Somaliland
Unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa
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| 2025 | Somaliland Toosan Well 1 drills in place after successful seismic data, with Toosan Oil estimating around 700 Million barrels of crude oil. |
| 2025 | Amb Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud completes his term as the Representative of Somaliland to Taiwan and Chief of Mission, having served until this year. |
| 2025 | Somaliland submitted a FIFA application, seeking recognition as a separate country and aiming to join international football competitions such as CAF and CECAFA. |
| January 23 2025 | Abdirahman Abdillahi Hassan Abdi Dhere becomes the incumbent General Commissioner of Somaliland Police. |
| January 23 2025 | Mohamed Adan Saqadhi serves as General Commissioner until 23 January 2025. |
| 2024 | Somaliland Toosan Well 1 drilled in place after successful seismic data, with estimated crude oil reserves of 700 Million barrels. |
| December 12 2024 | Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi became the 6th president of Somaliland, taking office as the current president. |
| November 21 2024 | Expected date for announcement of election results. International observers had described the election period and election day as generally peaceful. |
| November 18 2024 | The Somaliland National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced polls closed by 6pm local time, with vote counting expected to be completed by 21 November. |
| November 13 2024 | Somaliland held its fourth presidential election, featuring incumbent President Muse Bihi Abdi seeking a second term against opposition candidates Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi 'Irro' and Faysal Ali Warabe. The election was conducted across two thousand polling stations with an expected turnout of over one million people. |
| November 13 2024 | Polls were open at over two thousand polling stations, with voter turnout estimated to exceed one million people. |
| November 13 2024 | Scheduled date for the Somaliland presidential election. |
| July 29 2024 | President Muse Bihi Abdi officially inaugurated the National Museum of Somaliland in Hargeisa, marking its opening to the public. |
| March 2024 | Dr Rooble Abdi Elmi appointed as Minister of Defence; Mustafe Maxamuud cali bille appointed as Minister of Public Works, Land and Housing; Abdirisaaq Muuse Faarax appointed as Minister of Youth and Sports |
| February 2024 | Abdinasir Maxamuud Xasan buuni appointed as Minister of Parliamentary Relations and Constitutional Affairs; Dr: Axmed Yusuf Idiris appointed as Minister of Telecommunications and Technology; Saleeban Ali koore appointed as Minister of Water Development |
| January 2024 | Cali Xasan Maxamed Mareexaan appointed as Minister of Information, Guidance and Culture |
| January 8 2024 | The House of Elders reached an agreement on election-related specifics and confirmed the voting date as 13 November 2024. |
| January 1 2024 | Somaliland and Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding where Ethiopia will lease the port of Berbera and a 20-kilometre stretch of Gulf of Aden coastline for 20 years, potentially leading to Ethiopia's recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. |
| 2023 | Muse Bihi Abdi was confirmed as the Kulmiye Party's candidate during the party's convention in Burco, seeking a second term. |
| 2023 | Genel Energy scheduled drilling in SL-10B and SL-13 blocks to begin in late 2023 or early 2024. |
| 2023 | Freedom House released a report highlighting the erosion of political rights and civic space in Somaliland, noting increased pressure on public figures and journalists, ongoing marginalization of minority clans, and persistent violence against women. |
| 2023 | Somali Bible Society conducted a census reporting 7,642 Christian followers in Somaliland, acknowledging potential undercounting due to language barriers and fear of persecution. |
| December 2023 | Ahmed Adan Buhane appointed as Minister of Education and Science |
| November 2023 | Abdirisaaq Ibraahin Mohamed appointed as Minister of Investment and Industry |
| August 2023 | Ahmed Mohammed Diiriye Toorno appointed as Minister of Planning and National Development |
| July 2023 | Eng Ali Omar Max'ed xoorxoor appointed as Minister of Employment and Social Affairs; Mohamed Adan Elmi appointed as Minister of Endowment and Religious Affairs |
| May 2023 | Raabi Cabdi Maxamed appointed as Minister of Transportation and Roads Development |
| 2022 | Incumbent president Muse Bihi Abdi extended his presidential term, which led to deadly protests and contributed to his widespread unpopularity |
| 2022 | Las Anod conflict emerges, resulting in Somaliland losing control of a significant portion of its eastern territory to pro-unionist forces who establish the SSC-Khatumo administration. |
| December 2022 | Official exchange rate of Baanka Somaliland was 8,530/- for 1 US dollar. |
| December 2022 | Abdilahi Faarax Abdi appointed as Minister of Energy & Minerals |
| November 13 2022 | Original planned date for the presidential election, which was delayed due to the restart of the Las Anod conflict in Somaliland's eastern region. |
| October 1 2022 | The House of Elders voted to postpone the elections by two years, moving the election date to November 2024, instead of the nine-month delay previously proposed by the National Electoral Commission. |
| September 24 2022 | The National Electoral Commission announced the postponement of presidential elections from the initial date of 13 November 2022. |
| 2021 | Somaliland government initially estimated the population at 5,700,000. |
| 2021 | 103 international election observers monitored the election, including former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma, Kenyan journalist John Githogo, and South African analyst Greg Mills. |
| 2021 | The election featured 2,709 polling stations, a 61 percent increase from 2017, with over 30,000 people staffing the polls. |
| 2021 | UK government's CDC Group joined the Berbera port project, doubling the funding and bringing the total investment to $1 billion. |
| 2021 | Most recent parliamentary elections conducted for the House of Representatives, continuing the democratic electoral process. |
| December 2021 | Genel Energy signed a farm-out deal with OPIC Somaliland Corporation, backed by Taiwan's CPC Corporation, on the SL10B/13 block near Aynaba, with the block potentially containing more than 5 billion barrels of prospective resources. |
| December 2021 | UK government began funding the Somaliland Security Programme, focusing on developing police capabilities in strategic planning, public order, counter-terrorism, and joint operations. |
| September 2021 | Two key ministerial appointments: Essa Kayd as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Abdirashid Haji Duale as Minister of Youth and Sports |
| June 6 2021 | National Electoral Commission announces election results: Waddani party wins 31 seats, Kulmiye receives 30 seats, and UCID receives 21 seats. Waddani and UCID announce a political alliance due to no party achieving an outright majority. |
| May 2021 | Final agreed-upon date for parliamentary election after extensive negotiations with the National Electoral Commission. |
| May 31 2021 | Parliamentary election polls opened at 7 a.m. with 1,065,847 registered voters, 246 candidates competing for 82 seats, and using iris recognition technology for voting. |
| April 2021 | Xasan Maxamed Cali gaafadhi appointed as Minister of Health Development |
| January 2021 | Mustafe Mohamoud Ali appointed as Minister of Employment and Social Affairs |
| 2020 | Political parties exerted pressure on the NEC to agree to hold the election. |
| December 2020 | Saleeban Warsame Guuleed appointed as Minister of Justice |
| September 9 2020 | The Republic of Somaliland Representative Office was officially inaugurated in Taipei, Taiwan, during an event held at the Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (IDIA). |
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