Investigative Reports

Another Fake Degree Scandal Rocks Somaliland Presidency: Director General Caught With Diploma Mill “Masters”

Repeat of 2022 Central Bank Fraud Scandal Exposes Somaliland...

AFRICOM Commander Admits Somalia Al-Shabaab Policy Failure in Final Briefing 2025

Special Report | AFRICOM Commander General Michael Langley acknowledges...

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...

Editorial

BBC Africa Daily Caught up with Dr. Edna of Somaliland

Over the past six decades, Dr. Edna Adan Ismail has been a nurse and midwife. She has spent her life fighting for maternal health...

Witness History: The Somali Pilot Ordered to Bomb his own People in Hargeisa

At the end of May 1988, rebels from the Somali National Movement launched a series of lightening attacks on cities in northern Somalia -...

Questions And Answers with Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jaushieh Joseph Wu.

Minister Wu took questions from pool of international media reporters in Taipei on October 12th, 2022. The session was moderated by Catherine Y.M Hsu,...

Djibouti’s Desperation: A Regime on the Brink

The Djibouti regime is teetering on the edge of collapse, driven by economic desperation and a growing sense of insecurity. The rise of Berbera...

Somaliland at the Crossroads: Can NEC Save the Nation from Collapse?

Somaliland's journey has been one of resilience and determination. Yet today, that hard-won stability hangs by a thread. Somaliland, once a beacon of democratic...

Foe Rather than a Friend: Unpacking Djibouti’s Hostility towards Somaliland

Djibouti’s hostility towards Somaliland is driven by economic competition and regional defense strategies, fearing Berbera port's rising prominence. Djibouti, relying heavily on port revenues, views Somaliland as a threat to its economic dominance and leverages political capital to destabilize it. However, Somaliland must shift focus from personal relations to strategic interests to counteract Djibouti's aggression.

Somaliland: A Resilient Journey of Independence and Geostrategic Significance”

On May 18, 2024, the people of Somaliland, both at home and abroad, are joyfully commemorating the 33rd anniversary of their hard-won independence. Somaliland, a...

Somaliland: Retreating From the Edge

Somaliland’s move towards violence has reached the level of a political crisis. Indeed, a successful electoral record has not resulted in resilient formal institutions...

Three Reasons why Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Should not be Allowed to become the next African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson

Mahmoud Youssouf, the fiery and polarizing Foreign Minister of Djibouti, has boldly thrown his hat into the ring for the highly contested position of...

Horn of Africa’s New Security Landscape: Geopolitical Consequences of the Conflict-Cooperation Dynamics

The Horn of Africa region is at the core of regional and international contentions. It enjoys a unique location on Bab El-Mandeb Strait and...

Turkey and Ethiopia have had close ties for many years: Somalia maritime deals may shift the dynamics

Michael B. Bishku, Augusta University Ethiopia and Turkey, which have had cordial ties since the early 20th century, have drawn even closer in recent years...

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