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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,...

US State Dept. One Somalia Policy – Mirage Diplomacy With No Formulation

Ego and vanity can be corrosive to successful foreign policy. Against the backdrop of the Benghazi debacle, Secretary of State Hillary Clintonflailed for any success to which...

Caafisom Revolutionizing Healthcare Provision in Somaliland

In significant news for the nearly 6m inhabitants of Somaliland, an unrecognized state located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, Caafisom, a...

From Hope to Conflict: Assessing Biden’s Policy Towards Somaliland

Background: Shifting Policies Exacerbating Ongoing Conflict In February 2008, the U.S. and Somaliland achieved a significant milestone with the visit of Jendayi Frazer, former U.S. Assistant...

Any Change Prematurely in the Arms Embargo Policy on Somalia Poses Great Risk

This report of Hiraal Institute presents an in-depth examination of the potential consequences of lifting the arms embargo in Somalia. With a focus on both...

The Display in Garoowe Shows the Beauty of Puntland’s Mock Democracy

In contrast to Somaliland, which is currently preoccupied with voter registration in the midst of unpopular conflict in the Sool region for the selection...

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 -...

Somaliland Youth: Stoke the Fire of Patriotism & Carry the Light of Infant Democracy Forward

Somaliland youth, the future is in your hands. As citizens of this fledgling nation, the responsibility to defend our borders and strengthen our national...

IGAD Resolution on Las Anod Conflict Reflects Somaliland Position

The 14th Ordinary Session of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government was held on Monday, 12th June 2023, in the Republic...

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