2022 in Somaliland

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2022
in
Somaliland

Decades:
See also:

Events in the year 2022 in Somaliland.

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing –

Somali Civil War (2009–present); COVID-19 pandemic in Somaliland

January

  • JanuaryFebruary – The mayor of Borama estimated that at least 10,000 refugees from the Tigray War had crossed over the border from Ethiopia to the city.[1]
  • 6 January – Presidential candidate Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi and chairman Hirsi Ali Haji Hassan visited Burao to campaign for the Waddani party and against the leadership of President Abdi. The rally was attended by a "huge reception" according to Abdullahi.[2]
  • 7 January – The Minister for Communication and Technology Hon Abdiweli Sheikh Abdillahi Sufi Jibril conducted talks with representatives from the Somaliland Online Media Association (SOMA) to discuss the ongoing progress on the Social Media Code of Conduct bill.[3]
  • 10 January – The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) and Ministry of Environment and Climate Change broke 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.[4]
  • 14 January – The National Authority for Drought Preparedness and Emergency Responses (NADFOR) declared a national Drought Alert after a months-long study by the government concluded that 810,000 families were now at risk for food and water insecurity.[5]
  • 16 January – The Supreme Court reaffirmed the legality of the original Law 14 of 2011, reaffirming the nation is representative democracy over a direct one.[6]
  • Conservative MP Gavin Williamson, close ally of President Abdi.[7][8]
  • 22 January – Mass celebrations took place across the nation with Somalilanders waving the national and British flags to celebrate a push by MPs in the United Kingdom to recognize Somaliland as a nation.[9]
  • 25 January – A delegation from the European Union and the United Kingdom met with MPs from the House of Representatives to discuss future bills the House was planning, as well as the nation's prevailing politics. The delegation said they were impressed by the House's ability to resolve "seemingly insurmountable obstacles" regarding having women in government, civic engagement in politics, and other conflicts.[10]
  • 26 January – The Waddani and UCID opposition parties held talks with each other and international partners to discuss furthering democracy and development within the nation. The upcoming 13 November presidential elections were also "deeply discussed".[11]
  • Embassy-status. The move was organized on a three-day trip Zewde made to the nation on 19 January to discuss "issues of mutual interest" between him and President Abdi.[12]
  • 29 January – President Abdi approved a new seven-member political associations registration committee. The committee was appointed to resolve multiple party schedule disputes before the upcoming elections on 13 November.[13]
  • 31 JanuaryTaiwan gifted 150,000 doses of its domestically developed Medigen COVID-19 vaccine as part of the nations renewed vaccine diplomacy push.[14]

February

March

April

2022 Waheen Market fire
on the night of 1 April.
  • 2022 Waheen Market fire: A large fire ignited in the major Waheen Market in the capitol Hargeisa which destroyed an estimated 2,000 shops and stalls and injured 28 people.[32]
  • 3 April – Intelligence officers in Hargeisa arrested freelance online journalist Abdisalan Ahmed Abdisalan shortly after he broke his fast for Ramadan at a local restaurant, allegedly for speaking out about his March 18 attack.[29]
  • 2022 Waheen Market fire: Somalia offered to send $11.7 million to Hargeisa to help the families of those who lost their lives and property in the Waheen Market fire. There was debate among politicians and the families that needed the money if they should accept money from the country they were trying to separate from.[33]
  • 5 April
  • 2022 Waheen Market fire: Somaliland officials launched 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.[36]
  • 11 April – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) demanded the unconditional release of freelance online journalist Abdisalan Ahmed Awad, after his arrest on April 3, and hold the intelligence officers who harassed and assaulted him and two other journalists on 18 March responsible.[29]
  • 13 April – A group of at least nine journalists were arrested by police officers after reporting on a prison fight between the inmates and guards in Hargeisa. In the evening, Horn Cable TV offices, which was one of the stations that aired the breaking news, were raided by police officers, who arrested six more journalists for reporting on "unconfirmed news" and for "exaggerating the incident," according to the head of Somaliland's Custodial Corps Ahmed Awale Yusuf. The committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) announced they were working towards the journalists "unconditional release".[37][38]
  • 20 April
  • USD $500,000 to help the victims of the Hargeisa Market fire on 1 April.[41]
  • 2022 Waheen Market fire: The Canadian Alliance to Rebuild Hargeisa Market, members of Canada's Somaliland community, met with MPs in Ottawa to provide $10 million in aid toward rebuilding efforts, and to match funds raised by local community groups across Canada.[42]
  • NGOs donated US$550,000 (NT $16.91 million) and a container of humanitarian supplies to help those affected by the Waheen Market fire on 1 April. The envoy, headed by Allen Lou (羅震華), handed the money and container of aid to Somaliland authorities.[43]

