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Somaliland Election Monitoring Mission

Posted Date : 24 Dec, 2021, 05:14 AM

HARGEISA, MAY 26, 2021--Members of the Somaliland Election Monitoring Mission (SEMM), including The Brenthurst Foundation, have arrived in the capital, Hargeisa, for a week-long visit to monitor Parliamentary and Local Government elections which are scheduled for Monday, 31 May 2021.Members of the Somaliland Election Monitoring Mission (SEMM), including The Brenthurst Foundation, have arrived in the capital, Hargeisa, for a week-long visit to monitor Parliamentary and Local Government elections which are scheduled for Monday, 31 May 2021.

he Republic of Somaliland has held regular democratic elections since it declared its independence from Somalia in 1991, revoking a decision to join Somalia in 1960, which was followed by a brutal civil war in the late 1980s, during which its capital city, Hargeisa, was practically raised to the ground.

Although the central government maintains good relations with several foreign governments, it has never been formally recognized as a state despite a record of peace, stability and democracy.

The monitoring mission has been organised by The Brenthurst Foundation which works on the continent to promote sound economic policy, democracy and development. The mission is led by H.E. Mr Erastus Mwencha, Former Deputy Chair of the AUC (Head of Delegation) and includes H.E President Ernest Bai Koroma, Former President of Sierra Leone and The Brenthurst Foundation Director, Dr Greg Mills. A full list of delegates is attached.

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