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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The Politics of No Return: Why President Cirro Cannot Appease His Way to Reform

Somaliland's Democratic Triumph Faces Its Greatest Test President-Elect Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi "Cirro"’s sweeping electoral victory, securing over 60% of Somaliland's presidential vote, represents more...

The Last Will and Testament of a Dictator: Djibouti’s Precarious Transition from Guelleh and Its Global Reverberations

As Ismaïl Omar Guelleh’s once-iron grip on Djibouti loosens, the Horn of Africa teeters on the brink of upheaval. Whispers of the president’s failing...

Somaliland Orders Closure of Egyptian Cultural Center Amid Strategic Diplomatic Maneuver

In a bold diplomatic move, the government of Somaliland has ordered the closure of the Egyptian Cultural Center in Hargeisa, its capital. Dr. Essa...

Ethiopia Reiterates its Quest for Red Sea Access as Djibouti Presents a Counterproposal

In a recent media address, Ethiopia's Foreign Minister Taye Atske-Selassie reaffirmed Ethiopia’s position on Red Sea access, stating, "There has to be safe, reliable,...

Dancing with Predators – Somalia’s Proxy War Tango in the Horn of Africa

In the intricate chess game of Horn of Africa geopolitics, Somalia has embraced a strategy so myopic that it threatens to reduce the entire...

Somaliland’s Unwavering Stand: Safeguarding Sovereignty Amidst Regional Rivalry

Since the conclusion of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between #Somaliland and #Ethiopia on 1st January 2024, forces against the very existence of Somaliland...

Red Sea Mirage: Turkey’s Snake Oil, Somalia’s Empty Promises, and Ethiopia’s Only Real Path Through Somaliland

The current geopolitical machinations in the Horn of Africa, with Turkey's attempts to resurrect Abiy Ahmed's failed 2018 strategy for Ethiopian sea access via...

Somaliland Government Establishes Ministerial Level ‘Recognition Task-Force’

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Somaliland announced that it has made a noteworthy advancement towards receiving international recognition. The Ministry also...

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