What the Awdal State Movement says: official statements, interviews, press releases, speeches and videos.
Somalia’s federal government recently introduced an e‑visa requirement for all incoming travelers, a standard sovereign measure aimed at improving border security and tracking movement amid continued threats from Al-Shabaab. Reports that some carriers, notably Ethiopian Airlines and flights originating via…
During Djibouti’s struggle for independence, Somalia support, including covert assistance and reports of special forces, helped Djiboutian nationalists resist colonial control. That history of mutual aid makes today’s developments all the more troubling: the current Djibouti regime under President Ismaïl…
Introduction: The Gadaboursi (also spelled Gadabursi or Gadabuursi), a major Dir clan with deep roots in the Horn of Africa, have historically been bound by strong kinship, shared customs and collective responsibility. Traces of their lineage and political life can…
Somalia’s social fabric is woven from tribes and sub-clans whose identities are tied not only to lineage, but to centuries-old homelands. In the Awdal region, around Zayla and Lughaya, the Gadabuursi have exercised political authority and cultural stewardship for millennia,…
The territorial extent and historical legacy of the Gadabuursi people have been acknowledged by Somali, Amhara, Tigray, and various European authorities for centuries. Such recognition underscores that Gadabuursi claims to Sayla, Lughaya, Djibouti, Dire Dawa and Harar are neither incidental…
It has gone far too long that Ethiopia’s leadership in Addis Ababa continues to trample Somalia’s sovereignty by treating “Somaliland” not as a regional state within the Federal Republic of Somalia, but as an independent interlocutor. By hosting and empowering,…
The Gadaboursi people boast a rich and storied history, one that is deeply rooted in the fabric of the Horn of Africa. Their legacy is not a tale spun from fiction (like the so-called “Xeer Ciise”) or folklore, but a…