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Somaliland’s Delegation is Sending the Wrong Message to Washington

By Michael Rubin Before the beginning of the U.S. and Israel war with Iran in December 2025, former Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was in...

Somaliland Fights the World for Recognition. A Somali Passport Pipeline in Hargeisa Undercuts It

KEY POINTS Somali passports are being issued to Somaliland citizens through a Hargeisa pipeline linked to Somalia's federal system in Mogadishu. Applicants pay $300 to $400,...

Somaliland President Orders 15 Dialysis Machines Amid Hospital Scandal — No Officials Sanctioned

HARGEISA — The President of the Republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman M Abdillahi "Irro" has ordered the urgent procurement of fifteen new dialysis machines and...

Somalia Inaugurates Military Facility in Las Anod, Drawing Formal Protest From Somaliland

Somalia's prime minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, inaugurated a Somali National Army facility in Las Anod on August 2, the clearest attempt yet by Mogadishu...

“It’s Going to Be Very Hard to Stay Engaged”: Inside Gen. Anderson’s Warning to Mogadishu

AFRICOM's top commander came to Mogadishu to reassure Somalia. He left having delivered a warning instead. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson arrived in Mogadishu insisting America...

A Government of Fake Doctors, Real Patients — and a President Who Brought Cameras, Not Answers

KEY POINTS Dialysis patients protested Wednesday over broken machines and inflated supply costs; a suspiciously well-timed counter-showing of supportive patients followed within hours. The health minister...

Somaliland’s Quiet Capture: Why Dahabshiil Demands an Independent Investigation 

Imagine a single private company holding every lever of government in its hands — shaping decisions, subverting the rule of law to fleece Somaliland,...

Somaliland’s Recognition Institute Is Built for a Legal Fight, But Recognition Is a Political Fight

by Brian McDonald Somaliland launched a new institute in May 2026 dedicated to advancing international recognition, and it was a step to add expertise and...

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Somaliland’s Delegation is Sending the Wrong Message to Washington

By Michael Rubin Before the beginning of the U.S. and...

Somaliland Fights the World for Recognition. A Somali Passport Pipeline in Hargeisa Undercuts It

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Somaliland President Orders 15 Dialysis Machines Amid Hospital Scandal — No Officials Sanctioned

HARGEISA — The President of the Republic of Somaliland,...

Somalia Inaugurates Military Facility in Las Anod, Drawing Formal Protest From Somaliland

Somalia's prime minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, inaugurated a Somali...

“It’s Going to Be Very Hard to Stay Engaged”: Inside Gen. Anderson’s Warning to Mogadishu

AFRICOM's top commander came to Mogadishu to reassure Somalia....
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