In 2024, the Horn of Africa region saw significant political turmoil. In the beginning of the New Year, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Muse Bihi Abdi of Somaliland, reached a MoU. This agreement will grant Ethiopia, a...
By Alexander Stafford
Perhaps the most important lesson we should learn from the brutal war in Ukraine is the value of free, democratic friends in difficult places. The UK has taken a leading role in supporting our brave friends in...
In a stark revelation of a video posted on X, Congresswoman, Rep. Ilhan Omer of Minnesota, was caught on camera delivering a speech that raised eyebrows in the US, to an audience of Somali Americans in her home state...
By Barkhad M. Kaariye (PhD) @BarkhadKaariye
Addis Abeba – It was a dark, cloudy night about 36 years ago. Everyone in Hargeisa and Somaliland’s other major cities was scared as the hills echoed the frightening sounds of artillery shells flying...
Somalia concocted the dual fearmongering narratives falsely claiming that Ethiopia will soon annex Somaliland and that this will then supposedly lead to a resurgence of Al-Shabaab throughout the region. The first half of this lie is meant to assemble...
Somaliland declared itself an independent state in 1991. It used colonial boundary lines to separate itself from Somalia. More than three decades later, however, it has yet to gain international recognition. It has had a difficult relationship with Somalia....
Here’s the full interview that I gave to The Epoch Times’ Nalova Akua about the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between Ethiopia and Somaliland, excerpts of which were included in his article titled “Ethiopia’s Contentious Port Deal Throws Volatile...
By Yousef Timacade.
In recent years, the Somaliland National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has come under scrutiny for its alleged involvement in illegal detentions, posing a serious violation of both national laws and fundamental human rights principles. One particularly alarming incident involves the...
Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, right, and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attend the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding that allows Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 1, 2024. Image: Prime Minister Abiy...
In early January, Ethiopia and unrecognized Somaliland signed a memorandum to secure Addis Ababa's access to the Red Sea. In response, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, threatened to use all means to prevent Ethiopia from accessing the sea at...