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In reflection upon the worthy work of Professor Shinya Konaka and his col- leagues, this contribution discusses the idea of “Localization of Humanitarian Assistance”. Several critical questions arise from a humanitarian situation where the needs are assessed: we have...
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Read the rest of the article here (Open ACCESS): Mire S. (2006), Gaashaan: Somali shield. In: Hudson, J. and K. Lagat (Eds.) Hazina: Tradition, Trade and Transition in Eastern Africa. Nairobi: National Museums of Kenya. 29-30. Related publications (OPEN ACCESS): Mire...
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This paper presents the results of some of the surveys conducted to map archaeological sites of Somaliland and includes almost 100 new and previously unpublished sites. The survey work was conducted by several of Somaliland’s Department of Archaeology staff, including...
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I first learned to construct nomadic huts with my grandmother in the summer holidays – spent, whether I liked or not, living in Dayniile, near Mogadishu. Being a Mogadishu girl, living in a comfortable villa, I hated it at first so my father sent, as a surprise, a...
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Stability, international recognition and economic development The new nation of Somaliland is situated on the horn of Africa, just beyond the mouth of the Red Sea and facing Yemen. It shares borders with Djibouti, Ethiopia and the Somali Republic The long coastline of...