Hargeisa hosts historic cultural conference as President Irro pushes for a revival of identity and values.

President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro

President Irro opens Somaliland’s first national cultural summit, declaring a new era of heritage, ethics, and unity in Hargeisa. WARYATV unpacks the deeper political message. 

President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro

“Culture is the soul of our nation,” Irro proclaimed, framing the summit not as nostalgia but as resistance. Resistance against globalization, tribal division, and political amnesia.

Held at the Mansoor Hotel and orchestrated by the Ministry of Information, Culture, and National Guidance, the summit is more than a celebration. It’s a battleground of ideas, with artists, elders, scholars, and poets summoned to wrestle with the social fragmentation creeping into Somaliland’s rapidly urbanizing society.

President Irro’s arrival is pictured, with (from left) Hargeisa Mayor Mooge, Governor Adad, Security Minister Abdalla, and Information Minister Ahmed Yasin present to welcome him

Nine themes form the backbone of the summit: from tribalism and modernity to childrearing and politics. This is cultural repair work at a national level—a recognition that Somaliland’s resilience must come not only from its economy or diplomacy, but from its ethical memory.

Irro’s keynote was less political speech and more national sermon. He spoke of poetry as historical resistance, of ancestral wisdom as an intellectual framework, and of cultural pride as an antidote to imported confusion. In an era where identity is weaponized, this summit is Irro’s answer to moral dislocation.

But there’s a sharp political undercurrent: as Somaliland waits for recognition, it’s also defining what, exactly, it wants the world to recognize. This summit isn’t just about heritage. It’s about narrative power.

WARYATV sees this as the start of a wider cultural doctrine. If Somaliland can’t yet redraw political borders on a map, it can redraw the soul of its society—with language, law, ethics, and art.

Let others debate borders. Somaliland is defining what it means to be a nation.

Legacy isn’t given. It’s authored.

Hussein Adan Igeh (Deyr), Spokesman for the President of the Republic of Somaliland

Loud over logic. Arrogance over insight. This is the true politics of Hargeisa.

The louder the lie, the faster the rise. WARYATV exposes how cognitive bias fuels Somaliland’s dysfunctional power structure.

In Somaliland, politics is theater—and the lead roles go to the loudest fools. Those who know the least, boast the most. Those who should lead? They’re too “quiet,” “complicated,” or “dangerous.”

Psychologists call it the Dunning-Krueger effect—a cognitive bias where incompetents believe they’re geniuses, while true experts doubt themselves. In Somaliland’s halls of power, this effect is a lifestyle.

Think about it: the ministers who can’t explain their own departments. The generals who don’t know maps. The diplomats who’ve never written a policy memo. But they dominate meetings, they charm foreign donors, they get re-appointed. Why? Because they project confidence—not substance.

And the public? Conditioned to mistake noise for leadership.

Even worse: those who dare to think—to propose long-term plans, to challenge clan interests, to reform the ministries—are exiled. Sidelined. Or shamed into silence.

Somaliland doesn’t fail by accident. It fails by design. A design where shouting trumps strategy, and ignorance isn’t just tolerated—it’s weaponized.

WARYATV isn’t here to entertain lies. We’re here to rip the mask off.

Recognition won’t come until merit does. And merit will never rise until fools fall.

It’s not about brains vs. clans. It’s about survival vs. decay.

Somaliland deserves better. The people deserve leaders who can think, not just talk.

Wake up. Demand more. Think loud.

From Degrees to Dismissal: Why Smart Somalilanders Never Lead

Somaliland’s Political Class: Selling Out a Nation for Profit

In a thunderous constitutional address, Somaliland’s president halts talks with Mogadishu and unveils a bold national security, defense, and recognition strategy. 

President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro just drew a red line—and the world heard it. In a fiery constitutional address before Somaliland’s Parliament, he didn’t just condemn the Somali Prime Minister’s provocative visit to Las Anod. He escalated the narrative: Somalia has waged war on Somaliland. And Hargeisa is done playing nice.

The speech marked a pivot from patience to power. Irro announced the official suspension of all dialogue with Mogadishu, slamming Hamse Abdi Barre’s visit as an act of war. It’s not diplomacy anymore—this is deterrence.

Irro’s war doctrine is now crystal clear:

Military consolidation and civilian nationalization into a streamlined, modernized force.

Creation of a reserve army equipped with enhanced training and “modern knowledge.”

Justice reform for national unity and legal trust.

A 19% economic surge during his administration, now parlayed into investment talks.

But Irro isn’t just beefing up bullets—he’s upgrading borders diplomatically. In perhaps the most strategic shift of his presidency, Somaliland is strengthening bilateral engagements with Washington, London, and the UAE. The UAE will fund roads, education, agriculture, and livestock infrastructure, confirming that Somaliland is open for business—even if the world hasn’t recognized it yet.

