A police training academy funded by the government of the United Kingdom has been opened in Somaliland.
The academy was opened on November 3, 2020.
It is to be based in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland.
The academy was opened as Somaliland celebrates the 27th Anniversary of the establishment of Somaliland Police Force.
Robert Pennington, the UK police advisor, attended the opening ceremony.
Pennington and a representative from the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO), promised “ongoing support” to Somaliland Police Force.