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Hargeisa — In November 2025, in territory controlled by Sudan’s Armed Forces near the Ethiopian border, representatives of four of Ethiopia’s most powerful armed movements sat down together. Eritrean officials…
Hargeisa — On Sunday April 26, 2026, the cabinet of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unanimously approved the appointment of veteran diplomat Michael Lotem as Israel’s first-ever ambassador to Somaliland.…
Hargeisa — Long before Hakan Fidan became Turkey’s Foreign Minister, he was the architect. As head of TIKA — Turkey’s International Cooperation and Development Agency — from 2003 to 2007,…
Hargeisa — A bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives on April 16, 2026 could mark the most consequential shift in American policy toward Somalia in a generation.…
Hargeisa — Israel recognised Somaliland in December 2025 and appointed its first ambassador, Michael Lotem, in April 2026. Somaliland sent its own ambassador, Dr. Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud, to Jerusalem…
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 15, 2026 — and the parliamentary…
Hargeisa — On April 10, 2026, the Republic of Djibouti held what its government called a presidential election. By the time results were announced, incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh had…
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 it will be the best organised…
Hargeisa — A hydrocarbon agreement quietly signed between Somalia and Turkey in March 2024 has emerged as one of the most lopsided resource contracts in modern African history — granting…
Mogadishu — When Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as Farmaajo, attempted to extend his presidential term in 2021, it was Hassan Sheikh Mohamud who led the charge against him. Standing before…