Opinion
Why Israel Dared, and What Must We Do?
We rose quickly; our hearts filled with anger and sorrow. We mobilized through emotion, nationalism, and faith against Israel’s decision to recogniz...
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Somalia’s Development Bank Bets on Governance to Build Trust
In a first for the Somali Development and Reconstruction Bank (SDRB), Deloitte, one of the world’s leading accounting firms, is set to audit the ban...
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My Country, Somaliland, Recognized Our first embassy will be in the Jewish state, whose aspirations and history we share
Israel made history on Dec. 26 by recognizing my country, the Republic of Somaliland. This recognition didn’t arise from diplomatic calculation alon...
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Somaliland: Recognition, Sovereignty and the Costs of Strategic Alignment
For more than three decades, Somaliland has been portrayed — by its advocates and many external observers — as an “island of peace” in a turbu...
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Why Somalia drew a line with the UAE
By any objective measure, the decision taken by Somalia’s Cabinet on January 12 to annul all agreements with the United Arab Emirates was neither ab...
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In recognizing Somaliland, Israel sets a dangerous precedent
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland — the northwest Somali region — as an independent country has marked a deliberate break with longstanding int...
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Xilli Dalbanaya Hoggaamin Qaran (Statesmanship)
Soomaaliya waxay wajahaysaa mid ka mid ah marxaladihii ugu khatarsanaa ee soo mara tan iyo burburkii dawladdii dhexe 1991-kii. Midnimada, madaxbannaan...
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Opinion – Sovereignty Snafu: Somalia, Israel, and Somaliland’s Diplomatic Dance
When the State of Israel announced its formal recognition of Somaliland in late December 2025, the reverberations reached far beyond the Horn of Afric...
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Between Red Sea Geopolitics and Somali Unity: How Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland Rewired Our Politics—and How We Move Forward
On a late December evening in 2025, flags went up across Hargeisa. Crowds poured into the streets, young people painted in green‑white‑red, firewo...
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The Dhusamareeb Miracle: How Diplomatic Grit Saved Heritage Forum
Standing in the bustling heart of Dhusamareeb, the capital of Galmudug State, I couldn't help but feel that the 9th Annual Forum for Ideas (AFI 2025) ...
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