MINNEAPOLIS (SD) – Dr. Abdirizak Mohamed Warfa is a Minnesota-based author and professor of biological sciences at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN and he is the prolific writer of Cries from the Hinterland, a historic book about the heartbreaking history of Somalis in the horn of Africa and specifically about the gut ranging […]
PRESS RELEASE The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Lana Zaki Nusseibeh (United Arab Emirates): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks that took place in the Aden Adde International Airport area in Mogadishu, and Beledweyne, Hirshabelle on 23 March 2022. These attacks, […]
Washington (QJ) – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, today introduced the Somaliland Partnership Act to require the Department of State to report to Congress on engagement with […]
Beijing (QJ) – Somalia’s ambassador to China has condemned talks between Taiwan and a separatist region of Somalia. That was in an exclusive interview with CGTN. Somaliland is not recognized by any sovereign state, and Taiwan is a region of China. The ambassador said their communications were undermining peace and stability in Africa. In 2020, […]
Washington (QJ)- The delay in the conclusion of Somalia’s elections is driving political instability, threatening security gains, and undermining economic development. On February 8, I announced a visa restriction policy under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to restrict the issuance of visas for those believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, […]
Nairobi – A man who was sentenced to 10 years in jail for attending terrorism training in Somalia will now serve eight years after winning his appeal. Saleh Omar Nyamache was convicted and sentenced for the offence he committed on or before March 6, 2016 in Dadajabula within Wajir county jointly with others not before […]
HARGEISA-The Somaliland Ministry of Public Works and Housing has handed over a comprehensive urban plan to Somaliland mayors. At a ceremony held at the Somaliland presidential palace attended by President Bihi, the urban planning ideas for Somaliland were announced, and the president stated it would be implemented throughout Somaliland. “Las Anod was the first and […]
The best path toward sustainable peace in Somalia is through the rapid conclusion of credible elections. The United States has repeatedly expressed concern over the delays and procedural irregularities in Somalia’s electoral process and the broader implications of those irregularities for the country’s democracy and stability. Today, on the one-year anniversary of the expiration of […]
Muqdisho (QJ) – The UK’s Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs, Nick Dyer, visited Somalia this week to call for a concerted effort to prevent millions of people losing their lives to the threat of famine. While in Somalia, Mr. Dyer announced an additional $8 million (£5.5 million) package of UK support to […]
NAIROBI—Somaliland, a peaceful corner of violent Somalia, is offering the U.S. military use of a seaport and airfield overlooking strategic maritime routes in exchange for steps toward recognizing the region as a sovereign country. Hoping to capitalize on growing U.S. concern over Chinese expansionism in Africa, Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi is planning a March […]