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...

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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,...

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 eliminate payroll fraud but raises security concerns Kenya-based company Innovii, which has operations in Somalia, reportedly...

Somaliland and Taiwan: Standing Their Ground Against Beijing’s Bullying

In a blunt rebuke that has reverberated across diplomatic channels, Somaliland's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has issued a pointed message on...

Somaliland: A Key ally for the US in countering China and Iran in the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa

Beijing is increasingly assertive in Africa, aiming to expand its influence. Through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), it has invested billions of dollars...

Somalia’s House of Cards: The Inevitable Collapse of America’s $50 Billion Mistake

Somalia's House of Cards: As US billions evaporate, so does the mirage of stability. When flights stop, corruption ranks 179/180, Al-Shabaab follows Taliban's playbook, and Trump cuts aid – the chickens come home to roost. A $50B failed experiment nears its inevitable conclusion. #Somalia

Freedom of Expression Tested as Somaliland Detains Former U.S. Envoy

HARGEISA—Somaliland government have detained Rashid Nur Absiye, commonly known as Rashid Garuf, without announcing formal charges. Multiple sources confirm that Garuf, who holds U.S....

Somaliland’s Tofu Diplomacy: Weak-Kneed Engagement with Turkey Undermines Sovereignty

The January 2024 memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Ethiopia and Somaliland, promising maritime access in exchange for potential recognition, sent shockwaves through the Horn...

No Pay, No Explanation: Somaliland Civil Servants Left Unpaid and in Limbo Since January

HARGEISA, Somaliland—Civil servants across Somaliland's government institutions are facing an increasingly dire financial predicament as salary payments continue to be withheld without explanation. More...

President Cirro Returns to UAE for World Governments Summit Amid High-Stakes Agenda

HARGEISA, Somaliland—President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi "Cirro" departed yesterday for the World Governments Summit 2025 in Dubai, where Somaliland aims to captivate both diplomatic and...

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