Investigative Reports

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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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...

Breaking – Somalia’s E-Visa System Vulnerability: A Digital Nightmare Exposing Travelers to Al-Shabaab

In a chilling revelation that underscores the precarious state of digital security in conflict zones, Somalia's E-Visa verification system is harboring a catastrophic vulnerability....

New AFRICOM Chief Inherits Failing Somalia Strategy Amid China Challenge

Key Points New AFRICOM Chief: Gen. Anderson was confirmed on July 31, 2025, and is tasked to confront the "convergence of great-power rivalry and terrorism". Strategic...

Somaliland-Ethiopia MoU 2.0?: After Ankara, Why a Pact is Now Inevitable

The recent collapse of Turkish-led mediation between Ethiopia and Somalia has inadvertently proven the strategic indispensability of the Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU. Ankara's attempt to resolve...

Diplomatic Delusion: Ex-U.S. Official’s Call for Al-Shabaab Talks Undermines U.S. Strategy, Emboldens Terrorists

While U.S. drones rain fire on Al-Shabaab hideouts, a former U.S. official is lobbying for a peace table instead of a battlefield—offering a diplomatic...

Qatar’s Hypocrisy on Somaliland

By Michael Rubin On June 30, 2025, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro arrived in Qatar to meet Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani,...

The Doha Directive: Inside Qatar’s Mission to Scuttle the Somaliland-US Alliance

An $8 Billion Air Base, a Terror Portfolio, and Qatar's High-Stakes Pressure Campaign to Keep the US Out of Berbera What appeared to be a...

US Congressman Perry Introduces Somaliland Recognition Bill as AFRICOM Admits Somalia Failure

Pennsylvania congressman's legislation comes weeks after outgoing AFRICOM commander acknowledged al-Shabaab remains "entrenched, wealthy, and large" despite decades of U.S. support to Somalia Congressman Scott...

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