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Landmark Memorandum of Understanding Signed in Somaliland

The MOU was signed in Hargeisa by the Minister of Investment and Industrial Development, HE. Abdirasak Ibrahim Mohamed, and Abdirahman Hashi, the Somaliland Director of Shuraako. This initiative aims to boost investments in Somaliland’s production sector, fostering economic opportunities and job creation.

July 27,2024

Transforming Waste Management in Somaliland

Waste management has long been a pressing challenge in Somaliland. Recent studies paint a stark picture: in Hargeisa, Somaliland's capital, only 65% of daily waste is collected due to inefficient equipment. This gap in sanitation services not only affects public health but also hampers economic growth and quality of life.

September 20,2024

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September 29, 2017

IUU FISHING AROUND THE WORLD IMPACTS U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY

Kaija Hurlburt, Director of Secure Fisheries, spoke to a workshop at the Stimson Center about the intersection of IUU fishing and national security concerns as they operate in Somali waters.

September 21, 2017

Investment Forum Lays the Groundwork for Economic Growth in Somaliland

The three-day Somaliland Investment Forum 2017, which concluded today, signaled to the world that Somaliland is serious about taking control of its economic future and in welcoming the world to invest in its local businesses and to support its eager new class of entrepreneurs.

September 20, 2017

Peace by the Numbers: A Debate

A new analysis of conflict data begs the question: do the data show a random risk of major war, or is there evidence that the decline in wars over the past 70 years is related to external causes?

September 19, 2017

Somaliland Investment Forum Attracts Somali Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Donors

Panelists discussed the need for ice makers and cold chain equipment, the lack of scientific data to inform fisheries stock assessments, and the importance of training a new generation of fishers.

September 15, 2017

On the Brink of Civil War, Tunisians Averted Crisis. How They Did It and Why It Matters.

Everything should be going wrong in Tunisia. In 2011, the Arab Spring revolutions engulfed half of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with the promise of democratization. But these revolutions failed to secure democracy. Tunisia is the stand-out; it has avoided all-out civil war like that in Sy...

September 15, 2017

Investment Forum Declares Somaliland is Open for Business!

Shuraako, in partnership with the Somaliland Ministry of Trade & Investment, the Somaliland Ministry of Energy and Minerals, and the Somaliland Chamber of Commerce, today announced the second Somaliland Investment Forum (SIF 2017) to take place on 19 – 21 September. The forum, held while the world ...

September 12, 2017

Stable Seas Maritime Security Index Maps Threats to Governance

One Earth Future, through its programs OEF Research, Oceans Beyond Piracy, and Secure Fisheries, presents a unique effort to measure and map intersecting issue areas in maritime security in sub-Saharan Africa.

September 08, 2017

Agriculture – A Promising Market For The Diaspora

Over the last decade, remittance flows from diaspora communities to their countries of origin have been steadily increasing.

September 05, 2017

Stronger International Policies Are Key to Sustaining Global Fisheries

“Strong fisheries management is the key to future sustainability of wild fish stocks, but only thirty-six percent of the ocean is within a single country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and ten percent of the ocean falls within fragile or failed states,” Mazurek said.

August 29, 2017

Inland Fisheries Are Critical for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

That’s the conclusion of a panel of experts who gathered at the 2017 annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society in Tampa, Florida last week.

August 09, 2017

Our Secure Future Program Leads Consortium of WPS Training and Curriculum

OEF’s Our Secure Future program convened dozens of academics, practitioners, and military officials for a Curriculum Consortium on Women, Peace and Security at the Naval War College.

August 07, 2017

OEF Research: Will Venezuela Break? Follow the Oil.

In spite of many warnings of a coup in Venezuela, they have all been wrong. Why?

July 26, 2017

Indian Ocean Commission Recommends New Priorities for Advancing Regional Fisheries Surveillance

In July Secure Fisheries attended the Indian Ocean Commission's Regional Fisheries Surveillance Plan meeting, where Robert Mazurek gave a presentation on Secure Fisheries' current efforts combatting IUU fishing in the Western Indian Ocean.

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July 22, 2017

To Achieve Peace, Colombians Must Get Beyond the Victim and Perpetrator Narrative

While Colombians signed a peace treaty in November 2016, anger and resentment remain on all sides. The government is working to reincorporate the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and other rebels into mainstream Colombian society. But can Colombians truly find peace when neither side ac...

July 20, 2017

OEF Presents Innovation in Partnerships, SDG16: How to Measure Peace?

OEF’s Research program, in cooperation with IPI, facilitated the event, which addressed challenges and solutions for methods to measure peace.

July 09, 2017

Daniel Brian Krupp, OEF Research Fellow argues that morality isn't a compass but, more of a subconscious calculator.

Daniel Brian Krupp, OEF Research Fellow and PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior writes in The Conversation.

July 01, 2017

OEF Presents the Stable Seas Maritime Security Index

The Stable Seas Maritime Security Index is a first-of-its-kind effort to measure and map interconnected challenges to maritime security, such as illegal fishing, human trafficking, and illicit trade.

June 23, 2017

The Future of Lake Victoria: How Some Tiny Fish Might Unlock the Secrets of Evolution

Our team’s on-going field work on Lake Victoria was designed to look at big fish – Nile perch, tilapia, and the Lake’s biggest catfish, the imposing Bagrus docmac – and little fish alike. Several team members, both on the boats and abroad, are madly (quite literally) obsessed with biodiversity of th...

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