Tag: Somalia
Somali clerics, protesters rally in Mogadishu against Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali religious scholars, joined by large crowds of demonstrators, rallied in Mogadishu on Wednesday to protest Israel’s recogn...
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Saudi coalition accuses Yemen separatist leader Zubaidi of fleeing talks
ADEN, Yemen (HOL) — The Saudi-led coalition said Wednesday that Aidrous al-Zubaidi, head of the Southern Transitional Council, fled to an unknown lo...
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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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China’s foreign minister to visit Somalia as part of Africa tour
Mogadishu (HOL) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Somalia next week as part of a broader African tour that includes Ethiopia, Tanzania a...
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Arab League condemns Israeli foreign minister’s visit to Somaliland
Mogadishu (HOL) — The Arab League on Tuesday strongly condemned the visit by Israel’s foreign minister to Hargeisa, calling it an illegitimate att...
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Egypt calls for ‘not remaining silent’ over Israel’s recognition of breakaway Somali region
Egypt warned Tuesday against remaining silent over Israel’s recognition of the breakaway Somaliland region, calling the move “a serious threat” ...
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African Union PSC condemns Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, urges revocation
Mogadishu (HOL) — The African Union’s Peace and Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel’s unilateral recognition of Somaliland and...
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Long prison sentences for debtors causes ruin for families
Abdifatah Mohamed Dhaqane, 39, walked out of Mogadishu Central Prison in October last year after serving three and a half years for failure to pay a d...
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Somalia condemns Israeli foreign minister’s visit to Somaliland as violation of sovereignty
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s government on Tuesday strongly condemned the visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to Hargeisa, calling it an ...
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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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