The horrific Belfast violence is condemned by everyone. What’s also terrifying is the media falsely platforming that the suspect was Somali. This reckless propaganda fuels global Somaliphobia, stripping our humanity & weaponizing fear against innocent people just trying to live.
@maxed_s@GaroweOnline Saaxib polotic aside just be happy Somali is at WC stage representing all Somalis in world eye we all are somali or you believe Somaliland is different ethnicity
Somaliland has really developed the wrong way, politically. It turned from an experimental space for hybrid political order into a caricature of democracy. Inside, in the centre, it is pure clan-chauvinism at work. This could have been avoided if reflexive leaders in Hargeysa would have provided space for open debates about the long-standing internal contradictions in Somaliland. But alas, the narratives (on all sides) hardened and this led, among other factors like external investment monopolised by one clan – Isaaq, to instability and violent conflict.
Many external observers chose to ignore these complications for too long, since Somaliland being a "beacon of stability and democracy" was just too nice of a story to tell (and emotionally support). Besides, leaders in Hargeysa professionalised selling a "victimhood-narrative" ("We were bombarded...", "genocide happened..."), ignoring the much more complex historical facts in the 1980s. And again, most external analysts in one way or the other bought into it. This means: analyses often depicted a distorted picture.
Mogadishu 🇸🇴 vs Hargeisa 🇸🇴 in pictures
One had decades of calm.
The other decades of chaos.
Today, one is building faster. 🏗🌆
That’s the power of unity.
#Mogadishu#Somalia
Statement by the African Union Commission on Israel’s Reported Decision Regarding “Somaliland”.
The African Union Commission expresses deep concern and strongly condemns reports of Israel’s decision to appoint a diplomatic envoy to the so-called “Somaliland.”
The Commission reaffirms the African Union’s unwavering respect for the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of the Somalia, in accordance with the Constitutive Act of the African Union and international law. The Union does not recognize Somaliland as an independent state.
Recalling the communiqué of the 1324th meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council of 6 January 2026, the Commission underscores that any unilateral recognition of Somaliland is null and void and warns that such actions risk undermining regional stability.
The African Union remains committed to supporting Somalia’s peace, governance, and national cohesion.
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