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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,...

Jets Without Endurance: Why Turkey’s F-16s in Mogadishu Won’t Ground Somaliland’s Moment

Israel's decision to recognize Somaliland on December 26, 2025 did not merely alter a diplomatic equation; it exposed a long-standing misreading of Somaliland itself....

Somaliland President Attends Davos as Recognition Momentum Builds

President of the Republic of Somaliland, Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi "Irro" is attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 at a moment of...

The State the World Pretends Not to See

By Shay Gal From afar, it is easy to lecture Somaliland about patience and realism. Distance makes such advice costless. What is harder is to...

Somalia Appeals to Saudi Arabia to Intervene Following Israeli Recognition of Somaliland

The Federal Government of Somalia has called on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to intervene militarily against Somaliland's administration following the conclusion of Israeli...

Israeli Foreign Minister Makes Historic Visit to Somaliland

HARGEISA, SOMALILAND — Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar concluded a historic visit to Hargeisa on Tuesday, becoming the first foreign minister to visit Somaliland...

Somaliland Embraces Bold New Foreign Policy Era, Backs US Action Against Maduro

In a clear break from decades of studied diplomatic caution, the Republic of Somaliland has publicly aligned itself with the United States following Washington's...

Somaliland Calls Out Somalia’s Fabrications Over Israel Recognition

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dismisses Allegations as Mogadishu's Own Abraham Accords Lobbying Comes to Light Somaliland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs moved quickly...

Ethiopia Weighs Following Israel’s Lead as Somaliland Recognition Gains Momentum

Hargeisa, Somaliland - President of the Republic of Somaliland, Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi "Cirro" announced Wednesday that "many countries will soon recognize the...

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