QATAR 🇶🇦 Steps Up Diplomatic Engagement in Africa’s Great Lakes Region. QATAR is intensifying its diplomatic focus on Africa’s Great Lakes region, positioning itself as a key strategic partner for development, stability, and long-term peace, diplomatic sources said yesterday.

Last focus. PROMINENT Somali Religious Leaders Seek to Calm Tensions in Northern Somalia especially in the breakaway region of SOMALILAND. Several well-known Somali religious leaders have stepped forward in an effort to ease rising tensions in northern Somalia, calling for

Focus. SOMALILAND Deploys secretly ARMED Units Near Eritrea🇪🇷–Ethiopia🇪🇹 Border in Support of Addis Ababa according to intelligence sources. The separatist ENTITY of Somaliland has sent armed elements toward the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia in a MOVE INTENDED to support

Focus. There is credible evidence that the breakaway region of SOMALILAND will formally close its land border with DJIBOUTI in a full SHUTDOWN. CURRENT reporting and official statements FOCUS instead on immigration and border control policies according to local reports in the

Last focus. U.S. Considers Recognizing the breakaway region of Somaliland in northern Somalia. According to close diplomatic ties to the Trump administration officials, WASHINGTON is weighing formal recognition of SOMALILAND to reduce dependence on DJIBOUTI and counter China’s

Report. The House Democrats on the Oversight Committee on Friday released photographs from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate. The images depict a number of well-known individuals. A total of 19 new photographs were made public, though none of them are dated.

Report. SOMALI Intellectuals Challenge UNESCO Listing of XEER Cisse. A GROUP of Somali intellectuals has SENT a formal letter of PROTEST to UNESCO, urging the organization to RECONSIDER its recent recognition of XEER CISSE as part of the world’s cultural heritage according to

Focus. Eritrea 🇪🇷 has announced its WITHDRAWAL from IGAD, arguing that the regional body has ceased to fulfill its mandate or address the pressing concerns of its member states. In its statement, the government said it was ‘compelled to leave an organization that has

Focus. Many SOMALI Minnesotans argue that Abdi Iftin’s recent media appearances reflect a pattern of commentary that they believe mischaracterizes noble and proud SOMALI community. His CHOICE of platforms and rhetoric has drawn sharp criticism from those who say he amplifies

Focus. The FALSE Prestige of XEER Cisse, A Manufactured Cultural Claim stated PhD A. Samatar a HIGHLY respected SOMALI scholar from the University of Minnesota in the USA 🇺🇸. According to PhD Samatar, The so-called “XEER Cisse” was never a cultural initiative endorsed by

Analysis. Somaliland’s ELUSIVE Quest for Recognition Amid Internal Strains. Long considered one of the Horn of Africa’s more stable ENCLAVE, the breakaway region of Somaliland continues to face a complex path toward international recognition. While the region has operated with

Report. We HAVE COMMUNICATION channels across the entire African continent, including the SOMALI republic. Stated Israel’s deputy foreign minister @SharrenHaskel

Focus. A New ARMED Group Emerges in Somaliland, Opposing Secession. A newly formed armed faction has surfaced in Somaliland, positioning itself against the region’s long-standing push for independence from Somalia. Its appearance introduces fresh uncertainty into an already

Focus. Observers warn that Somaliland may be sliding toward political collapse, as UNIONISTS advances in Awdal and intensifying secessionist mobilization push the region toward a new phase of conflict.

Focus. CHINA Allocates $2 Million to AWDAL Region as Drought Response Becomes Diplomatic Priority. CHINA has granted $2 million to the Awdal region in north-western Somalia, a territory long strained by prolonged drought and recurring conflict. The contribution highlights

Report. RENEWED Clan Tensions in AWDAL Undermine Somaliland’s Bid for Recognition. The ERUPTION or emergence of clan-based conflict in the AWDAL region has placed Somaliland’s self-declared statehood under RENEWED scrutiny, exposing internal fractures that its leaders have long

Analysis. Somaliland’s SEPARATIST Project Faces New Armed Resistance. The unrecognized republic of Somaliland is entering a VOLATILE phase as armed opposition spreads across the AWDAL region. Multiple groups have now taken up weapons against the SECESSION long championed by

Report. MORE than 157 PERSONS have reportedly been SHOT and KILLED in four days by armed SECESSIONISTS militias linked to the ISSAQ clan in the breakaway region of Somaliland. The situation remains UNSTABLE and difficult to assess. AWDAL continues to oppose the SECESSIONIST

Awdal State is gaining momentum, just as I predicted after Laascaanood. What we are seeing today is the rise of Awdal State, while the secessionist project led by one one is nearing its end.

Report. SOMALI Scholar PhD Samatar Backs BAN on Xeer Cisse Display in AWDAL. Prominent Somali academic Dr. Samatar, widely viewed as an ally of the SECESSIONIST elite in Hargeisa, has expressed support for the prohibition of the public presentation of the Xeer Cisse in the

Report. Sources LINKED to Hargeisa’s SECESSIONIST leadership say he has been REMOVED from his position, according to people familiar with the matter.