Somaliland Foreign Minister who is in the US met today with Chris Smith a US congresmen

Somaliland President Abdurrahman Ciiro to Visit United States Amid Growing Strategic Ties Hargeisa, April 2025 — Somaliland President Abdurrahman Mohamed Abdullahi "Ciiro" is expected to make an official visit to the United States in May 2025, marking a potential turning point ,in Somaliland republic’s international relations. The visit, seen as a historic diplomatic milestone, comes as Washington increasingly views the Horn of Africa as a key strategic front in countering Chinese influence in the region. President Ciiro, who was elected in late 2024, will reportedly meet with senior U.S. officials, policymakers, and think tanks to discuss a range of issues including security cooperation, trade, and diplomatic recognition. The visit signals warming ties between Somaliland and the United States, which has so far refrained from formally recognizing Somaliland's independence from Somalia, declared in 1991. A major focus of the talks is expected to be the port city of Berbera, where the United States has shown interest in establishing a military base. Located along the strategic Gulf of Aden, Berbera offers a vital foothold near the Bab el Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s busiest maritime chokepoints. A potential U.S. base there would enhance America’s ability to project power in the Red Sea and East Africa, while serving as a counterbalance to growing Chinese military and commercial influence in Djibouti and the wider region. Analysts suggest the Ciiro administration is eager to leverage Somaliland’s geostrategic value to forge new international partnerships, especially with Western powers. For the United States, the visit presents an opportunity to deepen engagement with a stable and democratic partner in an otherwise volatile region. While formal recognition of Somaliland by the U.S. remains uncertain, President Ciiro’s visit may pave the way for a closer working relationship one built on mutual interests in regional security, trade, and democratic governance.

So called jamaahirta are broke and have no penny left. They tried to fight in ceerigaabo and failed now the assinations have come back in laaacanood besides aren’t you hypocritical. You are calling laascanood a Somali city but what is garowe . Didnt your bantu look a like president ban the so called Somali government setting foot in their clan enclave . Laascanood buhoodle and laasqoray are all part and parcel of Somaliland the same way your garowe is part of Mogadishu Eventhough you hate this fact so what is with the double munafaqnimo. Xassan sheikh cant come to garowe . But Hamse can come to laascanood . You support Hamse visit to laascanood but won’t support Hamse visit to garowe crazy well at least ur president doesn’t .

If that’s what you think what we’re the previous war all about And we’re there khatumo militia fighting ghosts . your clan arrogance will be your downfall Idamka alleh

A declaration of war indeed

Maraykanka oo sheegay inuu ka fikirayo sidii uu xidhiidh ula yeelan lahaa Somaliland Axad, April 6, 2025 (HOL) - Dowladda Maraykanka ayaa sheegtay inay ku hawlan tahay qorshe ay xidhiidh kula yeelanayso Somaliland, xilli Maraykanka ay ka socdaan dadaallo lagu doonayo in lagu aqoonsado Somaliland. Ku-xigeenka Xoghayaha Arrimaha Dibadda ee Maraykanka, Christopher Landau, ayaa sheegay inuu baryahanba si qoto dheer u dersayay sidii Washington xidhiidh ula yeelan lahayd Somaliland. Wuxuu hadalkaasi kaga jawaabay faallo uu qof reer Somaliland ah ku qoray bartiisa X (Twitter). Faallada uu Landau ka jawaabay, oo uu qoray qof magaca Burco Kid, kusoo gala barta X, ayaa u dhignayd sidan: "Shaqo wanaagsan Xoghaye ku-xigeen, fadlan dhaqaalaha oo dhan ka jar Soomaaliyada guuldarraysatay ee xerada u ah argagixisada. Somaliland waxay diyaar u tahay inay Berbera ku martigeliso xulafadeeda Maraykanka si looga hortago saamaynta Shiinaha." Landau oo si toos ah uga jawaabay soo jeedinta Burco Kid ayaa yidhi: "Arrintan si dhow ayaan u eegayay baryahanba," taasoo muujinaysa in Dowladda Maraykanku ay ka fikirayso inay si toos ah xidhiidh ula yeelato Somaliland. Dhawaan, warbaahinta Maraykanka ayaa sheegtay in wadahadallo hordhac ah oo ku saabsan aqoonsiga Somaliland ay bilaabeen Somaliland iyo Maraykanka. Siyaasiyiinta Maraykanka ee u ololeeya aqoonsiga Somaliland ayaa ku doodaya in Somaliland tahay dimuqraadiyadda kaliya ee Geeska Afrika ka jirta, isla markaana ay tahay goob istaraatiji ah oo nabdoon, taasoo diidday inay xidhiidh la yeelato Shiinaha. Sidaas darteedna, ay noqon karto furaha hawlaha ilaalinta Gacanka Cadmeed, Badda Cas, iyo ka hortagga saamaynta Shiinaha iyo Iiraan ee gobolka. Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa dhankeeda wada dadaallo ay kaga hortagayso in xidhiidh toos ah dhex maro Washington iyo Hargeysa. Sida la wariyay, waxay waraaqo u dirtay Madaxweyne Trump iyo dadka saameynta ku leh siyaasadda Mareykanka sida Elon Musk, si ay ugu qanciso maamulka Trump inuu ka baaqsado xidhiidhka Somaliland. Hadda waxaa dalka Maraykanka ku sugan Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda Somaliland, Cabdiraxmaan Aadan Bakaal, oo sheegay in la joogo waqtigii la aqoonsan lahaa Somaliland, isla markaana loo baahan yahay in bulshadu si mideysan uga qaybqaadato xaqiijinta himiladaasi.

