HOL Person of the Year 2024: Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, Architect of Somalia’s diplomatic comeback

[Deeq A.]

2024 will be remembered as a turning point in Somalia's modern history—a year defined by an existential challenge to its sovereignty and territorial integrity. On New Year's Day, Ethiopia and Somaliland signed a provocative Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that granted Ethiopia access to a 19-kilometer stretch of Somaliland's coastline, bypassing Somalia's federal government entirely.

Source: Hiiraan Online