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Opinion

Clarifications on ‘Somali-Weyn’

Staff - July 9, 2025

In my recent article about Somali-Weyn and Islam-Weyn, I examined how these two ideologies, rooted in ethnonationalism and belief orientation, have been politicized in...

Opinion

Somalilanders: Its Time to Speak Up and Course-Correct the Somaliland Government

Staff - July 9, 2025

By Dr Adali Warsame For the past three decades Somaliland’s political leadership has been dominated by a small opportunistic and parasitic cabal of elderly men -...

Opinion

Critical Reflections on Abdulqadir Jirde’s Interview with Abdijaliil: A Window into Somalia-Weyn Revisionism

Staff - July 6, 2025

The recent interview between Somaliland politician Abdulqaadir Jirde and Abdijaliil—a known advocate for the Somalia-Weyn narrative—was more than just a political exchange. It offered...

Opinion

Somaliland Recognition Moving Beyond Symbolism Toward Strategic Diplomacy

Staff - July 6, 2025

For more than three decades, Somaliland has stood out in the Horn of Africa as a rare example of stability, democratic governance, and peace....

Opinion

The Cost of Incompetence: How Unqualified Appointments Fuel Corruption and Erode Public Trust in Governance

Staff - July 4, 2025

Introduction Governance and Public Service in Somaliland Since its self-declared independence from Somalia in 1991, Somaliland has pursued a relatively peaceful and stable trajectory compared to...

Editorial

The Minister of Appeasement and the President Who Won’t Act

Staff - July 4, 2025

President Cirro's Moment of Truth: Fire Him or Own the Failure There comes a moment in every nation's struggle for recognition when its own officials...

Editorial

Qatar’s Hypocrisy on Somaliland

Staff - July 2, 2025

By Michael Rubin On June 30, 2025, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro arrived in Qatar to meet Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani,...

Geopolitics