Somali president holds security talks with Eritrean leader

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Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and visiting Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held bilateral talks in Asmara, the Eritrea's capital. During the "extensive" meeting on Sunday,...

Somalia: Unlawful appointment of Media Council threatens press freedom

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On 14 March, the Council of Ministers appointed members of the new Somali Media Council, without involving consultation with media organisations and including a...

Ethiopia, Somalia dispute won’t transform into turmoil for the Horn of Africa

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses African heads of state during the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State in...

Lessons from the Missed Opportunity in Puntland’s Polls

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Elections in the Somali state of Puntland were a mixed bag. The vote was peaceful, but it followed an indirect model in which most...

The Stakes in the Ethiopia-Somaliland Deal

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A preliminary agreement with Somaliland giving landlocked Ethiopia access to the Gulf of Aden has heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa, a region...

Turkey signs oil and gas exploration deal with Somalia

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Turkey and Somalia signed an energy exploration and drilling deal on Thursday, further strengthening bilateral ties after concluding a defence agreement last month. The deal...

Somaliland: Faisal Ali Warabe Criticizes Mogadishu Hostility Report

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By M.A. Egge The chairman of the UCID opposition party, Eng. Faisal Ali Warabe, has strongly condemned a report issued by the Heritage Institute in...

Our assessment finds the brief to be distorted, laden with political rhetoric akin to that of the Mogadishu government-Somaliland MFA

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Press Release The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Somaliland has reviewed the Heritage Institute policy brief titled “Ethiopia’s MoU with Somaliland,” which...

Hostile Territory: The effects of Somalia and Somaliland’s airspace dispute

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Map showing Somalia and Somaliland. Photo: Siirski | Wikimedia Commons  Since the start of the year, tensions between Somalia and Somaliland (an independent but internationally...

Truth and tale about Somalia’s drive against Ethio-Somaliland interaction

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By Ambassador Adam Jibril Muse All autocratic politicians share one basic belief that they own the absolute truth on life, the rulers of Somalia today...