--Somaliland: Facing the Challenges of Free and Fair Elections-- 3 2 Somaliland: Facing the Challenges of Free and Fair Elections Social Research and Development Institute - SORA DI Hargeisa, Somaliland Tel: +52522-523320; Mobile: +2522-4475649 Email:
[email protected]; Website: www.soradi.org Heinrich Böll Stift ung Regional Offi ce for East and Horn of Africa Forest Road P.O. Box 10799-00100, GPO, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254-20-2680745, 2613992, 2613997 Email: nairobi@hbfh a.com Web: www.boell.or.ke All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without writt en permission from the publisher, except for brief quotation in books and critical reviews. For information and permissions, write to Social Research and Development Institute or Heinrich Böll Stift ung. Opinions expressed are the responsibility of the individual authors and do not necessarily constitute the offi cial position of Social Research and Development Institute - SORA DI. Somaliland: Facing the Challenges of Free and Fair Elections Authors: Abdi Ahmed Nour, Dr. Adan Yusuf Abokor, Amina Mohamoud Warsame (Milgo), Dr. Axel Harneit-Sievers, Haroon Ahmed Yusuf, Mohamed Farah Hersi, Dr. Mohamed Osman Fadal, Sadia Musse Ahmed, Shukri Haji Bandere, Dr. Steve Kibble & Suad Ibrahim Abdi. Th e Social Research and Development Institute (SORA DI) is an independent social research and development institute, which is aiming at fostering culture of democracy and sustainable development in Somaliland and in the Horn of Africa Region. SORA DI’s mission is to carry out activities that promote the democratization and socio- economic development in Somaliland and in the Horn-East African region.