APD holds Workshop to Improve Cooperation between Local Council & Stakeholders
(HARGEISA, SOMALILAND – SEPTEMBER 4, 2008) The Academy for Peace and Development (APD) conducted a two-day workshop on cooperation mechanisms between the local council and its stakeholders including the media and civil society at Ambassador Hotel from August 29-30, 2008.» Full Text

The Third General Assembly of APD
The Third General Assembly of APD was held in Ambassador Hotel and went on for one day on the 31/7/08. » Full Text

SONSAF General Assembly
The SONSAF (Somaliland Non-State Actors Forum) General Assembly has taken place in Maansoor Hotel on the on the 28-29 of July. » Full Text

Youth Working Group Meetings Resumed
The Monthly youth working group meetings have been resumed after a two months break at APD premises on 17 July. » Full Text

New film on Somaliland Peace Reconciliation Conferences Screened
The Culture and Communication Department of APD screened a new documentary film at Mansoor Hotel on 10 July. » Full Text

Gender Sensitization Workshops in Togdheer and Sanaag Regions  
APD’s Gender Research team conducted two sensitization workshops in Sanaag and Togdheer Regions on the 14 and 19 of June respectively. » Full Text

CRD Peace Worker Assassinated in Beletweyne 
Interpeace and its Somali partners CRD, PDRC and APD are deeply saddened by the assassination of Engineer Mohamed Hassan Kulmiye, Director of the CRD Satelite Office in Beletweyne. » Press Release by Interpeace

Author of Becoming Somaliland Arrives in Hargeisa 
Mark Bradbury, author of the recently published book Becoming Somaliland returned to Somaliland on 20 June. » Full Text

Visiting Scholar From Oxford Research On Somaliland Immigration  
Dr Anna Lindley, a Visiting Scholar from the Department of International Development at Oxford University discussed her research on immigration dynamics and post-conflict development in Somaliland with colleagues at the Academy for Peace and Development on June 17.

Hawl-galo Ka Dhashay Wada Hadalada Dhalinyarada ee Degmooyinka Hargeisa  
Shir ay soo qabanqaabiyeen koox dhalinyaro ah oo ka tirsan degmadda Maxamuud Haybe oo lagu kulansiinayay Mulkiilayaasha warshadaha korontada iyo Guddida degmadda xaafadaas ayaa waxaa uu ka dhacay Huteel Dalxiis ee magaalada Hargeisa 12kii bishan June. » Full Text

APD and Progressio Host New Book Launching Event
A new Book titled “Becoming Somaliland” was launched at Mansoor Hotel in an event hosted by Progressio and Academy for Peace and development on 10th of June.
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Comprehensive Agreement on the Election Timetable signed
Representative of the Somaliland political parties have signed a comprehensive agreement on the election timetable in a ceremony held at Mansoor Hotel on 3rd of June marking an end to the long political dispute.
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Sensitisation Workshop Held for APD Gender Working Group
The Academy’s Gender Research Team facilitated a two-day workshop for more than thirty women from Hargeisa’s five districts at Maansoor Hotel on the June 4 and 5, 2008.
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NSA Members on SONSAF Bylaw Training
The Non-State Actors project team of APD facilitated a two-day training workshop on the Somaliland Non-State Actors forum (SONSAF) at Mansoor Hotel on the 2nd and 3rd of June.
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Local Government Stakeholders Workshop  
On May 24th -26th, a three days local government stakeholder’s workshop was held in Borama, the capital region of Awdal
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Revenue and Land Management Workshop
On May 20th -22nd, second regional workshop on revenue and land management was held in Borama , the capital city of Awdal region.
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Working Group Meeting of the Land-based Conflict Project 
The research team of the Academy for Peace and Development held their first Working Group meeting of the second project phase (of 2008) at Imperial hotel on May 26.
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APD participates in Diaspora kick-off Workshop in Brussels 
On behalf of the Academy for Peace and Development, Naima Abdullahi had the opportunity to participate in the first kick-off workshop for a research project exploring the patterns, trends and the potential for long-distance Diaspora involvement in conflict settings. » Full Text

Gender Working-Group Formation Meeting
APD’s gender research team conducted their first working group meeting on April 29th at the Academy’s conference hall.
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Land-based Conflicts Project 2008: Phase II
The second phase of a joint project between the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF) and the Academy for Peace and Development (APD) on land-based conflicts in Somaliland started in April 2008. » Full Text

Report on Public Dialogue Forum on Land-based Conflicts 
On January 13, 2008, APD held a forum discussion on land conflicts at Imperial Hotel in Hargeisa. It marked the conclusion of the land-based conflicts project of 2007.
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