Talks and Events
Thomson Reuters Foundation ‘Forget war and hunger’
LONDON (AlertNet) – Insurgency, anarchy, drought, pirates, hunger… Such woes are the mainstays of most reports about Somalia. But here are some things you might not know about the East African country. It is often said that Somalia is a lawless country but...
CNN Interview with Sada Mire: Here today, gone tomorrow? Saving Somaliland’s heritage
Sada Mire is on a mission to raise awareness about Somali cultural heritage The archaeologist discovered prehistoric cave art in Somaliland in 2007 Mire is the head of Somaliland's Department of Antiquities Every week CNN International's African...
Sada Mire interviewed by CNN: ‘First-aid’ needed for 5,000-year-old Somali cave paintings
(CNN) -- Prehistoric paintings of antelope, snakes and giraffes that have survived for around 5,000 years are now under threat from looting and a lack of protection. The rock paintings, which include renderings of dogs and sheep as well as human figures,...
Il Fatto Storico ‘I tesori della Somalia in Pericolo’
L’AFP ha pubblicato alcune bellissime immagini di Laas Gaal (o Laas Geel in somalo), lo splendido sito archeologico scoperto nel 2002 nella Somalia nord-occidentale, più precisalente nel Somaliland, un’area devastata dalla guerra che si proclama...
RedOrbit. ‘Early Somali Life Depicted in Cave Paintings’
Known today for its bloody conflicts and instability, Somalia's little known history can be found in the colorful cave paintings of animals and humans discovered in 2002 by a French archaeology team. Laas Gaal, Somalia (also known as Laas Geel), just...
AFP: World Online TV – ‘Grotto galleries exhibit early Somali life’
A galaxy of colourful animal and human sketches adorn the caves in the rocky hills of this arid wilderness in northern Somalia, home to Africa's earliest known and most pristine rock art. But in a region ravaged by two decades of relentless civil unrest...
BBC World Service-News Hour interviews with Sada Mire
BBC WS NEWS HOUR interviews Sada Mire on her archaeological discoveries in Somaliland. Link to audio file Back to Media
The Guardian – Interview article on Sada Mire’s archaeological discoveries
UK archaeologist finds cave paintings at 100 new African sites Scientist unearths 5,000-year-old rock art, including drawing of a mounted hunter, in Somaliland. Striking prehistoric rock art created up to 5,000 years ago has been discovered at almost 100...
BBC Somali Service – a message from Dr Sada Mire
Video interview (July 2010) a film in Somali about heritage preservation Link to BBC Somali Back to Media
The Republic of Somaliland
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...