Beyond Secession: Somaliland, Legal Realism, and the AU’s Crisis of Credibility
By recognizing Somaliland's 1960 sovereignty, Israel exposes the African Union’s legal contradictions and its capture by narrow interests. Historical Sovereignty, Not Secession
When Israel engaged with...
The AU should support Somalia–Somaliland talks
The AU can contribute constructively to the ongoing negotiations between Somalia and Somaliland by providing technical support and acting as guarantor to ensuing agreements. The...
Somalia’s E-Visa Imposition: A Step Backward for Regional Progress and Cooperation- Eng Ahmed Abdi
The recent decision by Somalia’s federal authorities to impose an E-Visa requirement on all flights to Somaliland represents yet another unnecessary escalation in an...
Somaliland Escalates Airspace Dispute with Somalia, Claims Growing International Compliance
HARGEISA, Somaliland – In a decisive move to assert its sovereignty, the breakaway region of Somaliland has briefed foreign diplomats on an escalating airspace...
Former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Blames Federal Government for Baydhabo Clashes, Warns of National Fragmentation
By Mustafa Abdi Ibrahim MOGADISHU — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has squarely blamed the Federal Government for the deadly violence that recently engulfed...
UN expresses its readiness to Somalia fight against COVID-19
Somalia, like many other countries in the world, is facing the unprecedented challenge of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “The UN family in Somalia stands...
Somalia and ousted UN envoy face off at Security Council
United Nations envoy who was recently ordered to leave Somalia warned Thursday about its "political turbulence," while its U.N. ambassador admonished the world body...
AMISOM condemns the Mogadishu car bomb attack
Mogadishu – December 03 2014: The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Maman S. Sidikou, strongly...
Dispute over spy chief could portend new power struggle in Somalia
FILE - Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed speaks in Mogadishu, Somalia, May 27, 2021. By Mohamed Olad Hassan A fresh political rift between Somalia's president and...
Somali Money Transfer Companies Amal, Iftin Moved Millions for Suspected Armed Dealers – Report
Somali money transfer companies moved more than $3.7 million in cash between suspected weapons traffickers in recent years, including to a Yemeni under U.S....
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