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The Guurti’s 27-Month Outrage: Why President Cirro Must Reject This Extension — And Why the House of Elders Needs Fundamental Reform

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Hargeisa — On Tuesday April 28, 2026, Somaliland's House of Elders — the Guurti — approved a 27-month extension of the terms of the...

Netanyahu’s Cabinet Approves Ambassador Lotem: What Israel’s First Envoy to Somaliland Must Do — And Fast

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Hargeisa — On Sunday April 26, 2026, the cabinet of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unanimously approved the appointment of veteran diplomat Michael Lotem...

The Fidan Doctrine: How Turkey’s Foreign Minister Designed a 40-Year African Empire — With Somalia as the Cornerstone

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Hargeisa — Long before Hakan Fidan became Turkey's Foreign Minister, he was the architect. As head of TIKA — Turkey's International Cooperation and Development...

The $8 Billion Reckoning: New US Bill Could End American Aid to Somalia — And Three Decades of Failed Investment With It

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Hargeisa — A bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives on April 16, 2026 could mark the most consequential shift in American...

Why Israel Cannot Wait: The Case for an Urgent Somaliland-Israel Defense Pact Before the Window Closes

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Hargeisa — Israel recognised Somaliland in December 2025 and appointed its first ambassador, Michael Lotem, in April 2026. Somaliland sent its own ambassador, Dr....

From Capitol Hill to Hargeisa: The US Congressional Bills That Could Reshape Somaliland’s Future

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Hargeisa — Three pieces of legislation now sitting in the United States Congress represent the most sustained and coordinated legislative push for Somaliland's recognition...

Mogadishu on the Brink: Elite Forces, Expired Mandates, and the Threat of a Second Civil War

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Hargeisa — Somalia's political crisis has entered its most dangerous phase yet. With President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's constitutional term set to expire on May...

Senator Cruz Takes Somaliland to the Senate Floor — Again. Why Washington’s Recognition Advocates Are Somaliland’s Most Powerful Asset

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Hargeisa — On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, Senator Ted Cruz convened a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health...

Djibouti’s Election by Numbers: 27 Years, Six Terms, One Candidate — And 97.81% of the Vote

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Hargeisa — On April 10, 2026, the Republic of Djibouti held what its government called a presidential election. By the time results were announced,...

Abiy’s Impossible Ballot: Why Ethiopia’s 2026 Election Will Reshape the Horn — Whether It Happens or Not

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On the 1st of June, Ethiopians are scheduled to vote in the country's seventh general election since 1995. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has promised...
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