Today, the local government council of Hargeisa elected Eng. Abdirisaq Mohamed Farah “Wiiwaa” as the new Mayor of Hargeisa and Eng. Aadan Jama Haddi “Mideeye” as the Deputy Mayor of the capital city. Their election comes at an important political moment following the resignation of the former mayor, Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge. Mooge legacy The departure…
On Monday, drones struck Khartoum’s international airport, the first attack on the capital in months, shattering a fragile return to normalcy. Just one week prior, the airport had received its first international arrival since the civil war began, a Kuwait Airways flight bringing back 300 Sudanese citizens. Sudan’s military said it had conclusive evidence the…
A network linked to the leadership of a militia accused of genocide has amassed a vast property portfolio in Dubai as part of a sprawling “paramilitary-industrial complex” across Africa and the Middle East, an investigation has revealed. Profiting from the civil war Family members, individuals under sanctions, and entities linked to the leader of Sudan’s…
At least three vessels have been targeted in hijackings this week off the coast of Somalia in what analysts fear is a replay of past piracy around the Horn of Africa. The area was the world’s most notorious hotspot for piracy in the early to mid-2000s, with an international naval coalition eventually subduing the threat…
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…
An African Union 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…
Dhawaan, Maxweynaha Jamhuuriyada 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. Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyada Somaliland iyo Dubai Shirkan…
