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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,...

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...

The Quiet Diplomat Delivers for Somaliland

Mea Culpa: We Questioned His Silence. He Was Making History. They said it couldn't be done. They said Somaliland would wait another generation—perhaps two—before any...

Taiwan Office Rejects Somalia President’s Remarks as China Tightens Grip on the Horn of Africa

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud praised Beijing’s military might against Taiwan in state media interview as U.S. recalls ambassador HARGEISA, Somaliland — Taiwan’s representative office in Hargeisa...

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