And while Somalia plays internal sabotage, Somaliland courts foreign allies. The U.S. is helping advance national interests, the UK is assisting security efforts, and Irro is making direct visits to Djibouti and Ethiopia—neighbors vital to both regional stability and recognition diplomacy.

At home, Irro has launched a governance campaign rooted in popular legitimacy. Meetings with civil society, youth, and elders are building the case that Somaliland’s nationhood is not a government agenda—it’s a national consensus.

The message from Cirro is thunderous: We will defend our land, modernize our forces, court our allies, and abandon meaningless talks. Recognition is no longer a request—it’s a destiny forged by force, diplomacy, and economic might.

Intelligence is not rewarded in Hargeisa—it’s exiled.

In Somaliland, merit is a liability. WARYATV exposes why educated citizens are systematically sidelined by a ruling elite that fears intelligence more than it fears failure.

For decades, Somaliland’s political and administrative structure has been shaped not by the brightest minds, but by those most willing to serve the status quo. Genuine intelligence? That’s dangerous. It questions. It analyzes. It holds mirrors to corruption. So the system reacts the only way it knows how: with expulsion, character assassination, and strategic isolation.

Ask yourself this: How many PhDs are sitting in government today? How many economists are drafting fiscal policy? How many engineers are leading infrastructure? Now compare that with how many ex-traders, campaign donors, or clan cousins hold the keys to public institutions.

The answer is obvious.

Intelligence threatens mediocrity. That’s why it’s unwelcome.

When capable Somalilanders return from abroad with Western degrees and experience, they’re often sidelined or used as PR tools. One minister told WARYATV off-record: “They brought me in for donor meetings, but shut me out of real decisions. The clan elders made every call.”

Worse, our smartest minds are now targets. When they criticize corruption, they’re accused of being agents of UAE. When they demand reform, they’re branded as elitists. It’s not an accident—it’s a defense mechanism. A dumb regime can only survive if it suppresses the very people who could make it smart.

This isn’t just tragic. It’s national suicide.

Because when intellect is driven out, the only thing left to lead is ego. We get officials who read budgets like poems, ministers who can’t spell “policy,” and decision-makers who think WhatsApp rumors are intelligence briefings.

WARYATV says: Stop asking why Somaliland isn’t recognized. Start asking why it’s rejecting its best minds.

Until brains matter more than bloodlines, the republic will remain a shadow of its potential.

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Idiots with Megaphones: How Somaliland Rewards the Worst

As Trump slaps tariffs, Islamabad turns to Somaliland’s port to anchor its East African export blitz. 

Pakistan’s geopolitical chessboard is shifting—and the next major move is Berbera. Faced with a global trade war sparked by Donald Trump’s tariff blitz, Islamabad is pivoting fast from dependence on U.S. markets to the rising opportunities in Africa. And at the heart of this pivot is Somaliland’s Berbera Port—a strategic linchpin now shaping Pakistan’s maritime future.

$1.3 billion in trade with East Africa is already on the books, but Berbera is the game-changer. Not only is it geographically aligned with Pakistan’s Gulf routes, it is now emerging as the primary node in East African shipping, potentially dethroning Kenya’s Mombasa as the region’s top trade hub.

This isn’t lip service. Pakistan’s Minister for Maritime Affairs, Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, has greenlit a 2026 first-phase launch of new sea corridors, designating Berbera as a long-term export base aimed at penetrating the East African Community’s 500-million-strong consumer market. Backed by an inter-ministerial task force, this isn’t just port development—it’s strategic infrastructure warfare.

Berbera is the kill shot. It unlocks access not just to Somaliland or South Sudan, but to Ethiopia’s 120 million consumers—a prize Islamabad is eager to capture as Addis aligns diplomatically with Hargeisa. With Pakistani textiles, agriculture, and machinery poised for market expansion, Somaliland stands to benefit too, transforming into a critical export-processing node between Asia and Africa.

Meanwhile, Washington’s tariff sword is swinging hard. Trump’s administration just hit Pakistan with a 29% tariff penalty, citing protectionist policies. Islamabad’s retaliation is not through war but trade redirection—and Berbera offers the escape hatch.

Pakistan’s bet on Berbera marks a turning point for South-South trade realignment. If Islamabad plays it right, this move could not only outmaneuver U.S. trade pressure but also cement Berbera as the Dubai of the Horn—unofficially, a de facto gateway not just for Pakistan, but for every Asian power seeking an East African entry point.

This is more than commerce—it’s geopolitical real estate acquisition through maritime leverage.

Captured arms spark international uproar as Somalia accused of turning donor aid into tools of regional destabilization. 

Somaliland accuses Somalia of sponsoring militia attacks after seizing weapons marked “Federal Government of Somalia.” Regional tensions flare as calls grow for international investigation.

Somaliland’s armed forces have intercepted a cache of military-grade weapons explicitly marked as belonging to the Somali Ministry of Defense. The discovery, made after a firefight in the Dhuurmadare area of eastern Sanaag on April 18, not only proves Somalia’s military fingerprints in the region—it redefines the nature of the conflict.

