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President Trump has rightly said that Somaliland is "a totally different country" than Somalia. That is exactly the correct policy. It is long past time for the U.S. to recognize Somaliland.
Today I questioned the nominee to be Ambassador to Somalia to confirm that he agrees President Trump's position. He declined to do so.
I told him that whether he is confirmed or not will depend on whether the State Department follows the President's guidance.
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For the first time ever, a US Ambassador to Somalia conceded that conditions in Somaliland are "very different" to the failed state of Somalia, echoing Pres. Trump’s stance that it’s a totally different country.
Take a bow, @tedcruz, this was a masterclass in questioning 👏👏
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🚨 BREAKING: “Somaliland is not Somalia.” — Senator Ted Cruz.
Somaliland’s case advanced in Washington today, November 10, as @SenTedCruz brought that powerful distinction into the Senate nomination hearing for Devin Kennington, the nominee for U.S. ambassador to Somalia, according to the clip shared by Somaliland’s Mission USA.
The setting matters: Somaliland’s case is being raised directly with the diplomat nominated to lead American relations with Mogadishu. Washington must engage Somaliland on its own merits.
Somaliland has spent decades building democratic institutions, holding competitive elections and delivering peaceful transfers of power. Its ties with Taiwan, relations with Israel and strategic position along the Gulf of Aden strengthen its case as a valuable American partner.
Cruz’s intervention builds on his calls for formal recognition and a separate travel advisory sustained pressure to translate support for Somaliland into American policy.
Somaliland’s cause continues to advance within the institutions shaping U.S. foreign policy. Its people have built the foundations. Washington should now match that achievement with meaningful diplomatic action.
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Darood Transgender advises Hawiye transgender to stop using TikTok.
66 years of “independence” and these are the best scholars and engineers that dark “country” has produced.
No wonder Somaliland wants nothing to do with Somalia.
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This map says it best.
Freedom is the foundation of our strongest partnerships.
The United States and Australia stand together as free nations, where people can speak, vote, and worship as they choose. In China, those freedoms are denied.
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I’ve been so proud of Burco lately.
Burco is always at the forefront when it comes to Islamic-based universities.
Here is another one where you can study history and philosophy, ethics, and the intersection of Islam with sociology and theology (Aqeedah).”
Well done Burcaawiyiinta.. 👏
Thank you, @FCDOGovUK.
Burco also seems to have finally got the mayor it deserves. I sincerely hope this marks the beginning of a new chapter for Burco and the wider Togdheer region.
There is nothing I would love to see more than Burco succeeding, developing, and reaching its full potential. ❤️
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The new Horn Cement factory in Berbera will significantly reduce imported cement and lower prices in Somaliland. Older data from a survey in the 1980s confirmed that the huge mountains east of Berbera, which contain high-quality cement rock strata, have enough reserves to last for the next 300 years.
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🚨 Somalia nears collapse. Cities are falling to al-Shabaab and militia warlords. Afghanistan 2.0 is here.
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People from Somalia frequently love to circulate this famous quotation below by the Irish writer and travelor Gerald Hanley.The problem is that the writer's observations were drawn only from his encounters with Somalilanders during his travels and experiences in British Somaliland,whose people and way of life he described at length in his celebrated book, "Warriors and Strangers: Life Among the Somalis", presenting it as a testament to Somalilnders' national character,courage and fierce sense of independence.
In other words,Somalians who proudly circulate Hanley's words should at least acknowledge the people and the land that inspired them.
The irony is that a quotation so enthusiastically embraced by Somalians as a source of national pride has its roots in the very Somaliland whose distinct history and identity none of those Somlians sharing it refuse to acknowledge.
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Somalia's top court rejects president's term extension amid political crisis bbc.in/4BKGKN1
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Imagine how Somalia has become a complete failed state. Hassan Sheikh’s constitutional term has ended, yet he remains in power because his clan controls Mogadishu. Farmaajo could not do the same because his clan was based in the periphery. Now, after the Supreme Court reportedly declared Hassan Sheikh’s term expired and limited him to a caretaker role, he is using clan-based force to seize the Chief Justice. Is this what a country is supposed to look like? At this point, constitutional authority has been replaced by clan power.
Somaliland, by contrast, has built its own functioning political institutions, maintained constitutional order and managed political transitions through its own established processes, demonstrating a fundamentally different model of governance. The world should work with those who demonstrate these principles in practice.
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HARGEISA, SOMALILAND — The Republic of Somaliland is defying its ambiguous legal status to chart a high-stakes economic transformation.
Traditionally reliant on livestock exports and diaspora remittances, the de facto independent nation has passed a milestone record 4.58 trillion Somaliland Shilling budget (~$424.5 million USD) under President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi.
Driven by aggressive public financial reforms and digital modernization, Somaliland is transitioning from an isolated, unrecognized territory into a pivotal Red Sea maritime gateway.
Huge congrats to Kayse Jama on making history as the first Black Muslim State Senate Majority Leader in US history! 🇺🇸🎉 And these are some of the other politicians elected across 4 different continents, becoming the first. ⬇️😁💪🏽 #Idoorexcellence
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Congratulations to Oregon State Senator Kayse Jama on his re-election! Wishing you continued success in serving the people of Oregon and the United States.👏👏
@SenatorJama
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"SOOL-BARI Waa Somaliland, Xamar-na...." Madaxweyne Cirro oo weerar afka ah ku qaaday Dawladda Federaalka ah...
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𝐌𝐮𝐮𝐪𝐚𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐮𝐝 :- Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland oo ka qayb-galay Xuska Sannad-guurada 33-aad ee Aasaaska Ciidanka Booliska Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland
This is the Hawiye clan we’re expected to share the name “Somali” with 🤣🤣. Still baffled our forefathers agreed to unite with them in 1960. Alhamdulillah, we corrected that mistake!
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An account of the final operations against Taleh (Taleex) in February 1920, recorded by Major Henry Rayne in Sun, Sand and Somals [1921].
The first image shows Haji Sudi (left) in Aden [1892].
The extracts detail the engagement outside the fortress walls, where the Dervishes' chief lieutenant Haji Sudi and the commander of Dervish forces in Sanaag, Ibrahim Boghol (both belonging to the Adan Madobe, Habr Je'lo), were killed in action facing the British assault. During the fighting, Muhammad Abdullah Hassan escaped from Taleh, pursued by the Camel Corps towards Halin (Xalin) and Bihan (Bixin). At Bihan, his thirty-man escort was overrun and his wives, children, and close relatives were captured.
Reaching a nearly dry well towards the Haud with three or four followers, Hassan had water drawn for himself and his horse. Whilst his surviving bodyguards set out into the desert to locate more water for him, Hassan slipped away again.
Upon returning with water to find him gone, the abandoned bodyguards walked into British lines and surrendered.
