Setback to Somaliland

Elections in Somaliland have been postponed five times and the National Electoral Commission has yet to set a sixth date. For those of us who wish Somaliland well, this is a setback to the democratic process that Somaliland has nurtured with such care since 1991. For a thorough analysis of the issue see the December 7, 2009, policy briefing titled “Somaliland: A Way Out of the Electoral Crisis” by the International Crisis Group. (Full PDF here.)