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Somaliland Pursues Efforts to Manage Its Own Airspace

28 September 2026 · Single source · Edition 17

Somaliland announced its intention to fully control its airspace management and eliminate the requirement for Somalia's electronic visa system for travelers to Hargeisa. Somaliland's Minister of Presidential Affairs, Khadar Hussein Abdi, conveyed this during a meeting with the Somaliland diaspora in the United States. This move underscores Somaliland's ongoing efforts to assert its independence from Somalia.

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