06/06/2022
Today, we came to the close of the two day conference on Peace and Security in Africa, held in Hargeisa, the capital of the Republic of Somaliland.
The meeting which brought together leaders, experts and other stakeholders from the continent focused on the role of internal and external actors in peace building, using Somaliland as a case study. Very grateful to the Brenthurst Foundation and my friend Dr. Greg Mills for organising the meeting.
It's been a great pleasure meeting and learning from Somaliland's President, His Excellency Musa Bihi Abdi regarding his country's journey to statehood and nation building. It is very interesting to see that since 1991, this country has had five Presidents and governments, each of them elected democratically and on a peaceful basis. It is also interesting to see that the country which was almost entirely destroyed by war has since made great progress in terms of economic development, despite very limited external support.
I thank these our brothers and sisters for the great hospitality!