Somalia Stands Firm with China, Issues Threat to Isolate Taiwan and Somaliland

Qatar, China court SSC authorities amid rising geopolitical stakes in northern Somalia

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Qatar and China are intensifying diplomatic engagements with the recently-established SSC-Khatumo state in northern Somalia, in what analysts describe as a strategic push to counter growing influence by the United Arab Emirates and Taiwan in the breakaway region of Somaliland.  On Sunday, Qatar’s ambassador to Somalia held a closed-door meeting in Mogadishu with SSC leader Abdulkadir Firdhiye. While the specifics rem…

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Chair Accuses Somalia of Bowing to China – Somali Dispatch

WASHINGTON (SD) – James Risch, the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has accused the Somali government of submitting to China’s demands. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Risch claimed that Somalia’s rejection of Taiwanese passports demonstrates compliance with China’s unreasonable demands. He further criticized Mogadishu for asserting authority over Somaliland while allegedly allowing its territory to be used for arms tr…

US Congressional Vise Tightens: Somalia's Taiwan Ban Could Cost It U.S. Support

Hargeisa, Somaliland — U.S. Senator Jim Risch has delivered a sharp rebuke of Somalia’s ban on Taiwanese passport holders, calling it a clear contradiction between Mogadishu’s claims of sovereignty and its glaring governance failures. “Somalia bows to China while militants roam freely in its core regions,” Risch tweeted, casting a spotlight on a policy decision that has reverberated across Washington and the Horn of Africa. In a rare and forcef…

Somalia Stands Firm with China, Issues Threat to Isolate Taiwan and Somaliland

https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By HORNDIPLOMAT Staff MOGADISHU/HARGEISA — Somalia’s defence Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has issued a strong statement threatening both Somaliland and Taiwan, declaring that his government will “strangle Somaliland by any means necessary.”Somalia’s newly appointed Defence Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has issued a combative statement targeting both Somaliland and Taiwan, declaring that his government will “strangle…