Vultures, doves and African debt: here’s a way out
Once again, African countries are confronting overwhelming debt burdens. According to the most recent World Bank debt statistics, they owe a total of $493.6 billion...
The AU has frozen the Somaliland debate: political solutions are needed
Israel’s Somaliland recognition generated unusual cohesion in Africa and beyond, but condemnation hasn’t delivered a consensual solution.
Israel’s December 2025 recognition of Somaliland, a secessionist...
US Congressmen sent Bipartisan Letter for Increased Engagement with Somaliland
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights Subcommittee Lead Republican Chris Smith (R-NJ),...
Dr. Bayle: Eric Trump Expressed Significant Interest in Somaliland’s Livestock and Agriculture Sectors
Dr. Abdirahman Ducaale Bayle, Senior Economic Advisor to Somaliland President Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro, has strongly echoed the administration’s proactive economic outreach following...
Russia launches full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Tanks move into the city, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Mariupol, February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
MOSCOW/KYIV,...
Russia in Africa: can it offer an alternative to the US and China?
Russia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th Century. In...
Why foreign countries are scrambling to set up bases in Africa
French Air Force soldiers work on a Boeing C135 parked on the French Air Force base in Niamey, Niger in December, 2017.
Recent media reports claim that...
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State signals interest in Somaliland ties
The United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said that he was reviewing the possibility of establishing direct diplomatic ties with Somaliland.
Landau confirmed the development on...
U.S. Report Explores Deeper Engagement with Somaliland, Stops Short of Recognition
By Goth Mohamed Goth
WASHINGTON — A new congressional report outlines potential areas for improved U.S. engagement with Somaliland, including security cooperation, diplomatic outreach, and...
U.S. Blames Iran for Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities
Smoke billowing after a fire at a Saudi Aramco factory in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. PHOTO: VIDEOS OBTAINED BY REUTERS/REUTERS
Secretary of State Mike...
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