Investigative Reports

Inside Somalia’s Visa-for-Sale Cartel — Meet Somalia’s Human Smuggler MP

How Ayub Ismail Yusuf and a network of parliamentarians...

From Controversy to Cornerstone: DP World’s Lesson for Egal Airport

Many got DP World's Berbera deal wrong, but Berbera...

Another Fake Degree Scandal Rocks Somaliland Presidency: Director General Caught With Diploma Mill “Masters”

Repeat of 2022 Central Bank Fraud Scandal Exposes Somaliland...

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BREAKING: Senate Heavyweight Cruz Throws Full Weight Behind Somaliland Recognition

United States Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has formally urged President Donald Trump to recognize the Republic of Somaliland as an independent state, placing Africa's...

Building a United Somaliland: Why Tribalism Threatens Our National Development

By Mohammed A. Gaas Somaliland, a country which has restored its independence, has forged a remarkable path towards stability and self-governance in a region often...

Somaliland’s Hidden Treasure: Can Minerals Fuel Prosperity or Fuel Conflict?

Introduction Somaliland, a self-declared but unrecognized state in the Horn of Africa, stands at a critical juncture. For three decades, it has defied the odds,...

A Dagger to the Heart of Sovereignty: Investment Minister Courts Notorious Turkish Firm

Investment Ministry hosts Turkish firm fresh from sexual harassment scandal and UN condemnation KEY POINTS Somaliland's government has held investment talks with Favori Airports, the same...

Oligarchs and State Capture: Anatomy of the Somaliland Telecom Scandal

HARGEISA – A clumsy attempt at state-sponsored disinformation has forced President Abdirahman M. Abdillahi "Cirro" into a humiliating public retreat, compelling Somaliland's telecommunication oligarchy...

Trump’s Geo-Transactional Effort to Resolve the GERD Dispute Between Ethiopia and Egypt Confronts the Energy–Water Dilemma

On June 20, former President Donald Trump claimed on his social media channel, Truth Social, that the massive Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was...

Safeguarding Public Interest in Somaliland’s Market: A Call for Balanced Regulation

How Somaliland Can Leverage Public Protests to Strengthen Fair Competition and Inclusive Growth Introduction Somaliland’s constitutional commitment to a free-market economy, as enshrined in Article 11,...

New AFRICOM Chief Inherits Failing Somalia Strategy Amid China Challenge

Key Points New AFRICOM Chief: Gen. Anderson was confirmed on July 31, 2025, and is tasked to confront the "convergence of great-power rivalry and terrorism". Strategic...

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