Somalia

Exclusive: Somaliland President Invites U.S. Security, Economic Partnership in ‘Strategically Positioned Territory’

Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi said his nation is ready to enter into a full security and economic partnership with the United States, arguing that it occupies what he called “perhaps the most strategically positioned territory in the region” — positioned along a maritime corridor that carries 30 percent of global container traffic, with abundant critical minerals and a stable, pro-Western foothold in a volatile corner of the world.

Wadani party presidential candidate Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, also known as Irro, spea

Somalia Falls Apart After Mogadishu Breaks with UAE

Somalia’s semi-autonomous regions of Puntland, Jubbaland, and Somaliland – the latter recently recognized as an independent country by Israel – have all broken with the central government in Mogadishu after it announced it was cutting ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA - AUGUST 25: Somali soldiers are seen during military training at the T

Minnesota Lt. Gov: Laken Riley Act Is a ‘Green Light’ for Trump to ‘Terrorize Our Communities’

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan condemned the Laken Riley Act — legislation requiring the detention of certain illegal immigrants charged with theft-related crimes — criticizing the measure named after a young woman who was murdered by an illegal alien, as her own state faces ongoing federal investigations into large-scale fraud involving Somali migrants and taxpayer funds.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES - AUGUST 27: Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Fla