Topic: Hargeisa
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In Nigeria, Somalia, and Afghanistan: what is a foreign fighter?
In countries where colonial borders don't reflect ethnic or family ties, it's not as easy to decide who is a foreigner. Yet Nigeria has deported 11,000 foreigners in the past six months on suspicion of Islamist sympathies.
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Abaarso Tech, run like a business, brings top-notch education to Somalia
Jonathan Starr founded Abaarso Tech in Somaliland to unlock the potential of the country's brightest boys and girls.
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Somaliland elections: Why the world ignores Horn of Africa's oasis of stability
The self-declared republic of Somaliland voted this past weekend for a new president. Somaliland is the one corner of Somalia that functions, but the international community refuses recognize it as a nation-state. Is the West scuppering its best chance for democracy in the region?
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In Somalia's break-away corner, an oasis of stability
The self-declared republic of Somaliland has elections, a strong economy, and zero tolerance for extremists or pirates. But no one recognizes it.
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Thousands of refugees flee fighting in Somalia
The UN says more than 100,000 have now been displaced. Two Islamist militias may have joined forces for a new offensive.
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In breakaway Somaliland, a bid to be stable regional citizen
The unrecognized territory hosts tens of thousands of Somali refugees and is trying and imprisoning pirates.
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Former refugees launch university in Somaliland
Drawn by better governance and investment opportunities, Africans across the diaspora are increasingly returning to their home countries.
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