SLSUN: An influential US-China subcommittee in the US House of Representatives is calling for the State Department to open a representative office in Somaliland, the breakaway state in Somalia, to ...

SLSUN: Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Tibor Nagy, has announced his return to the U.S. State Department in a temporary role that will expand beyond his ...

SLSUN: On 9 July 2024, a local Somalia news outlet reported that illegal tuna fishing by Chinese vessels off the Somalia coast had reached alarming levels. Yellowfin tuna, one of the world’s most ...

SLSUN: At first glance, the young creature caught in a desert of eastern Africa might not have looked like much. But the slightly iridescent animal turned out to be a new species. Jakob Hallermann ...

SLSUN: Many people in Somaliland are convinced that the United States, under the incoming presidency of Donald Trump, is poised to become the world’s first country to recognise the ...

SLSUN: Suspected Somali pirates have released a Chinese-owned vessel that they captured towards the end of last year. The release of the Chinese-owned fishing vessel hijacked off Somalia’s ...

SLSUN: Lebanon has elected Michel Aoun as president, marking a significant shift away from Iranian influence towards a more US-friendly stance. Aoun, supported by the US, aims to restore stability ...

SLSUN: Somalia and Ethiopia announced on 11 January that they would restore full diplomatic relations following the president of Somalia‘s visit to Addis Ababa to heal a year-long rift that ...

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SLSUN: In Burao, Somaliland, the Danish Refugee Council recently held a vibrant cultural festival that brought together over 260 people from both host and displaced communities. Through this ...

SLSUN:Officials of the Federal government in Mogadishu are clearly in bed with the Chinese Communist Party, yet the West chooses to turn a blind eye while pouring billions of dollars in aid into ...