2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (347+ words) Asmara, Eritrea — Eritrea has accused the United Arab Emirates of pursuing what it described as "port-based colonialism" across Africa, raising particular concerns over Abu Dhabi's expanding influence around strategic ports in the Horn of Africa, including Somalia. Eritrean Foreign Minister…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (685+ words) Washington — Somaliland is willing to contribute up to 2,000 soldiers to the International Stabilization Force planned for Gaza but is waiting for the US or Israel to ask, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi said on Wednesday. "If they ask, we can…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (193+ words) Although Somaliland has not previously contributed to peacekeeping missions like the AU's, President Abdullahi said the country has an army of about 25,000 soldiers. Israel formally recognized Somaliland as an independent state in December 2025, becoming the first United Nations member state…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (278+ words) Washington (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi "Irro" has denied that his government discussed allowing Israel to use Somaliland's territory or airspace for military operations against the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen. In an interview with The Jerusalem Post on…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (594+ words) Washington (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland is prepared to contribute as many as 2,000 soldiers to a proposed international stabilisation force in Gaza if formally requested by the United States or Israel, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi "Irro" has said. "If they ask, we can…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (672+ words) Washington — A prominent U.S. foreign-policy analyst has urged President Donald Trump's administration to recognise Somaliland, arguing that closer relations with Hargeisa would advance American security and economic interests in the strategically important Red Sea region. The commentary, published by Foreign…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (445+ words) Mogadishu — Somalia has urged Arab countries to use their diplomatic influence to prevent Israel's recognition of Somaliland from developing into a broader international campaign to recognise the breakaway region. Somalia's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ali Mohamed Omar, commonly known…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (358+ words) On the same day as the Ministry's directive, President Muse Bihi went on television and blamed the unrest on "terrorists." Days later, elders across the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn regions rejected Somaliland's authority outright, and Somaliland's army answered by shelling…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (643+ words) Hargeisa — A public exchange between Somalia's parliamentary leadership and officials from Northern Cyprus is drawing renewed scrutiny over Mogadishu's stance on sovereignty and territorial integrity, while prompting questions about whether the Republic of Cyprus should reassess its position on Somaliland....