This African country is set to become the first to use iris-based biometric voting system

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Grigori Rasputin

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Somaliland elections: Eye-dentifying voter fraud


Bidhaan Dahir

BBC Somali service

A haven of peace in the Horn of Africa, the self-declared republic of Somaliland is set to hold presidential elections on Monday.

Here are five things you need to know about the poll:

1) Eye-dentifying fraud

Somaliland will be the first in the world to use an iris-based biometric voting system, according to its election spokesman Saed Ali Muse.

It will help combat fraud, and ensure that Somaliland will host one of the most transparent elections ever in Africa.

Somaliland has about 704,000 registered voters out of a population of about 3.5 million.




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2) Finnish connection

Of the three candidates, two - Abdirahman Mohamed Irro and Faisal Ali Warabe - have Finnish nationality. They settled there after the civil war of the 1990s, which led to Somaliland declaring independence from Somalia.

The third candidate is Muse Bihi Abdi, a former military officer who trained in Russia in the late 1970s.

The three are vying to succeed Ahmed Silanyo, who is stepping down after one, albeit extended, term. He was due to leave power in 2015 at the end of his five-year term, but Somaliland's parliament extended it by a further two years so that he could see the nation through a severe drought.

3) Dalai Lama row

Somaliland is almost 100% Muslim, but the Dalai Lama and Buddhism came up in the election campaign, when Faisal Ali Warabe said "that Waddani Party supporters with their orange colour resemble Buddhist monks and their leader [Abdirahman Mohamed Irro] looks like the Dalai Lama".

His comments generated a massive backlash on social media, with some people accusing him of making a blasphemous statement.

Waddani Party supporters responded defiantly, rallying in cities and towns in orange-coloured clothes and orange-painted bodies.




BBC
4) Live TV debate

For the first time, candidates took part in live television debates. The first one was organised by a youth group, Inspire, which said the debate elicited more than two million reactions on Twitter alone.

One of the most contentious issues is the signing of an agreement allowing the United Arab Emirates to build a military base in the port city of Berbera.

Faisal Ali Warabe and Muse Bihi Abdi support the deal, saying it would help Somaliland, which is not recognised by any state, gain international recognition.

But Abdirahman Mohamed Irro opposes it, saying there was no proper agreement - and he accuses his two rivals of taking kickbacks from the UAE, an allegation which they strongly deny.






BBC
5) Global funding, if not recognition

Observers from 24 countries will be monitoring the election, despite Somaliland's lack of international recognition.

The observer mission, headed by Michael Walls of University College of London, is being funded by the UK government.

Other nations which have contributed towards funding the estimated $20m cost of the election include the US, Denmark, Norway, and the European. No African state chipped in.

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This is huge.

Somalis will be the first to use many disruptive technologies as it benefits us the most.

The amazing thing about Somalia is that for all its worth, we get to sit back and watch the world develop and make trillions of dollars worth of mistakes.

We have a front row seat in watching Africans sell thier asses. And our Odays are eager to jump into the nacaasnimo.

Having a failed state puts a leash on making many mistakes.
 
:banderas::denzelnigga:

But honestly if they pull this without a dispute and violence I will shower this entity with great respect.

They will set a great example for the qaaarada habaarka qabta
Absolutely they will be an example for that qaxaabad know as Africa if they do it successfully to top it off they might even earn their ictiraaf
 

Grigori Rasputin

Former Somali Minister of Mismanagement & Misinfo.
Staff Member
Wariyaha SomaliSpot
Absolutely they will be an example for that qaxaabad know as Africa if they do it successfully to top it off they might even earn their ictiraaf

I will really root for their independence if they pull through this. They've done all the Hercules tasks needed of them. A really unattainable thing for Africa where a President aged 93 axmaqnimo/duleynimo hangs on to power and to increase the insults he makes his family members heir apparents.
 

El padrone

Hedonist, Depressive realist, Existential nihilist
This is huge.

Somalis will be the first to use many disruptive technologies as it benefits us the most.

The amazing thing about Somalia is that for all its worth, we get to sit back and watch the world develop and make trillions of dollars worth of mistakes.

