The Hargeisa Cultural Centre holds greater than 50 years of the nation’s historical past by music, poetry, and political discussions.
Hafsa Omer, the centre’s Cassette Archive Supervisor informed the AFP that the tapes are necessary as a result of they protect the individuals’s historical past for future generations.
“My individuals by no means write or learn, all they do is discuss,” she was quoted.
The tapes reveal tales of Somaliland’s previous, together with political conversations recorded in secret throughout the nation’s battle within the Nineteen Eighties. Jama Musse Jama, the centre’s director, says the archive is proof that Somaliland exists regardless of a scarcity of worldwide recognition.
He believes conserving this historical past alive will guarantee correct tales are handed on to youthful generations.
