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The Soviet evacuation from Berbera in 1977 exposed the dramatic collapse of Siad Barre’s alliance with Moscow and reshaped the strategic history of Somalia and the Horn of Africa By Georgy Zotov

BERBERA, Somaliland — The story begins on a pier in Berbera, nearly five decades ago, when an a...

Berbera’s Soviet legacy is reshaping a new strategic debate as Somaliland asks whether Russia could return to the former Soviet base overlooking the Gulf of Aden By Georgy Zotov

BERBERA, Somaliland — In a weathered neighborhood on the outskirts of Berbera, the name “Moscow” still carries a...

Somaliland’s dialysis crisis has revived the role of Somali poetry as a moral voice challenging healthcare failures, political accountability and social division By Nasra Dahir Mohamed

The protests of dialysis patients in Hargeisa stirred a young poet to speak, carrying forth an old Somali...

Somaliland should demand U.S. recognition before offering deeper strategic cooperation, arguing that Washington must accept its sovereignty and political reality. The simple message is “No Recognition, No Deal”

The message from Hargeisa to Washington should be direct: if the United States wants a deeper st...

Israeli recognition of Somaliland creates a diplomatic quandary, intensifying regional tensions with Somalia, Türkiye and Djibouti while testing Hargeisa’s diplomatic strategy By Jamal Abdi

On 26 December 2025, Israel became the first United Nations member state to recognize Somaliland as ...