The wooden boxes didn’t lie: emblazoned with “MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ARMED FORCES – THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA”, and a formal contract number, they obliterate the fiction that Somalia’s arms are strictly used for counterterrorism. Instead, they now appear weaponized for political warfare—against Somaliland.

Somaliland’s Ministry of Defense wasted no time issuing a blistering rebuke, blaming Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre directly for orchestrating the attack, just days after his controversial visit to Las Anod. “This is not a rogue operation—it’s a state-sponsored proxy war,” the statement warned. For a government that boasts over 30 years of democratic stability, the incursion represents a red line.

And it raises uncomfortable questions for international donors.

The U.S., U.K., EU, and other Western allies have long funneled military aid to Somalia under the guise of fighting al-Shabaab—a group that now reportedly operates within striking distance of Mogadishu. But with donor-funded weapons showing up in anti-Somaliland insurgent hands, the credibility of that narrative is cracking.

Experts warn this could trigger a donor reckoning. “This is what happens when there’s no oversight,” one analyst told WARYATV. “Western taxpayers may be unknowingly funding attacks on a peaceful, democratic neighbor.”

Somaliland has called for an urgent international inquiry—and this time, the evidence speaks louder than diplomacy.

In an unstable Horn, one general rises as both shield and statesman—Somaliland’s answer to regional chaos.

WARYATV EXCLUSIVE | EDITORIAL

Brigadier General Nimcan Yusuf Osman’s decisive leadership amid rising threats from Khaatumo militias and Somalia’s provocations marks a turning point for Somaliland’s national security. Here’s why the people are rallying behind him.

While Somalia’s central government stumbles through diplomatic gaffes and proxy wars, Somaliland is building something far more valuable—resilient leadership. Brigadier General Nimcan Yusuf Osman has now emerged as a symbol of that resilience. His rapid, hands-on response to the Khaatumo militia’s April 17 provocation was more than a tactical success—it was a powerful message: Somaliland will not be destabilized.

In under 30 minutes, Nimcan neutralized a violent attempt to spark ethnic chaos in pastoral communities. No vague press briefings, no PR spins—just action. Social media lit up with support, painting the General not as a distant figure, but as the people’s warrior.

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And this wasn’t just a lucky strike. Nimcan’s career has been defined by strategic foresight. From the frontlines to international diplomacy, his approach blends battlefield acumen with global vision. His participation at the Abu Dhabi defense summit is proof: while others posture, he builds partnerships—securing technology, military intelligence, and alliances that recognize Somaliland’s indispensable role in the Horn.

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But here’s the problem: our Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not moving with him. While Nimcan wins influence abroad, our diplomats are stuck defending old positions with outdated strategies. That disconnect could be fatal. Military strength without diplomatic coherence is like a loaded rifle with no aim.

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We must demand more. Let Nimcan’s model of readiness, loyalty, and vision become the new standard—not just in the army, but across the government. He has shown us what real patriotism looks like. It’s time the rest of our leadership caught up.

General Nimcan is more than a military man. He’s Somaliland’s rising doctrine of dignity, defense, and destiny.

Somaliland’s second-in-command reignites national pride with promise of skills-based progress in Burco.

Somaliland VP Mohamed Ali Aw Abdi launches Burco Technical Institute’s renovation and announces the national Civilian Nationalization Program’s closing ceremony to be held in Burco.

Vice President Mohamed Ali Aw Abdi’s visit to Burco is more than a political stopover—it is a powerfully symbolic moment in Somaliland’s ongoing narrative of nation-building. In a country still battling external diplomatic rejection and internal economic stagnation, the Vice President’s words and actions have re-centered the conversation on the very tools that build nations: skills, self-reliance, and national unity.

The renovation of the Burao Technical Institute is not just a facelift—it represents a critical investment in the future of Somaliland’s youth. For a generation too often trapped between unemployment and emigration, vocational training is a ladder out. The Vice President’s personal anecdotes about classmates finding dignity and purpose through skilled labor underscores a shift in mindset: in Somaliland’s new chapter, a trade is as valuable as a title.

More telling, however, is the announcement that the Civilian Nationalization Program—the country’s most ambitious civil integration project—is culminating in Burco. This isn’t just geographic symbolism; it’s a declaration that Burco is being restored as a central pillar of national cohesion. It sends a loud signal to the rest of Somaliland: the periphery is the pulse.

The Unity and Action Government is now visibly placing development at the heart of governance. Vocational training, once dismissed as a second-tier pursuit, is being elevated as a national priority. And with international recognition still elusive, Somaliland is wisely betting on something it can control: human capital.

As foreign-funded destabilization efforts spread in other parts of the Horn, Somaliland’s leadership is turning inward to stabilize from within. By aligning infrastructure with education and civic programs, VP Mohamed Ali Aw Abdi is showing that peace isn’t built through negotiations alone—it’s forged through institutions, skills, and social dignity.

Burco is not just being rebuilt—it’s being reborn.