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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A Critique of Sheikh Mustafe’s False Equivalency: From Defending Siad Barre (Afweyne) to Opposing Somaliland Recognition

An Open Response by Hassan Dahir (Weedhsame) At the outset, two points: First, Sheikh Mustafe Haji Ismail is entitled to his views on Israel's recognition...

State Recognition Is Not a Group Order: The Somaliland Case

I recently watched someone on TikTok argue that Israel's recognition can only be explained through realism. That observation misses an important point: Somaliland's case...

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...

A Tale of Two Capitals: Hargeisa Rises as Mogadishu Falls

By Ambassador Mahmoud Adam Jama GalaalRepresentative of the Republic of Somaliland to the Republic of China (Taiwan) Yesterday's assault on Godka Jilacow Prison in Mogadishu...

Somaliland Must Reclaim Its Sovereignty by Expelling Turkey

The time has come for the Republic of Somaliland to reassess and decisively terminate the presence of Turkey in Hargeisa. The continuation of Turkish...

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 Khatumo Dilemma and the Legacy of Clan-Based Politics in Somalia

The political choices of the Khatumo community have long perplexed many observers, myself included. Their decision to pursue a federal arrangement with the Federal...

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