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…
In international politics, principles are not always rewarded, and failure is not always punished. Stability is sometimes ignored, while chaos is accommodated. This reality is clearly reflected in the case of the Republic of Somaliland, which, after more than three decades of state-building, found itself forced to seek international recognition outside the Arab and Islamic…
The Prime Minister of Israel announced today the official recognition of the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state. Prime Minister Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Sa’ar, and the President of the Republic of Somaliland signed a joint and mutual declaration. This declaration is in the spirit of the Abraham Accords, signed at the initiative…
A remote airstrips in southeastern Libya has reshaped Sudan’s civil war by providing a lifeline to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, according to more than a dozen military, intelligence and diplomatic officials. The paramilitary group – which grew from the “Janjaweed” militia mobilised two decades ago by Sudan’s government to subdue its western Darfur…
Ethiopia’s birr faces further losses as the nation restructures its debt after a steep depreciation made it one of the world’s worst currencies this year. The unit fell more than 15% against the dollar in 2025, the weakest performance among those tracked by Bloomberg, after the Argentine peso and Turkish lira. “Our view is one of gradual…
Kalfadhigii shirka golaha Wasiirada Jammhuuriyadda Somaliland oo uu Shir-gudoominayey Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland Mudane Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Cabdilaahi (Cirro), isla markaana uu wehelinaayey Madaxweyne ku-xigeenka JSL Mudane Maxamed Cali Aw Cabdi ayaa maanta ka qabsoomay Qasriga Madaxtooyada Somaliland. Fadhigii 47-aad ee Shirka Golaha Wasiirrada waxa lagaga wada hadlay qodobo muhiim ah oo ay ka mid ahaayeen: 1….
Tanzanian security forces used unnecessary or disproportionate force, including lethal force, to suppress election protests between 29 October and 3 November 2025, showing a shocking disregard for the right to life and for freedom of peaceful assembly as hundreds of people were reported killed or injured across the country, Amnesty International said today. New research…
The Ugandan government has stopped granting asylum and refugee status to people from Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopia, citing severe funding shortfalls for the significant policy shift. Hillary Onek, Uganda’s minister for refugees, announced that the government would no longer grant the status to new arrivals from countries “not experiencing war”. “I have instructed our officers…
