By Ahmed Garane
The real victim
In his scapegoat mechanism theory, French historian and philosopher Rene Girard asserts that in conflict resolution tools, the contending groups collaborate and find an arbitrary party to condemn for their problems. In a reminiscent situation,...
The great Somali poet, philosopher and scholar Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame (Hadrawi) passed away on the 18th of August 2022, in Hargeisa, Somaliland. A national funeral was held in Hargeisa, and many Somalis from all parts of Somalia attended to pay...
Press Release
The Security Council statement ref# SC/15313 on Somaliland has raised considerable concerns over the impartiality and objectivity of the Council's decision-making process. While the Council's intention may have been to promote peace and security in the region, the...
By Andrew Korybko
The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) condemned Monday’s port deal between Ethiopia and Somaliland, as did Al-Shabaab on similarly nationalist grounds, despite those two being existential enemies. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamed (HSM) even went as far as to fearmonger that the group...
While engagement with international partners is crucial for Somaliland’s development and pursuit of recognition, it is essential to strike a balance that respects the country’s sovereignty and democratic processes
Somaliland faced significant challenges in its quest for international recognition since...
“I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of a government lies in knowing when to be the lion and when to be the fox” Napoleon Bonaparte.
According to what we experienced from the past events...
By Ali Mohamed
After a long absence from the political scene, the Madasha group held a press briefing under a shaded tree somewhere in Hargeisa. During the briefing, Madasha spokesman, Mr. Guure, has threatened if the three main political parties...
Somaliland has put the chart before the horse as far as economic planning is concerned. Our business planning and government fiscal policies are not geared towards eradication of poverty, economic growth and job creation which are the top priorities...
Somalian President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo receiving diplomatic credentials from European Union envoy to Somalia, Nicolás Berlanga Martinez.
After 30 years of dictatorship and civil war, the Somali people pulled off a qualified consensus on forming a new state that is...
It is now thirty years since Somaliland declared its separation from Somalia but the population still wonders why it is taking so long for this former British protectorate to be recognized.
We know that foreign recognition is a challenge but...