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Somaliland Fights the World for Recognition. A Somali Passport Pipeline in Hargeisa Undercuts It

KEY POINTS Somali passports are being issued to Somaliland citizens through a Hargeisa pipeline linked to Somalia's federal system in Mogadishu. Applicants pay $300 to $400,...

Somalia Inaugurates Military Facility in Las Anod, Drawing Formal Protest From Somaliland

Somalia's prime minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, inaugurated a Somali National Army facility in Las Anod on August 2, the clearest attempt yet by Mogadishu...

“It’s Going to Be Very Hard to Stay Engaged”: Inside Gen. Anderson’s Warning to Mogadishu

AFRICOM's top commander came to Mogadishu to reassure Somalia. He left having delivered a warning instead. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson arrived in Mogadishu insisting America...

Somalia Says It Rejected Ties With Israel. Its Lobbyists Were Pursuing the Abraham Accords.

By his own account, Somalia's president keeps turning Israel away — a weakened suitor, refused on principle — while warning that Somaliland's recognition is...

Why Educated Voices Are Ditching ‘Somali’ for ‘Somalian’ – And It’s Not Pedantry

In the charged discourse surrounding the Horn of Africa, a seemingly minor terminological choice carries profound implications. Referring to citizens of the Republic of...

As Mogadishu Descends Into Conflict, Washington’s Representative to Somalia Visits Somaliland

On Wednesday in Mogadishu, forces acting under orders from Hassan Sheikh Mohamud — whose constitutional mandate expired on May 15, 2026 — fired on...

Sink or Swim for Somalia: The 2026 U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy and the End of the Mogadishu Underwriting

A policy analysis The White House released the 2026 U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy in May, Washington's first comprehensive counterterrorism doctrine since 2018 and the Trump administration's...

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...

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Somaliland Fights the World for Recognition. A Somali Passport Pipeline in Hargeisa Undercuts It

KEY POINTS Somali passports are being issued to Somaliland citizens...

Somaliland President Orders 15 Dialysis Machines Amid Hospital Scandal — No Officials Sanctioned

HARGEISA — The President of the Republic of Somaliland,...

Somalia Inaugurates Military Facility in Las Anod, Drawing Formal Protest From Somaliland

Somalia's prime minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, inaugurated a Somali...

“It’s Going to Be Very Hard to Stay Engaged”: Inside Gen. Anderson’s Warning to Mogadishu

AFRICOM's top commander came to Mogadishu to reassure Somalia....

A Government of Fake Doctors, Real Patients — and a President Who Brought Cameras, Not Answers

KEY POINTS Dialysis patients protested Wednesday over broken machines and...
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