Somaliland’s “Office” in Taiwan: A Dangerous Gamble That Betrays Somalia and China Alike

There is a disorienting feeling when watching from Mogadishu as a breakaway region of our own country throws a celebration in Taipei. On June 12, 2026, the self-declared Republic of Somaliland opened a new representative office in Tianmu, Taiwan’s so-called “diplomatic quarter”. Somaliland’s representative to Taiwan, Mahmoud Adam Jama Galaal, stood before cameras and declared […]
Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Wang Yu Meets with Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of Somalia Abdulfatah Kasim Mohamud

On 25th May, H.E. Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Somalia, met with H.E. Abdulfatah Kasim Mohamud, the newly appointed Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of Somalia. Both sides exchanged views on enhancing practical cooperation and capacity building in the fields of information, media, culture, etc. Both sides agreed to keep on strengthening the exchanges and […]