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Somalia Bans Taiwanese Travelers as Beijing’s Influence in Horn of Africa Deepens

KEY POINTS Somalia bans entry of Taiwanese passport holders, citing UN Resolution 2758 amid pressure from China Ban widely seen as attempt to derail scheduled high-level...

Somalia Under New Management: How Kampala Became Mogadishu’s New Capital

In a dramatic shift of regional power dynamics that has gone largely unnoticed by Western media, Somalia has effectively ceded significant control over its...

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...

Turkey’s Shadowy Deal: Exploiting Somalia’s Resources Under the Guise of Partnership

Turkey's recent energy agreements with Somalia raise serious concerns about neo-colonial exploitation, masking a power grab under the veneer of economic cooperation. While Turkey...

Somaliland President Unveils Military Reserve in First Parliament Address

Hargeisa, April 20, 2025 - President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi "Cirro" delivered his first address to a joint session of Parliament today, offering his most...

Somalia’s War on Somaliland: What’s Next?

In September 2023, amidst the conflict in Las Anod, I warned President Hassan Sheikh of Somalia against granting Federal State membership to the city...

Somalia’s Provocative Gambit in Las Anod – Desperation Disguised as Diplomacy

Somalia's Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre's recent visit to Las Anod represents a calculated provocation against the Republic of Somaliland's sovereignty rather than legitimate...

Rising Without Recognition: Somaliland’s Strategic Offers in the Red Sea

The Republic of Somaliland, a sovereign and democratic state that gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1960, remains unrecognised by the international community....

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Citizens, Not Clansmen: Somaliland’s Unfinished Task

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Waddani’s Broken Compass: Chairman Hersi Ali Haji Hassan and the Collapse of Governance

Political Governance in Ruins When Waddani came to power, Somaliland’s...

Can the Valiant President of Somaliland Also Deliver the Two-Day Weekend?

The two-day weekend has become the global standard, yet...

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

By his own account, Somalia's president keeps turning Israel...
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