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Government

Somaliland President Orders Security Forces Salary Increase and Biometric Registration

Staff - January 22, 2025

Fulfilling a key campaign pledge, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Cirro” has issued Presidential Decree No. 02/012025, mandating a 50% annual salary increase for Somaliland's...

International

Trump’s Aid Freeze: Will Somalia Sink or Swim Without U.S. Support?

Staff - January 21, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio's first remarks in office laid bare the new administration's litmus test for foreign aid: "Does it make America safer?...

Editorial

Why Somaliland welcomes an “America First” Africa Policy under President Trump

Staff - January 20, 2025

Across Somaliland, a nation with a rich history of resilience and self-sufficiency, 6.2 million citizens celebrate the return of President Trump with enthusiasm. But...

Diplomacy

Somaliland President Thanks U.S. Legislators, Welcomes Prospect of Diplomatic Ties with the United States

Staff - January 20, 2025

President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi "Cirro" welcomed growing U.S. congressional support for establishing a diplomatic office in Somaliland, describing it as a milestone in relations...

Geopolitics

Ethiopia’s Perception of Somaliland’s New Government and the Implications for Statehood

Staff - January 20, 2025

Guleid Ahmed Jama In a recent interview with The Reporter Ethiopia, Dr. Dareskedar Taye, a researcher at Ethiopia’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA), shared insights...

Opinion

The Danger in the Horn: Somaliland’s defense against instability funded and fueled by China and the Somalian government

Staff - January 19, 2025

There are dangerous developments in the Horn of Africa where the Chinese government and the Somalian government in tandem are using proxies to destabilize...

Democracy

Why does Somaliland need political reform, and what might it look like?

Staff - January 9, 2025

By Guleid Ahmed Jama Introduction Somaliland is a thriving democracy that has demonstrated a successful bottom-up approach to governance rooted in the will and aspirations of...

News

The Diplomacy of Gullibility: How Somaliland’s Foreign Ministry Keeps Falling for International Fraudsters

Staff - January 5, 2025

In what has become a familiar scene in Somaliland's corridors of power, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently played host to yet another dubious...

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