Somaliland has been a self-governing region of Somalia for more than three decades, but its claim of independence is not recognized by Mogadishu or any foreign government. While this has limited ...

On December 12th 2024, a bill for the recognition of Somalia’s breakaway enclave of Somaliland was sent to the US House of Representatives. On the same day it was referred to the House Committee on ...

Many people in Somaliland are convinced that the United States, under the incoming presidency of Donald Trump, is poised to become the world's first country to recognise the self-declared republic.

Foreign ships arrived — as did Somali pirates who targeted them. By the early 2010s, Somali piracy had declined. A main reason for this was the entry of international navies sent into Somali ...

Last year was a big year for Fairbanks Museum, highlighted by major moments in the museum’s 136-year history, but in 2025, the museum will focus on the smaller things, both literally and ...

BOSSASO, Somalia - Operation Lightning continued for the second week in succession, with Puntland Defence Forces making tremendous progress towards the eastern parts of the state, with the ultimate ...

A Chinese fishing boat hijacked by armed Somali robbers at the end of November has been released and is travelling home. The Liao Dong Yu was “liberated” on Monday morning, the European Union ...

Somalia previously threatened to expel Ethiopian troops from the African Union peacekeeping mission unless Ethiopia renounced its controversial memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Somaliland ...

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Ethiopia’s capital on Saturday, exactly a month to the day since the two countries’ leaders reached an agreement aimed at ending a bitter ...

Tensions erupted in January 2024 after Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Somalia's breakaway region, Somaliland. In the MoU, Somaliland was to lease Addis Ababa a stretch of ...

A yearlong rift between the neighboring countries threatened further instability on the Horn of Africa. https://p.dw.com/p/4p3uo Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...