May

June

  • June – The ongoing drought within the nation grew more severe with the summer months which made way for massive outbreaks of common and preventable diseases such as measles and cholera, which previously had not been seen within the nation for an extended amount of time. There were an estimated 6,000 cases of measles in the nation and thousands of cases of child malnourishment.[55]
  • 2 June – President Abdi, along with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdinasir Omar Jama and the Director General of the Presidency of Somaliland Mohamed Ali Bille, met with European Union (EU) Ambassador Tiina Intelmann and Swedish Ambassadors Per Lindgärde and Maria Groeneveld in the Somaliland Presidential Palace. The meeting was organized to discuss the upcoming presidential elections and the ongoing drought within the nation and how the EU could potentially help.[56]
  • 5 June – Waddani opposition party leader and presidential candidate Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) told supporters at a restaurant in Hargeisa to join him in protest of President Abdi, who he accused of being responsible for the resignation of members of the Electoral Commission for failing to hold the 13 November elections.[57]
  • 9 June
  • 10 June
    • Protests by the opposition parties Waddani and UCID against the management of the upcoming presidential elections in Hargeisa ended. Video of the protests from the day before showed national security forces spraying tear gas and kicking protesters, while the protesters were seen shooting at the police riot cars as they arrived at the scene. Many injuries, mainly gunshot wounds, occurred on both sides but no deaths were reported. The Waddani party officials taken into police custody after the protests included Abdullahi Mohamed Dahir "Ukusse" (former minister), Ahmed Omar Abdullahi (deputy chairman), Mohamed Yussuf Waabeeye (deputy chairman), Mohamed Farah (Interior Affairs Secretary), and at least a dozen more regional officers. The only member of the UCID party taken into custody was Yussuf Keyse, Secretary of Information.[61]
    • The protests from the day before is officially condemned by the governments of the EU, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, and Norway.[62]
  • 11 June
    • Ethiopia's attempt to acquire the Berbera port since 2018 ended after the nation "failed to meet the conditions needs to acquire the stakes before the deadline," according to Finance Minister Saad Ali Shire. Ethiopia reportedly lost 19% of its stake in the port because of its failure to meet this deadline.[63][64]
    • The House of Representatives received nominations for the new seven-member National Electoral Commission (NEC) from the President's office.[65]
  • 12 June – President Abdi, along with multiple ministers and speakers of parliament Suleiman Mohamoud Mohamed of the Guurti and Hon and Abdirizak Khalif Ahmed of the House of Representatives, traveled by air to Erigavo to attend the closing ceremony of the grand conference of an important clan in the region. While there, Abdi also cut the ribbon for developmental projects implemented in the region including the Mit fishing jetty, Erigavo airstrip, and the 300-kilometer-long road connecting the region to the rest of the country.[66]
  • 13 June – President Abdi spoke towards crowds in the Erigavo District, expressing sorrow over the 9 June protests in Hargeisa, explaining he did not let the opposition parties hold the peaceful protests they wanted after they "wrote a letter informing us that they were being held hostage" and were being harassed, which "just was not true", according to Abdi.[67]
  • 14 June – Kenya expressed their "regrets" towards Somalia after inviting a Somaliland official to a diplomatic luncheon hosted by President Uhuru Kenyatta where the Somalia ambassador to Kenya Mohamoud Ahmed Nur was also a guest. Nur regarded the presence of the Somaliland official at the meeting and the presence of the Somaliland flag as "inappropriate" and walked out.[68] A statement later released by the national government said they were "outraged" by the ambassador's actions.[69]
  • 21 June – In a partnership with International NGO SPARK; the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD) launched a support program for companies in Somalia and Somaliland affected by COVID-19.[70]
  • 26 June
  • clinker, making exporting possible. This is believed to put Somaliland "in the maps of a cement producing nation".[73][74]
  • Awqaf announced that Somaliland would not participate in the Hajj this year after accusing the successive governments of Somalia of interfering and obstructing the affairs of Hajj, and claiming Somaliland did not receive the share of its pilgrims from the Federal Government this year.[75]