So puntland officially start not claiming eastern sool as part of puntland and want. It to be a separate entity does deni agree with this . So why is there a vp form the Garaad clan in garowe . This is what I think puntland is playing both games. They claim sool and have a vp from laascanood . And at the same time claim they support the statehood of khatumo . When in reality they don’t really. Yeah sure a visit of hamza in laascanood would be seen as an agression from the bunker towards Somaliland . But don’t downplay it either remember puntland cut ties with Mogadishu don’t they consider what’s happening in sool their sea so you are willing to allow hamza to visit laascanood just because you want to stick to to Somaliland . Well then ur foe culusow some how wins he beat two birds with one stone US khatumo as leverage against both Somaliland and Puntland

So what is the purpose of the visit and how significant will it be for the. Khatumo folks and is he going through with it and what is culusows opinion.

At first I thought. This recognition talk from the USA was just some talking points in some think tank back yard in dc. How ever now I see the walanweyns huffing and puffing . I think there might be some truth to it that senior congressmembers and senators wanting to change the old policy towards the horn and the the former Somali republic . And supporting the hard the earned quest for statehood of Somaliland . Military base for the USA . Culusow said he wants to give these ports to the USA .! I mean. He played all his cards at once . Does he really think the USA doesn’t know his entire so called sfg entity was created by the USA . With out the legitimacy the USA gave back in 2012 . It has no leg to stand on . It’s as worthless as the hirshabele administration. With Somaliland they can have a real ally the USA a long term ally. Somaliland has no ties with the Russians and the Chinese . And the somaliland government isn’t even going to ask for money for the so called military base. Recognition and assuring the Somaliland defense forces get the proper training is much more valuable . Let’s see how it goes .

Dowladda Soomaaliya oo la xidhiidhay Elon Musk si ay u joojiso aqoonsiga Somaliland - The Africa Report Khamiis, April 3, 2025 (HOL) - Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa maalqabeen Elon Musk iyo wadaadada diinta Masiixiga ee Maraykanka ka codsatay in ay Donald Trump ku qanciyaan in aanu aqoonsan Somaliland. Warbixin ay baahisay jariidada The Africa Report ayaa lagu yidhi, "Muqdisho waxa ay la xidhiidhaysaa Elon Musk iyo ururrada diinta ee midigta, xilli uu Donald Trump ku foogan yahay dib u eegista siyaasadda Maraykanka ee Geeska Afrika." Warbixintu waxay sheegtay in dowladda Soomaaliya ay isku dubaridday olole ay kaga hortagayso dhaqdhaqaaqa aqoonsi raadinta Somaliland ee ka socda Maraykanka, iyada oo kiraysatay kooxo ka caawinaya dadaallada ay ugu jirto in aan Somaliland la aqoonsan. "Waxay isku dayaysaa in ay la xidhiidho Trump, kaasi oo aanu xidhiidh fiicani kala dhaxayn, iyada oo kiraysatay kooxo ka caawinaya arrintan, isla markaana la tashanaysa shakhsiyaad ku dhow 'Mashruuca Ka Dhigista Maraykanka Mid Xooggan Markale’ (MAGA)," ayaa lagu yidhi warbixinta. Sida ay dhawaan baahiyeen jariidadaha Semafor iyo Reuters, Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, ayaa waraaq uu u diray Donald Trump ugu soo bandhigay in uu la wareego maamulka dekedaha iyo madaarrada Berbera iyo Boosaaso, si uu uga hortago in Washington ay Somaliland aqoonsato. Danjiraha Soomaaliya u fadhiya Maraykanka, Dahir Hassan Abdi, ayaa dhaqdhaqaaqa aqoonsi raadinta ee Maraykanka ka socda ku tilmaamay mid, haddii uu dhab noqdo, xumayn kara xidhiidhka Washington iyo Muqdisho. Dadaallada aqoonsi raadinta Somaliland waxaa wada siyaasiyiin iyo xildhibaano ka tirsan xisbiga Jamhuuriga ee uu Trump hoggaamiyo, kuwaasi oo sheegay in Somaliland ay tahay dimuqraadiyadda keliya ee ka jirta gobolka, isla markaana ay tahay cidda keliya ee hirgalin karta danaha Washington ee gobolka, maadaama ay nabad tahay, goobta ay ku taallaana ay muhiimtahay. Xukuumadda Somaliland ayaa sheegtay in ay ka rajo qabto in Washington ay u aqoonsato dal madaxbannaan, iyada oo Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda, Cabdiraxmaan Daahir Aadan, uu shalay Maraykanka u tagay si uu u dardar-geliyo hawlaha aqoonsi raadinta.

