Somaliland is affected by a historic multi-season drought, and 14 million people are severely food insecure across the Horn of Africa.[12]
- March 14 – President Abdi speaks with Washington, admitting negotiations with Somalia had failed and that he would be continuing efforts towards international recognition.[13]
- March 15 – Sheikh Adan Sunne, a controversial religious scholar who went missing days ago from Somaliland, is found in Jilib, apparently having defected with his family and joining Al-Shabaab (militant group).[14]
- March 17 – United States senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), and Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), introduce a bill titled the Somaliland Partnership Act, calling for closer U.S. engagement with the officially unrecognized nation.[15]
- March 29 – Former Foreign Minister Edna Adan Ismail is elected president of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO).[16]
April
- April 1 – A large fire destroys main market (Waheen Market) in the city of Hargeisa, destroying an estimated 2,000 shops and stalls and injuring 28 people.[17]
- April 4 – Somalia offers to send $11.7 million to Hargeisa to help those who lost their lives and property in the Waheen market fire. There is debate among politicians and the families that need the money if they should accept money from the country they are trying to separate from.[18]
- April 5
- The US city Minneapolis' Somali community and 40 organizers come together to raise awareness and launch fundraisers for people affected by the Waheen Market fire on 1 April, according to organizer Abdirahman Kahin.[19]
- San Francisco 49ers cornerback Ambry Thomas travels across the nation with NPO Mercy-USA to give back to impoverished communities during Ramadan.[20]
- April 6 – Somaliland officials launch an international appeal for $2 billion to urgently deliver humanitarian and livelihood support, particularly towards the estimated 5,000 family businesses destroyed in the fire. 2 billion was chosen as the amount as that was the estimated loss caused by the fire.[21]
- April 13 – Police and intelligence officers arrest a group of at least nine journalists who were covering a fight between inmates and guards in Hargeisa. Later that day, security personnel raided the Horn Cable TV offices, which was one of the stations that aired the breaking news dispatches from the scene of the prison fight, and arrested six more journalists for reporting on "unconfirmed news" and for "exaggerating the incident", according to Ahmed Awale Yusuf, the head of Somaliland’s Custodial Corps. The Committee to Protect Journalists is working towards the "unconditional release".[22][23]
- April 20
- Somaliland police release all but three journalists; Mohamed Abdi Ilig (MM TV), Abdirahman Ali Khalif (Gobonimo TV) and Abdijabar Mohamed Hussein (Horn Cable TV), who are transferred to a central prison.[24]
- Qatar's Fund for Development, in cooperation with the Qatar Emiri Air Force, sends 45 tons of food aid parcels to help alleviate families affected by harsh drought conditions and the Waheen Market fire.[25]
- April 27 – Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs donates USD $500,000 to help the victims of the Hargeisa Market fire on 1 April.[26]
- April 28 – The Canadian Alliance to Rebuild Hargeisa Market, members of Canada's Somaliland community, meet with MPs in Ottawa to provide $10 million in aid toward rebuilding efforts, and to match funds raised by local community groups across Canada.[27]
- April 30 – The Taiwanese government and two Taiwanese NGOs donate USD $550,000 (NT $16.91 million) and a container of humanitarian supplies to help those affected by the Waaheen Market on 1 April. The envoy, headed by Allen Lou (羅震華), handed the money and container of aid to Somaliland authorities.[28]
Upcoming
- November 13 – The next presidential elections are due to take place.[2]
- November 26 – The next political party elections are due to take place.[2]
- December 26 – The licenses of the current political parties will expire.[2]
See also
References
- Rodgers, David. "Somaliland starts work on 800ha cheetah sanctuary". globalconstructionreview.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Somaliland's Elections in Limbo". theelephant.info. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- "Somaliland's quest for recognition: UK debate offers hint of a sea change". theconversation.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- "It's for Somaliland and Federal Govt of Somalia to decide their future - Vicky Ford". garoweonline.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- "Taiwan tries hand at COVID diplomacy again with Somaliland vaccine gift". reuters.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- Phillips, Michael M. "Somaliland Offers U.S. Military Access to Port, Airfield as It Pushes for Nationhood".
- Houreld, Katharine. "Cheetah cubs threatened by pet trade, global warming in Somaliland". reuters.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- Olander, Eric. "Somaliland FM Pitches "Huge" Oil and Gas Potential to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen". chinaafricaproject.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- Mureithi, Carlos. ""We were born free and we will stay free": Somaliland is resisting pressure from China". reuters.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- Chen, Kelvin. "Taiwan donates US$500,000 to Somaliland to combat drought". taiwannews.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- Moore, Dylan. "Alun Cairns visited Somaliland as country seeks UN recognition". thenational.wales. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- "Somalia: Hunger Crisis 2021-2022 - Revised Emergency Appeal, №: MDRSO011". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "Somaliland's leader appeals for international recognition". africanews.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- "Missing Somaliland religious scholar found in Al-Shabaab Stronghold". garoweonline.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- "Why is the American right waging a stealth neocolonial assault on Somalia?". salon.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- "Recognition Seeker: Adna Adan heads an organization that represents millions of people". bbc.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- "Hargeisa: Huge fire destroys market in Somali breakaway region". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- "Somaliland Special Arrangement: What is Somaliland's special arrangement?". bbc.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- Ansari, Hibah. "Minnesota's Somali community is mobilizing to send aid to Somaliland after a massive fire broke out at a well-known market. The fire in Somaliland hit on the eve of Ramadan". sahanjournal.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- McDonald, Briana. "Ambry Thomas Gives Back in Humanitarian Trip to Somaliland". 49ers.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Somaliland demands $2 billion appeal after market inferno". africanews.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Fifteen journalists detained for covering prison fight in Somaliland". cpj.org. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "Somaliland escalates crackdown on press freedom". garoweonline.com. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "Somaliland releases journalist from incommunicado detention, holds three others in jail". hornobserver.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- Fatemeh, Salari. "Qatar sends Somaliland aid to tackle drought and fires". dohanews.co. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- "Taiwan pledges US$500,000 to help victims of Somaliland fire". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- Marhnouj, Safiyah. "Canada's Somaliland community calls for federal support after massive fire in Waheen Market". theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- Chen, Kelvin. "Taiwan provides financial, humanitarian aid to Somaliland following market blaze". taiwannews.com. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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