Somaliland President Holds High-Level Talks in Qatar Amid Push for Greater International Engagement

Somaliland President Holds High-Level Talks in Qatar Amid Push for Greater International Engagement

https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By Mohamed Duale On the fourth day of his official visit to Qatar, Somaliland President Dr Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro held a series of high-level meetings with Qatari officials and development leaders, in a move aimed at deepening diplomatic and economic ties with the Gulf nation. The talks, which took place in Doha, reflect Somaliland’s […] The post Somaliland President Holds High-Level Talks in Qatar A…

Qatar’s Hypocrisy on Somaliland

By Michael Rubin On June 30, 2025, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro arrived in Qatar to meet Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, who serves jointly as the Gulf emirate’s prime minister and foreign minister.  While previous Somaliland presidents have visited Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the visit to Qatar appeared a diplomatic breakthrough as it marked an expansion of Somaliland’s diplomatic re…

Qatar and Somaliland: Strategic Engagement or Subtle Encirclement?

Introduction In June 2025, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro made a landmark visit to Doha at the invitation of the Qatari government. The visit marked the first official diplomatic engagement between the Republic of Somaliland and the State of Qatar, a move that has stirred both intrigue and alarm. While some hailed it as a diplomatic breakthrough, others saw it as a calculated maneuver by Qatar to reassert its influence in…