Mark Townsend in HargeisaSaturday May 31, 2025 The breakaway territoryโs independence has never been internationally recognised. Insiders say recent US overtures are encouraging โ but the consequences could be inflammatory in the tinderbox region. The new president of Somaliland says his state, which broke away from Somalia in 1991, is on the brink of securing…
MUQDISHO โ Dhalinyaro Soomaali ah oo saarnaa dooni tahriib ah ayaa la xaqiijiyay in ay ku dhinteen badda u dhaxeysa Spain iyo Aljeeriya, kadib markii ay doontii la socdeen ku degtay biyahaasi, sida ay sheegeen ilo-wareedyo maxalli ah. Dhalinyaradan ayaa la sheegay in muddo bilooyin ah ku sugnaayeen gudaha Aljeeriya, iyaga oo sugayay fursad ay ugu…
NAIROBI, May 30 โ Kenyaโs recent actions, including allowing the self-declared Republic of Somaliland to open a liaison office in Nairobi and facilitating a meeting between President William Ruto and Somaliland leader Abdirahman Irro, have drawn criticism from Somalia, which views these moves as violations of its sovereignty. Somaliland said the meeting between Ruto and Irro…
MOGADISHU, May 30 โ The United States and Somalia have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening joint efforts against extremist groups, following a high-level meeting in Mogadishu between US Ambassador Richard Riley and Somaliaโs Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, officials said Thursday. The meeting focused on enhancing bilateral cooperation in the fight against Al-Shabaab and ISIS, and…
Waxaa maanta oo Jimco ah lagu wadaa in lagu soo gaba gabeeyo magaalada Muqdisho shirka siyaasiyiinta mucaaradka uga socday Hotelka Jazeera labadii maalin ee lasoo dhaafay. Shirkaan u socda xubnaha mucaaradka ayaa ah mid ay kaga arrinsanayaan xaalada guud ee dalka, gaar ahaan arrimaha la xariira siyaasada, doorashada iyo amniga dalka. Madaxweynahii hore ee dalka…
The Republic of Somalilandโs Mission office was opened in Nairobi on Thursday, May 29, during a ceremony presided over by the de facto state’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro). The event was attended by senior Kenyan government officials and members of the international community, including those from Somaliland. Among Kenyan leaders who attended the event…
Wararka laga helayo gobolka Hiiraan ayaa sheegaya in ciidanka xoogga dalka Soomaaliyeed oo garab ka helaya ciidamada deegaanka ee loo yaqaan Macawiisleyda ay weerar qorsheysan ku qaadeen deegaanka Abooreey, oo hoostaga degmada Buulo-burte. Weerarka oo dhacay saaka hore ayaa lagu dilay tiro saraakiil iyo dagaalyahanno ka tirsan kooxda Al-Shabaab, iyadoo sidoo kale lagu gubay gaadiid…
Mogadishu, Somaliaย โ The second day of a major opposition leadersโ conference is underway in Mogadishu, with former Somali president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed chairing the meeting. The gathering aims to address pressing political issues facing Somalia, including electoral reforms and the countryโs broader political trajectory. In his opening remarks, Sheikh Sharif emphasized that while the…
Larry Andrรฉ, the former U.S. Ambassador to Somalia from February 2022 to May 2023, has warned that clan rivalry and internal political conflicts are major obstacles to achieving lasting peace and stability in Somalia. In an interview with The Washington Post, Andrรฉ cited the election-related violence that occurred in 2022 as a clear example, describing…
NAIROBI, Kenya โGeneral Mohamed Said Hersi โMorganโ, the last Defense Minister of Somalia under the former central government and a key figure in the countryโs military history, has passed away in Nairobi, Kenya. His death was confirmed by an official from the Puntland State Presidency, where Morgan had most recently served as a Senior Security…