Taiwan supports Somaliland’s Iris Biometrics Voter Verification System

Taiwan has supported Somaliland with Iris Biometrics Voter Verification System (IBVVS) to highlight the democratic development cooperation.

Ambassador Allen C. Lou of Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland witnessed the announcement of 2,500 sets of IBVVS valued at US$ 2 million with Mr. Abdirashid Mohamoud Ali, Chairman of National Electoral Commission, Republic of Somaliland on 28 May 2021.

Taiwan’s said that its support of Somaliland’s capacity-building in election mechanism is to highlight “Democracy is our common language, and freedom is our common objective”. Somaliland has shown the way and we believe that the world will follow soon.

The preparation for the local council and parliamentary elections in Somaliland are in top gear.
The country’s three major political parties have just peacefully concluded election campaigns across all the regions of the country.