The Somali government has announced a sweeping ban on travellers holding Taiwanese passports, escalating regional tensions over the long-standing dispute regarding Somaliland’s status. The decision ...

The Somali government’s corruption has allowed Al-Shabaab, the local al Qaeda affiliate, to return to the outskirts of Mogadishu. Fahad Yasin, Somalia’s previous national security adviser ...

Suddenly, everything is about a tiny, unrecognized state that few will ever have heard of: Somaliland. The fate of this piece of geopolitical real estate is now tied up with everything from Israel ...

Somaliland's opposition leader, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, has won the recent election. He secured over 50% of the votes. The election, initially scheduled for 2022, had faced delays.

Somaliland has de facto self-rule after breaking away from Somalia in 1991 President Muse Bihi Abdi, in power since 2017, is standing for re-election Deal with Ethiopia would see diplomatic ...

In the context of Somaliland’s contentious port deal with Ethiopia, the presidential election on 13 November holds important stakes for independence and shifting power dynamics. Somaliland’s ...

According to the report, in exchange, Israel would establish relations with Somaliland, which controls northern Somalia but is not currently recognized by Israel. Middle East Monitor noted that ...

ANKARA — Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland warned on Wednesday against any deployment of Turkish forces in its maritime zones ahead of a Turkish parliament vote that would authorize sending ...

Somaliland's leader, Muse Bihi Abdi, signed a memorandum of understanding in January 2024 as a first step towards a firm agreement with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Details of the ...

Members of a band play music as they participate in a demonstration in support of Somalia's government following the port deal signed between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland. — ...