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China’s Foreign Minister Embarks on Africa Tour

China’s Foreign Ministry announced that Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, and Lesotho from 7 to 12 January. It is a multi-decade convention that the Chinese Foreign Minister’s first overseas tour of the year is to Africa.

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China Blasts Ted Cruz’s Call for Somaliland Recognition as  “Coercive” and “Hegemonic”

Powerful conservative U.S. Senator Ted Cruz kicked up a Texas-sized social media storm on Friday when he declared his support for the U.S. government to diplomatically recognize the breakaway nation of Somaliland on the Horn of Africa. Cruz's post generated a huge ...
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Somaliland’s Strategic Gamble: Betting on Trump, Backing Taiwan, Defying China

The tiny breakaway nation of Somaliland is making a bold geopolitical wager: deepening ties with Taiwan, courting conservative power brokers in Washington, and positioning itself as a rare pro-U.S. ally in a region where China holds significant sway. ...
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Taiwan Says Somalia Blocks Entry to Island’s Passport Holders

Somalia began blocking entry to Taiwan passport holders on Wednesday, the island said, alleging China had pressured the East African country to curb travel by Taiwanese people to the region. The move comes as Taiwan, a self-ruled island claimed by China, ...
A Tale of Two Recognized and Unrecognized Republics

A Tale of Two Recognized and Unrecognized Republics

By Moustafa Ahmad As Somaliland and Taiwan deepen ties, Mogadishu has concurrently strengthened its relationship with Beijing as both recognized and unrecognized states vie for influence in the Horn of Africa. Just one day after ...

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An electric bus donated by the Taiwanese government drives through a neighbourhood in Asuncion, Paraguay, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo
By Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott When Paraguayan opposition lawmaker Leidy Galeano returned from an all-expenses-paid tour of six Chinese cities late last year, she was convinced Paraguay risked missing out on major economic gains by sticking with longtime ally Taiwan over Beijing - a message participants on ...
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China’s Foreign Minister Embarks on Africa Tour

China’s Foreign Ministry announced that Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, and Lesotho from 7 to 12 January. It is a multi-decade convention that the Chinese Foreign Minister’s first overseas tour of the year is to Africa.

China Blasts Ted Cruz’s Call for Somaliland Recognition as  “Coercive” and “Hegemonic”

Powerful conservative U.S. Senator Ted Cruz kicked up a Texas-sized social media storm on Friday when he declared his support for the U.S. government to diplomatically recognize the breakaway nation of Somaliland on the Horn of Africa. Cruz's post generated a huge ...

Somaliland’s Strategic Gamble: Betting on Trump, Backing Taiwan, Defying China

The tiny breakaway nation of Somaliland is making a bold geopolitical wager: deepening ties with Taiwan, courting conservative power brokers in Washington, and positioning itself as a rare pro-U.S. ally in a region where China holds significant sway. ...

Taiwan Says Somalia Blocks Entry to Island’s Passport Holders

Somalia began blocking entry to Taiwan passport holders on Wednesday, the island said, alleging China had pressured the East African country to curb travel by Taiwanese people to the region. The move comes as Taiwan, a self-ruled island claimed by China, ...

A Tale of Two Recognized and Unrecognized Republics

By Moustafa Ahmad As Somaliland and Taiwan deepen ties, Mogadishu has concurrently strengthened its relationship with Beijing as both recognized and unrecognized states vie for influence in the Horn of Africa. Just one day after ...

China-Somalia Ties Appear on the Mend After Mogadishu Broke With Beijing on Xinjiang

China's point man for the Horn of Africa, Special Envoy Xue Bing, wrapped up a two-day visit to Mogadishu on Tuesday, during which he met separately with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre. The President thanked Xue for ...

Ethiopia Restates Support for One-China Policy Amid Somaliland Spat

The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry issued a statement reaffirming its support for the One China Policy. This follows China expressing support for Somalia after Ethiopia’s deal with Somaliland to lease 20 kilometers of coastline in exchange for diplomatic recognition. Ethiopia reportedly wants to build a naval base and commercial port ...

Taiwanese Troops to Serve in Somaliland

For the first time, the disputed African region of Somaliland will be included in 14 countries and territories that will host Taiwanese soldiers as part of an alternative directive that allows them to do their national military service overseas. Somaliland has been lobbying for independence from Somalia, ...

Why the Taiwan Crisis Resonates in Somalia

While a number of African countries over the past week have telegraphed their support of Beijing's One China Policy, few have reached Somalia's level of enthusiasm. For Mogadishu, the Taiwan issue hits closer to home than for many other African countries. Like ...

Wang Yi Meets With African and Mideast FMs on Sidelines of OIC Gathering

Wang Yi used the opportunity of his visit to the OIC meeting in Pakistan for side-line talks with counterparts from prominent members of the organization of Islamic states, including Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Egypt, Turkey and Thailand. These talks reportedly covered regional ...

Somaliland President Taps into Washington’s China Issues

President Muse Bihi Abdi, the leader of the separatist region of Somaliland, wound up his visit to Washington, D.C. with significantly more U.S. support for independence. Somaliland is officially a province of Somalia, but declared independence in 1991. The president’s visit follows months of intense lobbying by ...

China Emerges as Key Issue in Somaliland President’s Visit to Washington, D.C.

The President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, spent last week on Capitol Hill and speaking at Washington, D.C.'s conservative think tanks to make the case for the U.S. to extend diplomatic recognition to the breakaway region.  Bihi received a ...
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