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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BBC Africa Daily Caught up with Dr. Edna of Somaliland

Over the past six decades, Dr. Edna Adan Ismail has been a nurse and midwife. She has spent her life fighting for maternal health...

Witness History: The Somali Pilot Ordered to Bomb his own People in Hargeisa

At the end of May 1988, rebels from the Somali National Movement launched a series of lightening attacks on cities in northern Somalia -...

Questions And Answers with Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jaushieh Joseph Wu.

Minister Wu took questions from pool of international media reporters in Taipei on October 12th, 2022. The session was moderated by Catherine Y.M Hsu,...

Security Forces vs. Citizens: The Critical Governance Failure in Borama

The tragic events in Borama, Awdal region of Somaliland, involving clashes between demonstrators and security forces, underscore a critical test for the government's commitment...

The Hour of Decision: President Cirro’s Failure of Leadership in the Borama Crisis

The bodies were still warm in Borama, one of the most vibrant and important cities in Somaliland when President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi "Cirro" finally...

Somaliland will not ‘unlive’ its history to satisfy Mogadishu’s discomfort

A Response to Mogadishu’s former Foreign Minister Abdisaid M. Ali By Mohamed A. OmarHead of the Somaliland Mission in Kenya There’s a quiet fatigue that comes...

The Hidden Health Crisis in Our Schools: What Three Children Taught Me About the Future of the Horn of Africa

Dr Fatumo AbdiGlobal Public Health SpecialistFounder, Nexora Global Strategies I have seen many difficult things in my work, but nothing prepared me for a quiet,...

Reclaiming Somaliland’s Airspace Through ICAO’s Safety Lens

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) isn’t in the business of picking sides in political fights. It doesn’t hand out recognition like a passport...

Transforming Hargeisa: A Strategic Review of Urban Infrastructure Development After 34 Years of Independence

Introduction Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland, is the political, economic, and cultural center of the nation. It covers an area of 180 km², divided...

A Tale of Two Capitals: Hargeisa Rises as Mogadishu Falls

By Ambassador Mahmoud Adam Jama GalaalRepresentative of the Republic of Somaliland to the Republic of China (Taiwan) Yesterday's assault on Godka Jilacow Prison in Mogadishu...

The Difference Between Somalia “ E-Visa “ system  and Somaliland’s “Visa on Arrival”  system

During the last 10 days , many circles—particularly those in the diaspora—have expressed confusion between two announcements: the E-Visa system launched by President Hassan...

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