The South African Institute of International Affairs and the Institute for Global Dialogue invites you to the launch of ‘Somaliland:  An African Struggle for Nationhood and International Recognition’ by Prof. Iqbal D Jhazbhay.

Chair and introduction:

Prof. Rosemary Moeketsi (Dean of Unisa’s Human Sciences)

Speakers:

Minister Collins Chabane (Minister in the Presidency, South Africa)

Prof. Chris Landsberg (Head, Political Science Dept., University of Johannesburg)

Dr. Nomfundo Ngwenya (Head, SA Foreign Policy, SAIIA)

Dr. Siphamandla Zondi (Executive Director, IGD)

Thursday 11 March 2010 530pm for 6pm

Unisa Main Campus, Mucklenuek Ridge, Pretoria

Preller Street, Theo van Wijk Building, 2nd Floor

Senate Hall

RSVP:    cassin@unisa.ac.za

Inquiries: Mrs Nasreen Cassim Tel:

012 429 6029 / 6307

‘This study contributes signi?cantly to our understanding not only of Somaliland, but of the predicament of the Somali people as a whole … a major scholarly success.’
Professor Ali Mazrui, Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities, Binghamton University

‘The ?rst substantial study covering both the domestic and international dimensions of Somaliland’s quest for nationhood and recognition … a timely and brilliant analysis.’
Professor Hussein M Adam, founding president of the Somali Studies International Association (SSIA)