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“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...

Citizens, Not Clansmen: Somaliland’s Unfinished Task

Just days ago, a Norwegian football supporter drew sharp criticism for refusing to join the rhythmic rowing cheer that swept through the stadium stands....

Rahm’s Somaliland Jab, an Accidental Roast of Hillary?

On January 17, 2013, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stood beside Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and formally recognized Somalia’s Federal Government. This...

Waddani’s Broken Compass: Chairman Hersi Ali Haji Hassan and the Collapse of Governance

Political Governance in Ruins When Waddani came to power, Somaliland’s citizens hoped for a new era of honest leadership. People were tired of corruption, broken...

Can the Valiant President of Somaliland Also Deliver the Two-Day Weekend?

The two-day weekend has become the global standard, yet Somaliland stands nearly alone in maintaining a single weekly day of rest. Only Djibouti, Iran,...

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