Bashe Omar

Bashe Awil Omar, Former Somaliland Representative to Kenya and the UAE.

[Bashe Omar @BasheOmar]

#Ethiopia #Connectivity #HornOfAfrica

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Congratulations to Prime Minister @AbiyAhmedAli on his election victory.

As Ethiopia’s economy continues to grow, so too will its need for resilience and choice. Recent events around Hormuz are a reminder that no nation should depend too heavily on a single route.

Growing economies need options. Diversification is simply common sense.

#Ethiopia #TradeCorridors #Connectivity #HornOfAfrica

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#Berbera #UAE #HornOfAfrica #DPWorld

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If Colombo is the UAE’s bridge to South Asia, Berbera can become its bridge to East Africa. Geography is quietly building an economic arc from the Gulf to the Indian Ocean and the Horn of Africa.

#Berbera #UAE #HornOfAfrica #IndianOcean #RedSea #DPWorld

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#Somaliland 💚🤍❤️

[Bashe Omar @BasheOmar1]

For decades, others have tried to explain Somaliland through their own interests.

Perhaps it is time to hear the story from Somalilanders themselves.

My latest article for DNE Africa.

#Somaliland 💚🤍❤️

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#Somaliland #Israel #Diplomacy

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What was once an aspiration now has an address.

Somaliland’s flag flies in Jerusalem.
🇮🇱💚🤍❤️

#Somaliland #Israel #Diplomacy

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#Somaliland #Israel

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Yesterday’s impossibility has a habit of becoming tomorrow’s reality.

History is full of examples.

#Somaliland #Israel

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#Geopolitics

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“We are not a charity. We are here to win.”

What makes Secretary Rubio’s remarks notable is not that they reveal something new.

Governments are becoming more candid about what has always driven international relations: interests.

Countries are judged less by what they ask for and more by what they bring to the table.

For some, that is an opportunity. For others, it is a warning.

#Geopolitics #Statecraft

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#HornCement #Berbera #Somaliland #BuildingTheFuture

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Local investors leading the way.

One of Somaliland’s greatest strengths has always been its bottom up approach to development.

Long before international investors arrived, local businesses and entrepreneurs were investing, taking risks, creating jobs, and building industries.

The MSG Horn Cement plant in Berbera is another reminder of what can be achieved when local capital backs local ambition.

#Somaliland #Berbera #HornCement

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#UAE #Africa #Eswatini

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Another quiet but important step in the UAE’s growing engagement with Africa.

The UAE and Eswatini have signed a mutual visa waiver agreement, making travel easier for citizens of both countries.

Trade, investment, and people-to-people ties often start with something as simple as removing barriers to travel.

#UAE #Africa #Eswatini #EconomicDiplomacy

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#HornOfAfrica #UN #Geopolitics

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Interesting that the same UN expert praised Somalia as a “responsible state” while attacking the US.

At the same time, China’s influence inside international institutions is becoming harder to ignore. First the African Union, now even parts of the UN system are starting to raise eyebrows.

Makes you wonder how neutral some of these institutions really are these days.

#HornOfAfrica #UN #Geopolitics

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#Somaliland #HornOfAfrica

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Iranian missiles, Red Sea instability, energy security concerns, closure of Hormuz… yet some foreign ministers seem more obsessed with issuing statements about Somaliland.

You would think Somaliland was the one destabilising the Middle East.

The reality is simpler:
a peaceful, democratic nation along one of the world’s most strategic shipping corridors is becoming impossible to ignore.

#Somaliland #RedSea #HornOfAfrica

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#Somaliland #UKAfrica

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Britain once shaped the Horn of Africa.
Now it risks sitting back while others move in on the trade routes, ports, minerals, and influence defining the region’s future.

This piece makes a point many in London still avoid: Somaliland is no longer just a political question. It has become a strategic and economic reality.

From Berbera Port and Red Sea security to stability in a difficult neighbourhood, the cost of ignoring Somaliland is no longer just diplomatic. It’s commercial too.

Strong piece by Jake Wallis Simons.

#Somaliland #Berbera #HornOfAfrica #RedSea #UKAfrica #Geopolitics

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Thank you to the many communities and visitors from around the world who celebrated 18 May alongside Somalilanders in Hargeisa 🙌🏾

Peace and hospitality always bring people together.

#Somaliland #18May

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#Somaliland #18MAY

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“History has shown that not every political union lasts forever.”

President Irro’s message on Somaliland’s 18 May National Day carried a simple question to the international community:

If democratic choices are respected elsewhere, why not in Somaliland?

#Somaliland #18May

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#Somaliland 💚🤍❤️

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This is a discussion you probably don’t want to miss.

Ahead of 18 May, speakers including Rageh Omaar, Andrew Fox, and Jake Wallis Simons will be in Hargeisa discussing geopolitics, recognition, trade routes, and the future of the Horn.

📍Serene Sarovar Premiere, Hargeisa
🗓 17 May 2026
⏰ 7PM

#Somaliland 💚🤍❤️

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#Somaliland 💚🤍❤️

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Jiilka da'yarta ah ee reer Somaliland gaar ahaan ardaydu, waxay sanad kasta si xamaasad leh u muujiyaan xuska 18ka may, maalinta qaranimo waxay u yihiin tusaale togan oo ah inay yihiin jiilkii dhaxlay xoriyadda, haybadda iyo calanka tawxiidka leh.

Nabad ku ciidda, Happy 18 May 💚🤍❤️

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#Somaliland

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The UK’s approach to the Horn is changing.

First came the investment into Berbera Port through BII.

Now Gridworks is putting $400m into Ethiopia’s power infrastructure.
At the same time, work continues around Tog Wajaale and the Berbera Corridor.

Ports, power, and trade routes are quietly changing the region.

This feels less like aid policy and more like long term economic positioning.

#HornOfAfrica #Somaliland #Ethiopia #UKAfrica

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#Somaliland 💚🤍❤️

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As Somalilanders at home and abroad prepare for 18 May, it’s worth remembering that 18 May was never kept alive by politicians. It survived because ordinary Somalilanders carried it in their hearts, protected its memory, and passed it from one generation to the next. Today, you can still see it living in the hearts of the next generation.

#Somaliland 💚🤍❤️

[Bashe Omar @BasheOmar]

#Berbera #Somaliland #HornOfAfrica

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On May 9th 2016, I witnessed Somaliland take one of the boldest economic decisions in its modern history, partnering with DP World to invest in Berbera Port.

At the time, many questioned the vision. Today, the results speak for themselves.

Berbera is growing. Trade is expanding. Opportunities are reaching further across the region.

What started as an ambitious idea has become one of the most important trade and infrastructure projects in the Horn of Africa.

10 years later, I still believe the best chapters of Berbera’s story are ahead of us.

#Berbera #Somaliland #HornOfAfrica

[Bashe Omar @BasheOmar]

#UAE #Somaliland

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@saif_aldareei UAE, count on us. Always. #Somaliland

[Horndiplomat @HornDiplomat]

Op-Ed : #UAE, OPEC, and #Somaliland: A Question of Timing, Not Direction

By @BasheOmar1
https://t.co/gf7VLM2si8 Via
@HornDiplomat