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Concerned Over Tensions in the Red Sea, Somaliland Asks for Collaborative Solution

Concerned Over Tensions in the Red Sea, Somaliland Asks for Collaborative Solution

Somaliland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has voiced serious concerns over the Red Sea tension, citing its detrimental effects on the regional and global economies. Continue reading “Concerned Over Tensions in the Red Sea, Somaliland Asks for Collaborative Solution”

President Bihi Presided Over Cabinet Meeting Approving Somaliland Budget for 2024.

President Bihi Presided Over Cabinet Meeting Approving Somaliland Budget for 2024.

During their 122nd meeting on Wednesday, the Council of Somaliland Ministers approved the 2024 Annual Budget, placing a strong emphasis on the nation’s elections and defense. President Bihi presided over the meeting. Continue reading “President Bihi Presided Over Cabinet Meeting Approving Somaliland Budget for 2024.”

Diplomacy Prevents Ecological Disaster in the Red Sea

Diplomacy Prevents Ecological Disaster in the Red Sea

The U.N. announced the successful offloading of 1.1 million barrels of oil from the derelict Safer supertanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, Aug. 11. Following the onset of Yemen’s civil war in 2015, the Safer gradually deteriorated and was left unmaintained, putting it at serious risk of a leak or Continue reading “Diplomacy Prevents Ecological Disaster in the Red Sea”

Somaliland Alerts World of Its Concerns on Security in the Red Sea

Somaliland Alerts World of Its Concerns on Security in the Red Sea

The international community has been urged by the government of Somaliland to act swiftly to address the dangerous situation that pirates have brought about in the Red Sea maritime route. Continue reading “Somaliland Alerts World of Its Concerns on Security in the Red Sea”

Somaliland Navy Seizes Boats & Weapon Shipment during Coastal Operation

Somaliland Navy Seizes Boats & Weapon Shipment during Coastal Operation

The Somaliland Navy has successfully intercepted a massive stockpile of weaponry thought to be meant for pirate groups that have surfaced recently from the Red Sea, according to information released by Somaliland Interior Minister Mohamed Kahin Ahmed on Tuesday December 20, 2023. Continue reading “Somaliland Navy Seizes Boats & Weapon Shipment during Coastal Operation”

Docking US Navy Ships in Berbera, Somaliland, Would Check Houthis’ Red Sea Prey

Docking US Navy Ships in Berbera, Somaliland, Would Check Houthis' Red Sea Prey

The Houthis, Yemen’s Iran-backed tribal group that seized power in a 2015 insurgency, increasingly preys on Red Sea shipping in and around the Bab el-Mandeb, the maritime chokepoint through which approximately nine percent of the world’s sea-borne petroleum passes. Already, BP and other energy companies are directing shipping away from the Red Sea. Insurance has increased. Oil prices are interlinked, so taking the Red Sea offline impacts global industry and the economy. Some countries will suffer greater impacts, however. Egypt derived $9.4 billion in Suez Canal revenue in fiscal year 2022–23. Continue reading “Docking US Navy Ships in Berbera, Somaliland, Would Check Houthis’ Red Sea Prey”

Major Earthquake Reported in Sanaag, Somaliland

Major Earthquake Reported in Sanaag, Somaliland

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred early afternoon on Sunday, December 17th, 2023, at 2:49 pm local time near Erigavo, Sanaag, Somaliland, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). Continue reading “Major Earthquake Reported in Sanaag, Somaliland”

Al-Burhan, Hemedti Agree to Talk

Al-Burhan, Hemedti Agree to Talk

Sudan’s warring lords general Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of the Republic of Sudan, and his rival Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (aka Hemedti), commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting. IGAD is expected to make preparations and designate a team of senior diplomats and interlocutors for the talks. Continue reading “Al-Burhan, Hemedti Agree to Talk”