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.

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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.

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

Idiots with Megaphones: How Somaliland Rewards the Worst

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 President Rises as National Hero After Cutting Ties With Somalia. Ending talks with Mogadishu electrifies Somaliland public, unites political forces, and positions President Irro as the bold defender of national sovereignty.

President Irro’s firm stance on ending Somaliland-Somalia dialogue garners nationwide admiration. Lasanod incident was the last straw in a decade of broken agreements. Somaliland reclaims its diplomatic clarity.

In a rare moment of political consensus, Somalilanders across the globe have rallied behind President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro following his decisive move to sever all diplomatic talks with Somalia. For many, it wasn’t just a long-overdue response—it was a national awakening.

The tipping point came after Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre brazenly visited annexed territory East Sool, an act Somaliland rightly deemed a direct assault on its sovereignty. The visit, laced with political symbolism and provocation, shattered the illusion that dialogue with Mogadishu held any promise.

But this wasn’t the beginning—it was the final betrayal in a decade-long pattern of Somalia trampling every rule of engagement. From Ankara to Djibouti, from 2012 to 2020, every round of dialogue ended in Somali double-dealing. They signed protocols with one hand while dispatching militants or undermining Somaliland with the other.

President Irro’s decision to end the charade marked a clean break from the past. His predecessors hesitated. He didn’t. And that clarity of action has ignited rare admiration across clan lines, political camps, and the diaspora.

He didn’t just end talks—he reclaimed dignity.

Even opposition parties, often critical of the administration, have backed the move. The diaspora applauds it. Social media is ablaze with national pride. And the people, weary of Somalia’s gaslighting tactics, finally see a president who acts, not appeases.

This is why President Irro is being celebrated. He didn’t merely issue a statement. He closed the door, bolted it, and dared the world to ask why.

Because Somaliland isn’t a discussion. It’s a reality.

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Somaliland’s greatest obstacle isn’t foreign policy — it’s internal corruption, nepotism, and betrayal from politicians who profit while the nation suffers. WARYATV exposes the rot.

While the people dream of recognition, their leaders cash in on betrayal.

Somaliland’s path to recognition has never been blocked by Mogadishu, Ethiopia, or even the UN. It has been sabotaged from within. Behind the speeches and flag-waving lies an elite class of politicians and businessmen who treat the nation not as a cause to fight for, but as a franchise to milk.

These men—most unelected, many unqualified—have spent decades playing the long game of stagnation. They talk sovereignty while banking silence. They chant patriotism while laundering public funds. And worst of all, they have created a system where anyone smart enough to challenge the decay is labeled a threat.

This is the intellectual apartheid of Somaliland: Educated minds are shunned, sidelined, and smeared because they expose what the ruling class desperately wants to hide—their fear of change, their fear of meritocracy, and their fear of losing control.

The result?

• Corruption reigns unchecked.
• Healthcare and education are abandoned.
• National planning is a joke.
• Recognition is sabotaged deliberately—because an internationally recognized state comes with rules and transparency, and that threatens the clan cartel currently in charge.

Somalilanders aren’t poor because of geography. They’re poor because the elite keep them that way. They’re told to wait, to pray, to believe in “diplomatic progress” while deals are cut behind closed doors and loyalty is bought, not earned. And the biggest betrayal? Business elites who actively oppose recognition, because they fear competition more than they love their flag.

Hadrawi warned us. Intelligence is punished. The thinkers, the visionaries, the honest ones—they are exiled, not by the world, but by their own people in power.

Somaliland isn’t failing because of external pressure. It’s failing because of internal cowardice. A nation hijacked by men who want the title of president, not the responsibility of statehood.

The people must stop idolizing thieves and start demanding truth. Somaliland’s dream is not dead—but it’s being strangled in silence.

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Time to break the silence. 

From clan warlords to jihadi strongholds — the U.S. bet on Mogadishu cost Africa dearly. 

Barack Obama with Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

WARYATV EDITORIAL | SPECIAL FEATURE

The Obama-era decision to recognize Somalia’s weak regime over stable Somaliland created a disaster still unraveling across the Horn of Africa. WARYATV dives deep into the real legacy of U.S. foreign policy blunders. 

The Delusion of Statehood: Somalia’s Recognition Was a Catastrophic Mistake

Hillary Clinton with Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

In 2013, the Obama administration made a grave error with global consequences—it legitimized Somalia, a state with no real institutions, no rule of law, and no functioning sovereignty. That decision, rooted in political theater and legacy building, has since unleashed more than a decade of chaos, corruption, and violence across the Horn of Africa.

Rather than back the de facto independent, democratic, and stable Republic of Somaliland, Obama’s State Department chose to recognize a so-called Somali Federal Government (SFG) that couldn’t even secure its own capital. Why? Because the U.S. wanted a “success story.” They got a farce instead.

Propped up by foreign troops, Somalia has remained a playground of corrupt elites, with warlords in suits playing presidents. Al-Shabaab, the extremist group birthed from the wreckage of past Islamist projects like the Islamic Courts Union—whose leader the U.S. later backed—now operates just miles from the capital. Billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars went into rebuilding Somalia, and yet the nation remains a failed, fragmented, and foreign troop-dependent shell.

What was sold as “state-building” was really a diplomatic hallucination. Hillary Clinton’s push to stand beside unelected clan presidents in Mogadishu was never about stability—it was about headlines. Obama’s Somalia experiment was a legacy play, one that has aged like milk in the sun.

Hillary Clinton with sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed

And under Biden, the same madness continues. Washington refuses to own up to its blunder, choosing to ignore Somaliland—the region’s most functioning democracy—while doubling down on the myth of Mogadishu’s legitimacy.

Somalia’s failure wasn’t inevitable—it was engineered.

Hassan, Farmaajo, Shariif

And the price is being paid not just by Americans, but by the millions of civilians across the Horn of Africa still living in the shadow of al-Shabaab, displacement, and endless instability.

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 UK, EU & US accused of bankrolling instability inside Somaliland under the guise of “Somalia peacebuilding”

Donor Hypocrisy Is Tearing Somaliland Apart. Will Hargeisa Finally Say Enough?

The so-called Somalia Stability Fund (SSF) is emerging not as a vehicle of peace, but a Trojan horse of geopolitical sabotage—financed by global powers that should know better. Under the banner of “stabilizing Somalia,” donor governments including the UK, EU, US, and Scandinavian states are actively funding the creation of a rival administration within Somaliland’s borders.

This is nothing short of foreign-sponsored destabilization.

By pumping millions into the occupied territory project—an entity that exists only on donor spreadsheets and Mogadishu’s delusions—these nations are tearing at the sovereignty of the most stable, democratic and self-governing entity in the Horn of Africa. Somaliland has stood tall for over three decades without terrorism, without foreign troops, and without donor dependency. And now it is being punished for its success.

This is not aid—it’s aggression. This is not peacebuilding—it’s provocation.

Somaliland must act decisively. The government must issue formal complaints to every SSF donor state. If any country is found channeling funds into Somalia’s illegal expansionist agenda within our sovereign territory, diplomatic consequences must follow. Trade relations should be frozen. Embassy activity reviewed. Aid partnerships suspended. No more silent tolerance for backroom betrayal disguised as development.

Donors must now decide: do they back democracy and stability—or fund proxy chaos in the Horn of Africa?

The people are awake. And the era of silent sabotage is over.