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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,...

A Journey Through Somaliland: A compilation of my observations and experiences in East Africa 

Mogadishu  Descending on Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport (MGQ) you’re immediately taken aback by the vastness of the Indian ocean. On the horizon stands the...

What the Ethiopia-Somaliland Deal Means for Washington’s Strategy in the Red Sea

Tensions from the Israel-Hamas war have spilled into the Red Sea. But while global leaders are focusing intently on everything happening in the waters...

The Somalia-Somaliland Airspace Dispute: A Historical Overview and the Path Forward

Introduction The longstanding and complex airspace dispute between Somalia and Somaliland has been marked by a series of broken agreements, escalating tensions, and growing concerns...

Normalise Somaliland’s Recognition

Since its liberation in 1991 after a brutal struggle, Somaliland has showcased remarkable self-reliance, democracy, and peace in a region typically marked by turmoil....

Italy, please don’t listen to him. Africa has already expressed itself differently.

Dr. Jama Musse Jama In a recent interview, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, expressed with some nostalgia the memory...

Somali Irredentism: Threat to the Security of Kenya and Ethiopia

African borders are a complex tapestry reflecting a rich mosaic of ethnic groups and cultures that spans multiple nations. Beneath that patchwork, there is a...

African Union’s Strategic Role in Ethiopia and Somaliland’s MoU

The recent memorandum of understanding between Ethiopia and Somaliland, which allows Ethiopia sea access, is a significant milestone in the Horn of Africa region. This...

“Greater Somalia” Ideology: Similarities with Fascism

By Adam Muse Jibril Characterization of ‘’Greater Somalia Ideology’’ requires to underline three component dimensions it includes; Somali Irredentism, Clannism, and Radical Interpretation of Islam...

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