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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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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,...

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...

China’s Wolf Diplomacy and Proxy Tactics Prove Senator Cruz’s Point, Bolstering Case for Somaliland Recognition

The People's Republic of China seems determined to prove Senator Ted Cruz right. After the Chinese Embassy in Somalia unleashed a torrent of angry...

BREAKING: Senate Heavyweight Cruz Throws Full Weight Behind Somaliland Recognition

United States Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has formally urged President Donald Trump to recognize the Republic of Somaliland as an independent state, placing Africa's...

A Dagger to the Heart of Sovereignty: Investment Minister Courts Notorious Turkish Firm

Investment Ministry hosts Turkish firm fresh from sexual harassment scandal and UN condemnation KEY POINTS Somaliland's government has held investment talks with Favori Airports, the same...

Oligarchs and State Capture: Anatomy of the Somaliland Telecom Scandal

HARGEISA – A clumsy attempt at state-sponsored disinformation has forced President Abdirahman M. Abdillahi "Cirro" into a humiliating public retreat, compelling Somaliland's telecommunication oligarchy...

New AFRICOM Chief Inherits Failing Somalia Strategy Amid China Challenge

Key Points New AFRICOM Chief: Gen. Anderson was confirmed on July 31, 2025, and is tasked to confront the "convergence of great-power rivalry and terrorism". Strategic...

Somaliland Asserts Red Sea Influence with Landmark Taiwan Security Pact

KEY POINTS The Pact: Somaliland and Taiwan have signed a landmark maritime security pact, deepening their strategic alliance in the Horn of Africa. Mutual Benefit: The...

Somaliland-Ethiopia MoU 2.0?: After Ankara, Why a Pact is Now Inevitable

The recent collapse of Turkish-led mediation between Ethiopia and Somalia has inadvertently proven the strategic indispensability of the Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU. Ankara's attempt to resolve...

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