The United Nations has declared that the Somali government does not recognize the SSC as an independent regional admin. The envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General in Somalia Ms. Catriona Laing, who was reporting on the United Nations Day on Thursday this week, was asked Somalia government’s SSC position, where she replied;
“my understanding is the government does not recognise this area as a state but has recognised them as an administration, and therefore a body they will engage with. The UN obviously does not recognise bodies. But we note this administration and are also engaging with them in order to be able to deliver, as you mentioned, the humanitarian response that is sorely needed.
by Amina Hussein Background There have been fierce and heated debates about the factors that led to Somaliland to invade Sool in December 2022, its imperative to distinguish between the deep, longstanding, and immediate causes that has let to this invasion and the war escalating in such short period of time.…
Mogadishu — Somalia's Ambassador to the United States, Dahir Hassan Arab, announced on Tuesday that the country is officially open for oil drilling and exploration, inviting U.S. energy companies to re-engage in Somalia's hydrocarbon sector. In a post on social media platform X, Ambassador Arab wrote, "Proud to announce that…
Somalis march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal at Yarisow stadium in Mogadishu on January 3, 2024 [Feisal Omar/Reuters] 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) granting Ethiopia naval and commercial access to coastal…
