Five weeks ago on 18th May 2023, the nation of Somaliland happily celebrated the 32nd anniversary of re-asserting its independence which marked the end of Greater Somalia Dream. This week on June 26, Somaliland is commemorating its 63rd anniversary of Independence which...
Somalis march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal at Yarisow stadium in Mogadishu on January 3, 2024
By Abdifatah Ismael Tahir
On January 1, 2024, Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, and Somaliland's President, Muse Bihi, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
By Liban Obsiye
Ever since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s first visit to Somalia in 2011, when he was Turkey’s prime minister, the relations between Somalia and Turkey has blossomed and strengthened. The two countries started regular high-level discussions, exchange of...
Somaliland is not an entity which was born after the disintegration of the Siad Barre dictatorship. In pre-historic times it was known as the land of Punt. Many, including recently Ethiopia, lay claim to that legendary name. However, two...
Although Somaliland’s political system incorporates both traditional elements and modern, political structures, it is mostly divided and fought over clan lines, and the two, main political parties represent a specific clan or a coalition of clans and sub-clans.
“One of...
The communist Chinese government concealed the severity of the coronavirus outbreak; they were slow to share with the rest of the world the spread of the virus and its transmission.
The World Health Organization colluded with China by covering up...
By Mohamed I. Trunji
The Somali public, at large, holds the opinion that the Lega dei Giovani Somali had favoured the return of Italy to its former colony as a Trustee during the debate of the future of Somalia at...
By M.A. Egge
The above title is the essence contained in the following open letter congratulations to the President of Somaliland H.E. Musa Bihi Abdi by former Vice-President Hassan Isse Jama, who is the top-most notable in SNM hierarchy.
Dated 17th...
The Lower House’s decision on 25 July to sack Prime Minister Kheyre reeks of politics of sacrificial lamb and the notorious factionalism in Somali politicians’ culture.
In mythical stories mainly religious, a lamb is sacrificed to please Gods or to...
Campaign posters in Mogadishu tout candidates for president of Somalia. Mohamed Abdiwahab/ AFP/Getty Images)
By Zakariye Hussein
The federal government of Somalia and its member states have, after lengthy discussions and consultations, agreed to an indirect electoral formula to conduct the upcoming...