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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

Somaliland is Open for Business

One Earth Future's Shuraako Senior Field Manager is on the ground, giving us a behind-the-scenes look at this incredible event and some of the entrepreneurs we have invested in. The exhibition is buzzing with energy as it showcases the diverse investment opportunities Somaliland has to offer.

August 21,2024

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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John Filitz

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Paige Roberts

May 01, 2017

Stable Seas: Somali Waters

This report shows how complex issues like illegal fishing, coastal violence, and human trafficking intersect to create a uniquely insecure maritime environment in Somali waters.

April 26, 2017

Blog Series Explores Mounting Conflict over Lake Victoria Fisheries

In this multi-part blog series, the Secure Fisheries team in the field explores the mounting conflict over fisheries in Lake Victoria and the critical role of biodiversity and conservation in promoting long-term food and economic security in the region.

April 26, 2017

The Future of Lake Victoria: A Looming Conflict Over Fisheries

Lake Victoria illustrates one of the quintessential dilemmas of today’s world: how much short-term gain can humans continue to eek out of a system that is being driven to a potential breaking point?

April 24, 2017

Somali Pirates Being Driven Back To The Seas By Drought and Famine: U.S. Commander

Commander At its peak in 2011, Somali pirates launched 237 attacks, according to the International Maritime Bureau.

April 23, 2017

What Does the State of Global Democracy Mean for Africa?

In the aftermath of the recent global recession, populism, protectionism and corruption are on the rise globally. A series of populist electoral and referenda victories have swept the world, most recently in Turkey. What does this seeming retreat of democracy mean for Africa?

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Kelsey Coolidge

April 20, 2017

Fact Sheet: Multi-stakeholder Collaboration

This guide was produced by the Stanley Foundation in collaboration with the Stimson Center. It reviews findings from a seven week consultation process with eighty-two professionals working in global governance.

April 18, 2017

The Role of Social Media in Women, Peace and Security

Social media can be a double-edged sword—used not only for supporting peacebuilders on the ground, but in hybrid warfare and in radicalizing young populations, shows OEF program Our Secure Future in their blog.

April 14, 2017

In Punta Bonita, Piangua is Life

Livelihoods in Punta Bonita, Colombia are closely tied to collecting the mollusk known as piangua. Women, who make up a majority of the piangua fishers, tend to be overlooked and underpaid, and meanwhile, piangua are becoming harder to find.

April 14, 2017

Piangua is Life

In the small fishing village of Punta Bonita, peoples’ livelihoods are based on collecting piangua, a mollusk that lives under the nutrient-rich intertidal mudflats in coastal mangrove forests.

April 11, 2017

OEF Research Presents the Power of Business in Fragile States

In a new report, OEF Research’s Dr. Victor Odundo Owuor provided a look at how the private sector continues to function in fragile states.

April 11, 2017

The Power of Business in Fragile States: Report Launch

On April 11, Research Associate Victor Odundo Owuor presented his work on businesses in fragile states at the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) in Washington, DC. Dr.

April 07, 2017

Social Media in Peace and Security Operations

After participating in online brainstorming for NATO’s Innovation Hub, OEF's Our Secure Future program began to think more deeply about the utility of social media in peace and security operations.

April 07, 2017

Political Scientists Show that UN Peacekeeping Works, But Not Without Cost

Research on peacekeeping has revealed that peacekeeping has several benefits. However, there is also a relationship between peacekeeping and sexual abuse and exploitation.

April 03, 2017

OEF Research on Charged Affairs Blog: What Will It Take to Bring Peace in Ukraine?

In this blog published on Charged Affairs, Research Assistant Sasha Egorova asks what it will take to re-incentivize Ukraine’s failing peace process.

Victor Odundo Owuor

March 29, 2017

Firm Behavior in Fragile States: The Cases of Somaliland, South Sudan, and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

This report, based on field research, documents which features of business work in fragile areas and how businesses operate in regard to strategy, contract enforcement, and other aspects of firm behavior.

The study was conducted in three conflict-affected jurisdictions: the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an arena of long-simmering conflict; Somaliland, nominally part of a federation coming out of three decades of almost continuous conflict; and South Sudan, a new country that at the time of writing still struggles with civil war. The case studies seek answers to two primary questions: What strategies do companies use to conduct business in the eastern DRC, Somaliland, and South Sudan? And

March 29, 2017

Businesses: An Underappreciated Resource for Reducing Fragility

OEF Researchers explore how the private sector operates in fragile states, highlighting opportunities for engagement in an often-overlooked sector in a new blog for the Fragile States Resource Center.

March 29, 2017

How Business Contributes to Stability in Fragile States: Panel Discussion

The panel discussion focused on the role of businesses in fragile states and recommendations to governments and international development agencies in strengthening the institution of business amid fragility.

Victor Odundo Owuor

March 29, 2017

Firm Behavior in Fragile States: The Cases of Somaliland, South Sudan, and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

This report, based on field research, documents which features of business work in fragile areas and how businesses operate in regard to strategy, contract enforcement, and other aspects of firm behavior.

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