Turkey and Israel are intensifying competition in the Horn of Africa, with Somalia and Somaliland emerging as key battlegrounds for oil, military influence and control of vital Red Sea trade routes. Turkey has consolidated its position through formal agreements with Somalia’s federal government, securing major offshore and onshore oil and gas exploration rights alongside a…
A strategically important Somaliland air base and port have been offered to the U.S. as a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz begins and Iran-backed threats target the key Red Sea choke point of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Top U.S. military officials, including the commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Gen. Dagvin Anderson, recently visited…
China recently pledged to expand military support to Somalia in its fight against al-Shabaab militants. Beijing has promised equipment, training and closer security cooperation with Mogadishu. This marks a shift from China’s traditionally cautious and small presence in the country. Brendon J. Cannon has researched how external powers – including China – engage with sub-Saharan…
Introduction An AU Fact-Finding Mission visited and stayed in Somaliland from 30 April to 4 may 2005, to see the prevailing situation (political, socio-economic, security, humanitarian and other related issues) in the country and listen to the concerns of the leadership and people of Somaliland, and duly report back the findings of the Mission to…
أكتب هذا المقال بصفتي مواطن من جمهورية صوماليلاند. لا أحمل كراهية لأحد، ولا أبحث عن خصومات، لكنني—مثل أي مواطن يحترم نفسه وبلده—حين تتعارض المبادئ والمصالح أضع مصلحة بلادي فوق الجميع. هذا ليس تشدداً ولا عناداً، بل منطق الدول والشعوب: كل دولة في العالم تجعل مصالحها أولاً، وتركيا نفسها تفعل ذلك. ومن حقي أن أفعل الشيء…
Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland, Mudane Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Cabdilaahi (Cirro) ayaa 2dii February safar shaqo ugu baxay magaalada dubai. Madaxweynuhu waxa uu sanadkii labaad oo xidhiidh ah ka qayb-galay Shirka Caalamiga ah ee Kulanka Dawladaha Adduunka (World Governments Summit), shirkaas oo ka qabsoomay Magaalada Dubai ee dalka Midowga Imaaraadka Carabta. Shirkan oo ka mid ah kulamada Caalamiga…
For many people in Somaliland, Turkey’s position is not just a foreign-policy disagreement. It feels personal. Turkey strongly protects a breakaway administration in northern Cyprus, it recognised Kosovo quickly, yet it refuses to acknowledge Somaliland’s independence and instead speaks firmly about Somalia’s “territorial integrity.” The result is a deep sense that Turkey is applying one…
Somaliland’s President, Dr Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi “Irro” is in Dubai again for the World Governments Summit, marking Somaliland’s second consecutive year of participation in the high-profile global forum. The 2026 Summit is taking place from 3 – 5 February under the theme “Shaping Future Governments”. The World Governments Summit is widely known as a major…
The cases of Somaliland and Kosovo expose one of the clearest examples of hypocrisy and double standards in modern international politics. Both emerged from the collapse or failure of a larger state. Both followed periods of extreme violence against civilian populations. Both built their own institutions and maintained internal stability. Yet the international response to…
في السياسة الدولية، لا تُكافأ المبادئ دائمًا، ولا يُعاقَب الفشل بالضرورة. أحيانًا، يُترك الاستقرار وحيدًا، بينما يُحتفى بالفوضى. وهذا تمامًا ما تعكسه قضية جمهورية صوماليلاند، التي وجدت نفسها، بعد أكثر من ثلاثة عقود من بناء الدولة، مضطرة للبحث عن الاعتراف الدولي خارج الإطار العربي والإسلامي، إلى أن جاء الاعتراف الإسرائيلي كأول اختراق رسمي لهذا الجدار…