I doubt he will go and buhoodle will be the hardest to access unless he takes a direct flight to their airstrip thars a possibility and visiting laascanood would most likely trigger a war I think his western allies diplomats will refrain him from Such a visit . The biggest problem in all of this is puntland. Puntland has cut ties with Mogadishu and any interference what that they consider their backyard will be seen as an infringement. This is an issue for deni remember culusow said he wanted to have peace with the region deni say does this mean his peace

wixi ba wa wadda iibiyey culusow

Somalia offers US ‘control’ over strategic ports of berbera and boosaaso Semafor Amanda Sperber Friday March 28, 2025 Bosaso port. Siphon/ CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Somalia’s government has offered the US “exclusive operational control” over strategic ports on the Gulf of Aden in a bid to derail any recognition by Washington of breakaway regions in the troubled Horn of Africa nation. It made the offer despite not being in control of the sites. In a Mar. 16 letter seen by Semafor, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud offers US President Donald Trump “strategically positioned assets.” These could “bolster American engagement in the region, ensuring uninterrupted military and logistical access while preventing external competitors from establishing a presence in this critical corridor,” the letter said. But the assets in question — the Berbera port and airbase, located in Somaliland, and the Bosaso port and airbase, in Puntland — are not under the control of Somalia. Mogadishu considers all of these locations part of its sovereign territory. The letter concludes with the Somali government welcoming the opportunity to initiate conversations on next steps. Somalia’s minister of information did not respond to requests for an interview, and the Somali Embassy in the US did not immediately provide comment. Know More The letter comes as Somalia battles to hold onto critical breakaway coastal regions amid concerns that the US could end its support for the nation’s state-building. “Who are they to offer that access?” said Cameron Hudson, a senior fellow in the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “They are offering this as a way of getting the US to recognize the legitimacy of the Somali state over these breakaway regions.” Somaliland, a self-governing region within Somalia, has been seeking recognition as an independent state for more than three decades, and it sees in the Trump administration, a renewed opportunity. As Semafor first reported in December, members of the US president’s new team have expressed interest in recognizing Somaliland: The move could enable US intelligence to set up long term operations to monitor the movement of weapons in a volatile region as well as keep an eye on Chinese activity. And in January an influential US-China subcommittee in the US House of Representatives called for the State Department to open a representative office in Somaliland. Step Back Somaliland’s Berbera port and airbase are crucial spots that could be leveraged to monitor and counter Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. In 2022 Somaliland itself offered the US access to the port in exchange for recognition. Earlier this month Somaliland’s Foreign Minister Abdirahman Dahir Adan told an Israeli public broadcast that it was open to absorbing Gazan citizens in exchange for recognition. Puntland severed ties with Mogadishu last March following years of political disputes. It’s Bosaso port is also strategically situated on the Gulf of Aden and is a commercial port. The Islamic State has established a stronghold in the mountainous region in Puntland, and has been the focus of Emirati and American airstrikes. Bosaso has been a staging ground for the Puntland Defense Forces fight against the militants. Currently, the main operator at the ports of both Berbera and Bosaso is DP World, a multinational logistics company based in the United Arab Emirates, whose government has been a key backer of Somaliland’s quest for independence and also maintains ties with Israel. Title iconAmanda’s view Recognition of any kind for Somaliland could make for potential conflict in a volatile region. Tensions heightened last year when the self-autonomous territory said that it reached an agreement to lease land to landlocked Ethiopia to build a naval facility on the Berbera coast in exchange for recognition. Somalia managed to rally international support against the deal, and with Turkey acting as a mediator, the move was quashed. According to Hudson, the Somali government is concerned that the US is going to cut ties with the federal Government and end its decade-long state building project to instead focus on counter-terrorism from key bases. “The idea among Republicans is ‘this is not a state.’ It is not in our interest to try to build a functioning state in Somalia. We can carry out counter-terror operations without that,” he explained. Title iconRoom for Disagreement “It reeks of desperation,“said Mohamed Mubarak, head of the Puntland Security Coordinator Office, of the letter Mogadishu sent to the White House. “Rhe Federal Government does not control any territory beyond Mogadishu and its environs and it’s a desperate attempt at projecting its influence beyond that region.” Bashe Omar, a former representative of Somaliland to the UAE and Kenya, told Semafor the strategic importance of Berbera “cannot be underestimated.” He added that the new Trump administration appears more open to reviewing longstanding US foreign policy and so there “may be more openness to assign relationships based on strategic interests and on-the-ground realities rather than legacy policies.”