We have a front row seat in watching Africans sell thier asses. And our Odays are eager to jump into the nacaasnimo.

Having a failed state puts a leash on making many mistakes.
bruh why gotta inject somalia,somalis and failed state in somaliland article? waxaas meelahaas la qabo sxb.

somaliland indeed is the first to use disruptive tech such as universal postal codes and property GIS, mobile money, iris recognition election, digital vehicle book and RFID tax sticker etc.
 

Apollo

VIP
Democracy does not equal wealth and prosperity.

India is very democratic, yet it is still a shithole compared to authoritarian China.
 
Democracy does not equal wealth and prosperity.

India is very democratic, yet it is still a shithole compared to authoritarian China.

True, I'd rather live in China than in India where people shit and bathe in the same river and are murdered for eating beef.
 
Democracy does not equal wealth and prosperity.

India is very democratic, yet it is still a shithole compared to authoritarian China.

Yh, especially development wise. However, we Somalis are too egalitarian and tribalistic to accept long-term authority hence why I believe democracy is our best bet for the future.

Personally, I am in favour of democracy out of principal since it's by far the most stable, inclusive and transparent form of governance currently.
 
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Grigori Rasputin

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bruh why gotta inject somalia,somalis and failed state in somaliland article? waxaas meelahaas la qabo sxb.

somaliland indeed is the first to use disruptive tech such as universal postal codes and property GIS, mobile money, iris recognition election, digital vehicle book and RFID tax sticker etc.

This @LarryThePuntite character is becoming incredibly irrelevant in this discussion board. The man is full of empty dreams like Farmaajo. Inflated ambitions like Farmaajo. Just like Farmaajo who lays claim to the presidency of Somalia when in reality the man is the ruler of ONE BEDROOM IN VILLA SOMALIA, likewise Larry embarks on grandeur image for Somalia and his phantom ideas of bringing intellectual entrepreneurship to Somalia while madly wandering around the red light districts of Phuket Thailand :ohlord::ohlord:
 

Yannie

The trouble is, you think you have time
This is off topic, but can you give the info on that sexy man that in on your DP? I know it's not you... I need his age, sex, location, like, dislikes, etc.... That sexy beast deserves to be violated. :damedamn: Thanks in advance.
 
bruh why gotta inject somalia,somalis and failed state in somaliland article? waxaas meelahaas la qabo sxb.

somaliland indeed is the first to use disruptive tech such as universal postal codes and property GIS, mobile money, iris recognition election, digital vehicle book and RFID tax sticker etc.


Aaahhhh, Because I can under U.N. Articles:fantasia2:
 

xisaabiye

Ibnu Suxuufi Ibnu Al Dhoobe
bruh why gotta inject somalia,somalis and failed state in somaliland article? waxaas meelahaas la qabo sxb.

somaliland indeed is the first to use disruptive tech such as universal postal codes and property GIS, mobile money, iris recognition election, digital vehicle book and RFID tax sticker etc.

It's in their DNA:yacadiim:
 
This @LarryThePuntite character is becoming incredibly irrelevant in this discussion board. The man is full of empty dreams like Farmaajo. Inflated ambitions like Farmaajo. Just like Farmaajo who lays claim to the presidency of Somalia when in reality the man is the ruler of ONE BEDROOM IN VILLA SOMALIA, likewise Larry embarks on grandeur image for Somalia and his phantom ideas of bringing intellectual entrepreneurship to Somalia while madly wandering around the red light districts of Phuket Thailand :ohlord::ohlord:

Just discussing about moving the capital.

Other then that it’s back to Punt pal.

:camby:
 

waraabe

Your superior
This is huge.

Somalis will be the first to use many disruptive technologies as it benefits us the most.

The amazing thing about Somalia is that for all its worth, we get to sit back and watch the world develop and make trillions of dollars worth of mistakes.

We have a front row seat in watching Africans sell thier asses. And our Odays are eager to jump into the nacaasnimo.

Having a failed state puts a leash on making many mistakes.
:mjlol:
 
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