Investigative Reports

Security Reform vs. Security Risk: Weighing the Implications of Somaliland’s Military Biometric System

Key Points Somaliland's biometric registration of security personnel aims to...

The Diplomacy of Gullibility: How Somaliland’s Foreign Ministry Keeps Falling for International Fraudsters

In what has become a familiar scene in Somaliland's...

Ex-US Ambassador to Somalia Lobbies for Hormuud’s Access to American Banking System

Questions mount as André partners with Somali MP who...

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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,...

Somaliland Government Puts the cost of Fiscal and Economic Implication of COVID-19 at 110 Million US Dollars.

In a report issued by the Ministry of Finance Development titled Fiscal and Economic Implication of COVID-19, Somaliland government is predicting a 30% drop...

China’s investments in Africa: a fresh lens offers more balanced insights

Simon Manda, PhD, University of Zambia The rise of China in Africa has triggered an ongoing debate about whether Chinese capital is a barrier that...

Somaliland Strongly Rebukes Somalia’s attempt to Implement A World Bank Project in its Territory

Somaliland Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a strong statement warning Somalia's Federal Government to refrain from interfering in its sovereignty. The...

Ethiopian Airlines’ Indispensable Role as Somaliland’s Lifeline during COVID-19 Pandemic

Ethiopian Airlines flights into Somaliland has been the subject of public debate recently where some including this outlet have suggested banning passengers coming into...

President Bihi Addresses the Nation on Renewed Crisis in Sanaag Region and COVID-19

President of the Republic of Somaliland HE Muse Bihi Abdi addressed the nation this afternoon on renewed hostilities in Sanaag region and spoke at...

Dr. Gaboose Makes an Impassioned Plea to President Bihi to Stop Khat Imports due to COVID-19

One of Somaliland's most respected doctors, Dr. Mohamed Abdi Gabose who spoke to the media a short while ago made an impassioned plea directly...

Life in the Lap of Luxury: How Somaliland Spends Lavishly to Covers the Living Expenses of Top Government Officials.

According to government records examined by Somaliland Chronicle, Somaliland is spending lavishly to cover the living expenses of top government officials including the Chairmen...

Confusing and Conflicting COVID-19 Messaging on Mosques Closures, Public Transportation, International Flights and Khat Import

Mosques across Somaliland are still open and packed despite a confusing order from National Preparedness Committee for COVID19 on April 13th that asked the...

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