Somaliland’s president makes case for independence
By Halima Gikandi MARCO WERMAN, HOST: The leader of the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland is in Washington this week. Muse Bihi Abdi…
US thwarts Somaliland’s fresh push for recognition
•While attention is elsewhere, DoD wants to send US troops back to Somalia By Emmanuel Igunza and Samar Al-Bulushi The…
The trouble with drought as an explanation for famine in the Horn and Sahel of Africa
By William G. Moseley In early February 2022, the World Food Programme announced that 13 million people in the Horn of…
US lobbying: Clash over recognition of Somaliland
Muse Bihi Abdi, President of Somaliland in his office in Hargeysa, in Somaliland on 10 October 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
Surge in militant Islamist violence in the Sahel dominates Africa’s fight against extremists
By Africa Center for Strategic Studies A 70-percent annual increase in violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in the…