People still have to make money why should everything be closed . Even from from an Islamic point of view there is still the sick childeren elderly some people of the segment that don’t fast u should still work . People who own restaurants . And yes he doesn’t know Turkey is secular republic . And not an Islamic state . Yes even alcohol is legal in Turkey

Culturally I just remembered when selebaan gaal visited Mogadishu back in 1991 and he tried to sit with some of the koonfurians to talk about the future of the Somali state . But they kept talking about food aboow moos ma qabtaan babayo ma qabtan hahaha

Somalia’s ambassador to Ankara praises Turkish cuisine, shares Ramadan traditions Tugba Altun and Asiye Latife Yilmaz Wednesday March 26, 2025 Somalia's ambassador to Türkiye praised Turkish cuisine as one of the finest in the world, voicing his admiration for a variety of traditional dishes. Fathudin Ali Mohamed spoke to Anadolu during an event hosted by Somali students in Ankara for iftar, the traditional fast-breaking meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in which the faithful fast during daylight hours. He noted that the primary distinction between Ramadan in Türkiye and Somalia lies in the food. He explained that in Somalia, in the evening people break their fast with soup and appetizers, followed by prayers, before continuing their meal. Reflecting on his first Ramadan at his post in the Turkish capital Ankara, Mohamed said that in Somalia, many restaurants and businesses close during the holy month, whereas in Türkiye, daily life continues as usual in many places. While Türkiye has a tradition of waking people for suhoor – the pre-dawn meal before the daylight fast begins – with drummers moving down the streets, in Somalia, individuals wake others by calling out "suhoor, suhoor." Among his favorite Turkish dishes, he listed iskender kebab, kofte (meatballs), fish, and the desserts baklava and kunefe. Iftar in Somalia Mustafa Hassan Abdirashid, the leader of a Somali student group in Ankara, shared insights into iftar traditions in Somalia, saying that the fast is first broken with dates and water, followed by a unique Somali pastry filled with minced meat, onions, and coriander. After breaking the fast and performing prayers, people continue their meal with soup. He emphasized the importance of bananas in Somali cuisine, noting that the country offers eight different varieties. Rice, prepared in various ways with spices, is a staple of the iftar meal, often accompanied by camel meat, which is a common dish in the Horn of Africa country. However, when camel meat is unavailable, chicken or beef serves as a substitute. To conclude the iftar, people enjoy dessert, followed by Somali tea and coffee.

Well that looks good

Bravo galbeedi What I have been telling you in here for years alshabaab is home grown and they can’t be defeated by a force such as the amisom who are there just pick up their pay cheque ..!besides dowlada taagta daran eeh iskeed isku mamuuli karayn has no plan to rebuild the army no strategy .

We shall see time will tell if the Amhara have what it takes to take down the galla republic

I doubt these fano can ever capture Gonder as they want to tell us every few months amhara are not really fighters . Most of Ethiopia fighting spirit either came from the tigreans or the gallas . The Amhara always loved to always sit behind fancy desks

TRUMP wa halyey his focus is on China and America first

Somali MP loses parliamentary seat over absences, speaker says Saturday March 15, 2025 Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali lawmaker Dr. Abdullahi Hashi Abiib has lost his parliamentary seat after failing to attend two consecutive sessions of the Lower House, Speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madoobe announced on Saturday. In a statement, Madoobe said Abiib had been absent without providing a valid excuse, violating parliamentary attendance rules. “Therefore, he has lost his membership in the House of Representatives in accordance with Article 59, paragraph (d), and Article 8, paragraph (4) of the House of Representatives Bylaws,” the statement from the Speaker’s office read. Madoobe ordered that the vacant seat, identified as HOP#201 and representing Somaliland’s northern regions, be filled immediately. Abiib, a vocal government critic, has repeatedly accused officials of corruption and submitted reports to international organizations. He has also written extensively on governance issues, particularly corruption investigations. Last year, he claimed Somali government leaders had sent him threatening messages and said he was unable to return to Mogadishu. The lawmaker has not yet commented on his removal. His dismissal comes two days after Deputy Information Minister Abdirahman Sheikh Yusuf Al- accused some MPs advocating for President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s resignation of acting as spokespeople for the militant group Al-Shabaab. The remarks sparked outrage among opposition lawmakers, who condemned them as an attack on the legislature’s integrity.