Tag: President Abdirahman M Abdillahi "Cirro"

Government

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

Staff - March 20, 2025

Key Points Somaliland's biometric registration of security personnel aims to eliminate payroll fraud but raises security concerns Kenya-based company Innovii, which has operations in Somalia, reportedly...

Justice

Freedom of Expression Tested as Somaliland Detains Former U.S. Envoy

Staff - February 22, 2025

HARGEISA—Somaliland government have detained Rashid Nur Absiye, commonly known as Rashid Garuf, without announcing formal charges. Multiple sources confirm that Garuf, who holds U.S....

Analysis

Somaliland’s Tofu Diplomacy: Weak-Kneed Engagement with Turkey Undermines Sovereignty

Staff - February 17, 2025

The January 2024 memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Ethiopia and Somaliland, promising maritime access in exchange for potential recognition, sent shockwaves through the Horn...

Government

No Pay, No Explanation: Somaliland Civil Servants Left Unpaid and in Limbo Since January

Staff - February 11, 2025

HARGEISA, Somaliland—Civil servants across Somaliland's government institutions are facing an increasingly dire financial predicament as salary payments continue to be withheld without explanation. More...

Analysis

“The Era of Photo-Ops is Over”—Except When It Isn’t

Staff - January 31, 2025

Inside President Cirro's Enigmatic UAE Visit In his first major foreign visit since taking office, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi "Cirro" embarked on a high-stakes trip...

Government

President Abdirahman “Cirro” Appoints Military General to Police, Untested Commander to Lead Army

Staff - January 24, 2025

President Abdirahman "Cirro"'s appointment of Major General Abdurahman Abdullahi Hassan Allale "Abdi Dhere" as Police Commissioner and Lieutenant General Nimcaan Yusuf Osman Gahnug as...

Geopolitics

Ethiopia’s Perception of Somaliland’s New Government and the Implications for Statehood

Staff - January 20, 2025

Guleid Ahmed Jama In a recent interview with The Reporter Ethiopia, Dr. Dareskedar Taye, a researcher at Ethiopia’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA), shared insights...

Democracy

Why does Somaliland need political reform, and what might it look like?

Staff - January 9, 2025

By Guleid Ahmed Jama Introduction Somaliland is a thriving democracy that has demonstrated a successful bottom-up approach to governance rooted in the will and aspirations of...

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Inside Somalia’s Visa-for-Sale Cartel — Meet Somalia’s Human Smuggler MP

November 21, 2025 0

How Ayub Ismail Yusuf and a network of parliamentarians...

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SOMALIA’S E-VISA SCAM: Leaked Report Confirms $288k in Overcharges—U.S. Embassy In Somalia Now Warns of Breach

November 13, 2025 0

U.S. government confirms the data breach: 2,298 American citizens...

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SOMALIA’S E-VISA is now a Terrorist ‘KILL LIST’: 35,000 Personal Records Leaked in Total System Breach

November 11, 2025 0

Catastrophic breach includes personal details of evisa applicants, system...

Opinion

Reclaiming Somaliland’s Airspace Through ICAO’s Safety Lens

November 8, 2025 0

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) isn’t in the...

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

October 27, 2025 0

In a chilling revelation that underscores the precarious state...

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