By Mohamed Gabobe In recent months, the small East African coastal region of Somaliland has been making international headlines after several high-profile Republicans in the United States endorsed a bill to recognise it as…
Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro departed Hargeisa on Monday for an official visit to Kenya, where he is expected to open Somaliland’s newly expanded diplomatic mission and hold talks…
Councillor Safiya Saeed has been sworn in as the 128th Lord Mayor of Sheffield, making history as the first Black woman and the first hijab-wearing Muslim to hold the city’s…
By Adam Daud Ahmed For decades, the international community has held fast to the aspiration of a unified Somalia. Yet that vision—however noble—no longer corresponds with realities on the ground.…
At least 30 Somaliland’s House of Representatives members have submitted a formal motion seeking to legally suspend any future negotiations with the Federal Government of Somalia, further escalating tensions following…
More than three decades after unilaterally declaring independence from Somalia, Somaliland still seeks international recognition as a sovereign state. Despite a lack of formal acknowledgement, the breakaway state has built…
By The Africa Plus+ | May 2025 New intelligence reports from East African security sources suggest that Somalia might soon be pushed back into a transitional government system. This…
President . Abdirahman Maxamed Abdilaahi (Cirro) on Wednesday chaired a cabinet meeting in Hargeisa Key in the cabinet discussion was a presentation by the vice president Mohamed Ali Aw Abdi…
By: Saeed Mohamed Ahmed (Surwaale) Since the adoption of a multiparty system in 2002, Somaliland’s three-party framework has played a foundational role in state-building and the development of democratic governance.…
By Bharat Dogra The news of the greatest urgency about Somalia and Somaliland today is the same as it has been for some years—the region is in the middle of…