July

August

  • 2 August – A military delegation from Ethiopia led by the head of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Lieutenant General Birhanu Bekele, arrived in Hargeisa. According to the ENDF, cooperation between the two nations and security and safety, especially against Al-Shabaab, was "discussed in detail with the Somaliland President, the Chief of Staff of the armed forces, and the Director of the National Security".[92]
  • 8 August – PM Barre of Somalia released a 41-page action plan for his tenure in office which included continuing independence talks with Somaliland. Barre did state though that the unity of the Somali country is essential and must be maintained.[93]
  • 12 August
    )
    • Five people were killed and more than 100 injured in widespread protests in the cities of Hargeisa, Burao, and Erigavo after negotiations between the government and opposition parties broke down, with the latter accusing President Abdi and his officials of purposely finding ways to delay the upcoming 13 November election. According to the nation's Deputy Police Commander Abdi Hassan Mire, the protesters were armed with "knives, catapults, clubs," and guns, as well as carried placards which said "Hold the election on 13th November 2022" and chanted anti-government slogans.[94][95]
    • A statement condemning the "excessive use of force" used by authorities to extinguish the anti-government protests was signed by the EU, UK, and US, which also called for "all sides in Somaliland to engage in constructive dialogue in order to reach consensus on a roadmap for elections".[94]
    • Internet in the nation reportedly received "significant disruptions across multiple providers," according to internet monitoring organization NetBlocks in wake on the protests, hampering up-to-date reporting of the protests as they unfolded.[96][97]
  • 13 August
    • President Abdi addressed the nation on national TV about the protests that were held the day before. He announced that 5 people had been killed in the protests, and claimed that the protests were ultimately organized by the leaders of Wadani and UCID parties after "learning from" the recent Sri Lanka protests in which "protesters forced their leaders out of office".[98]
    • President Mohamud of Somalia in a short video published by the president's office, called on the nation's political parties to resolve their differences through dialogue rather than through violent protests.[99]
  • 14 August
    • Chairman of the opposition Waddani party Hirsi Ali Haji Hassan announced the protests, which killed five and injured 100 on mainly 11 August, "will continue [again] and we will not stop". He added the reason for the break in protests on 12 and 13 August was "to visit the wounded, find out about the arrested, and attend the funeral of the buried". According to the BBC, attempts to mediate the conflict between the ruling and opposition parties have largely failed.[100]
    • The Waddani and UCID opposition parties jointly appointed a committee consisting of nine members, four of whom were members of the House of Representatives, to investigate the recent violent protests and any crimes they may have been committed during them.[101]
  • 15 August – A trial was held at a regional court for several demonstrators, including Horyaal 24 TV reporters Ahmed-Zaki and Abdinasir, who were arrested during the 11 August protests for their participation in the event.[102][103]
  • 17 August
  • 18 August – The Somaliland Strategic Advisory Group (SL-SAG) announced their concern for the current political situation in the nation, followed by releasing three recommendations aimed toward the nation's political parties, stakeholders, and citizens to work together to "protect peace and stability".[105]
  • parliament to strengthen ties between the CSI and its Ghana counterpart, and to organize more collaboration between the two nations going forward.[106]
  • 24 August – Another day of protests took place in Erigavo, where demonstrators took to the streets to demand that the presidential elections should take place on time on 13 November. Streets were reportedly blocked as some burned tires and other objects in the roadways before police arrived.[107]
  • sub-saharan africa rather than the continent as a whole, leaving out any mention of Somaliland despite growing Somaliland–US relations.[108]
  • Sanag, and Sool regions of the country, with calls for additional water, livestock fodder, and food being requested.[109]
  • 29 August – Minister of Foreign Affairs Essa Kayd suspended the Director-General Mohamed Abdullahi Duale from his official duties, accusing Duale of insubordination and derelecting his duties in a strongly worded letter pending presidential approval.[110]

September

24 September – The National Electoral Commission announced that the presidential election initially scheduled for November 13, 2022 has been postponed to July 2023.[111]

October

1 October – The upper house of the parliament of Somaliland, known as the

Guurti voted on October 1, 2022 to postpose the election by two years instead of the nine months previously recommended by the National Electoral Commission, effectively scheduling the election for November 2024.[112]

Deaths

See also

External links

Additional information about Berbera Port

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