Borama is one of the most important cities in Somaliland. With a population of around 200,000 people, the city plays a major role in trade, education, agriculture, livestock, and regional business. It is also known for its educational institutions, especially Amoud University, which has helped Borama become one of the leading centres of learning in…
Every year on 18 May, the people of Somaliland celebrate the restoration of their independence with enormous pride, patriotism, and national unity. Across the country and throughout the diaspora, Somalilanders gather in streets, homes, stadiums, public squares, and community centres to commemorate one of the most important days in their history. From Hargeisa to Berbera,…
In many African countries, leaders begin their political journey with good intentions and public support, but over time they become isolated from ordinary citizens. They stop hearing the truth. Instead, they only hear what their inner circle wants them to hear. And this is where the danger begins. Behind almost every weak government, unpopular leader,…
Abdi Ahmed Farah, 70, has watched most of his hundreds of goats perish. For three years, steady rain has eluded his part of Somalia – a reality he never imagined possible. Now, burdened by debt from buying water, his reservoir is almost empty. His family subsists on a single daily meal of rice with sugar…
On 16 September 2025, the Somaliland government announced that it had signed an agreement with a company called Maharat Investment Company to develop and modernise Hargeisa Egal International Airport with an investment reportedly worth 70 million US dollars. The agreement was signed in Dubai by Somaliland’s Minister of the Presidency, Khadar Hussein Abdi, and the…
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…
For Somalia’s malnourished children, already suffering the twin catastrophes of looming famine and radical cuts in foreign aid, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran means more than soaring petrol pump prices; it is a matter of life and death. Shortages of lifesaving therapeutic foods exacerbated by shipping disruptions are forcing clinics to turn away severely malnourished…
A group of 298 petitioners from remote villages of Marsabit County in northern Kenya is suing BP and the Kenyan government over oil exploration waste from the 1980s that it says is causing a cancer cluster that has killed hundreds. Rising Cancer cases Residents and local health workers say cancer cases and deaths have risen…
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…
