First and foremost, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the people of Somaliland for their active participation in electing their new leadership. This significant...
An influential US-China subcommittee in the US House of Representatives is calling for the State Department to open a representative office in Somaliland, the...
Amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and increasingly complex relations between Washington and Beijing, American policymakers are seeking reliable partners in the Horn of...
Puntland witnessed fourth peaceful transfer of power in January 2019 since the federal member state was created as an autonomous administration in August 1998....
United Nations is already undermined by powerful countries. International laws are weakened and not as effective as before. Military aggressions and violations are on...
Sherin Helal
While Somalia has achieved notoriety in Africa as the most striking example of a failed state and the continent’s biggest battlefield, it has...
by Farah M. Omer
Recently Mogadishu suffered yet another horrific terrorist attack, the deadliest in two years, killing nearly 80 people and wounding more than...
H.E. Muse Bihi Abdi
President of Republic of Somaliland
April 30, 2020
Re: Protecting Free Speech and Journalism and Ending Violence Against Journalists
Your Excellency:
I write...
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo with H.H. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha - May 25, 2017 (Photo Villa Somalia)
Qatari influence and Somalia...
The tempo of al-Shabaab’s operations in Somalia has steadily increased, despite a dramatic escalation in U.S.-led drone strikes in Somalia. In July alone, al-Shabaab...