Somalia has intensified its regional diplomacy in recent months, aligning more closely with Egypt, Eritrea, and Djibouti in opposition to Ethiopia’s maritime deal with Somaliland—a pact that Mogadishu views as …
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How Trump offers Somaliland its biggest opportunity for sovereignty
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Abdi Latif Dahir The Cold War-era airstrip, its asphalt gleaming in the sunlight, stretched toward the coastline on the Horn of Africa. A few miles away, dock workers unloaded …
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Berbera-Addis corridor conference on in Ethiopia
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe East African Corridor Review Conference, a trade route linking Berbera in Somaliland and Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, opened yesterday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The meeting is …
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Somaliland’s strategic role in shaping Red Sea future
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Adam Daud Ahmed As conflict in the Red Sea escalates—fueled by tensions between the United States and Yemen’s Houthi rebels—the world’s attention is focused on the turbulent but strategically …
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Hands Off Berbera: Why international community should oppose Somalia’s air base offer to U.S.
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Abdi Halim M. Musa Recent reporting by Reuters indicates Somalia’s willingness to grant the United States “exclusive control of strategic air bases and ports.” According to the article, President Hassan Sheikh …
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Mogadishu’s Political Desperation to undermine Somaliland
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Abdi Halim M. Musa The political landscape in the Horn of Africa is once again witnessing Somalia’s desperate attempts to rewrite history, this time through a leaked letter from …
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Somaliland rejects Somalia’s offer of Berbera Port to U.S.
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomaliland administration has rejected the Somali federal government’s reported offer of the strategic Berbera port to the United States, dismissing the move as a “desperate and meaningless attempt” to derail …
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UAE Brokers U.S. Recognition of Somaliland for Israeli Military Base Against Houthi Threats
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterIn a surprising move, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to officially recognize Somaliland as an independent state, according to a report published by The Cradle. This unprecedented decision, revealed …
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US recognition of Somaliland provides a welcome chance to reshape the geopolitical realities within the Horn of Africa
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Adam Daud Ahmed The Horn of Africa in recent years has emerged as a theater of growing geopolitical competition, as world great powers are rushing to entrench their interests …
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Somaliland: What’s Trump’s plan and UAE’s role to play?
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterWith Arab nations rejecting Trump’s ‘Middle East Riviera’ plan, the United States and Israel are now eyeing the Horn of Africa as a potential destination for Palestinians forcibly uprooted from …