Hargeisa International Airport is the main gateway to Somaliland and plays a vital role in connecting the country to the rest of the world. It is often the first impression visitors, investors, tourist, aid workers, and members of the diaspora receive when they arrive. Unfortunately, many airlines operating at the airport are increasingly expressing frustration…
Hargeisa International Airport is the main gateway to Somaliland and plays a vital role in connecting the country to the rest of the world. It is often the first impression visitors, investors, tourist, aid workers, and members of the diaspora receive when they arrive. Unfortunately, many airlines operating at the airport are increasingly expressing frustration…
As the term of Hargeisa Mayor Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge comes to an end, many people across the city are reflecting on his remarkable leadership and lasting achievements. His departure marks the end of an important chapter in the history of Hargeisa. Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge will be remembered as the most successful, hardworking, and respected mayor…
Aviation is one of Somaliland’s most strategic and critical sectors. Every month, thousands of people depend on air transport, including business travellers, students, medical patients, freight, aid workers, investors, diplomats, and especially the Somaliland diaspora that plays a major role in supporting the country’s economy. Without efficient and reliable aviation services, Somaliland risks economic isolation…
The war in Sudan is no longer confined to Khartoum, Darfur, or El Fasher. It has spread across borders, ports, airports, and political networks throughout the Horn of Africa. What began in April 2023 as a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has evolved into one of…
منطقة القرن الإفريقي اليوم ليست منطقة هامشية في السياسة الدولية، بل أصبحت واحدة من أهم المناطق الاستراتيجية في العالم بسبب موقعها الجغرافي المطل على البحر الأحمر وخليج عدن وباب المندب، وهو أحد أهم الممرات البحرية العالمية. وفي قلب هذه المنطقة تقع جمهورية صوماليلاند، الدولة التي أستعادت استقلالها عام 1991 بعد سنوات طويلة من الظلم والحروب…
A fascinating, high-stakes arms race is quietly unfolding across Eastern Africa. From Nairobi and Entebbe to Kigali and Dar es Salaam, regional airlines are aggressively placing order hooks with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), adding narrow body aircraft and scaling up seat capacity. On paper, the logic seems bulletproof. Eastern Africa is currently the fastest-growing aviation…
Erigavo, the capital city of Sanaag region, is one of the most important and unique regions in Somaliland. Often known as the “region of grandfathers,” Sanaag is rich in history, culture, livestock, natural resources, tourism, agriculture, and traditional heritage. The region is famous for its breathtaking Daallo Mountain, long coastline, cool highlands, frankincense and myrrh…
Sitting in a gilded armchair in his official palace, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi looks every inch the statesman. As well he might: unusually for East Africa, Somaliland has free and fair elections, a two-chamber parliament in its capital, Hargeisa, a legal system inspired by British colonial law and an army that is accountable to its…
Today (18 May) Somaliland celebrates the anniversary of its independence declaration from Somalia in 1991. A former British protectorate, Somaliland has spent more than three decades building something exceptionally rare in the Horn of Africa: relative stability, functioning democratic institutions, and security in one of the world’s most volatile regions. While much of the international…
Burao is not just another city in Somaliland. It is the second-largest city in the country, the capital of Togdheer region, and one of the most important economic and historical centres in Somaliland. Most importantly, Burao is remembered as the birthplace of Somaliland’s restoration in 1991, where leaders and elders declared the return of Somaliland’s…
