Barkulan Coworking and Innovation Hub

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This is what the USA 🤝 UN should be. @Gohafide was one of the alumni of the Timbuktoo Africa program and it’s great to see this initiative getting support from 🇺🇸 companies and focus on supporting entrepreneurs and trade ties. This is America First. Dr. Pham 🙌🔥

Time to build and work alongside partners like @afrilabs and Timbuktu, who support entrepreneurs in Africa

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Wallahi this is what I am excited about the most. Collaboration with Israel, a global leader in water technology, could --quite literally-- transform Somaliland. Somaliland is urbanisation at an alarming rate as nomadic communities lose their herds to recurring droughts, forcing them to abandon ancient pastoral traditions. I've seen this first hand in my own family. This can be reversed with support and knowledge transfer from Israel. Reliable, affordable energy + water.. whoever solves this unlocks Somaliland. Water is life. Thank you Israel 🇮🇱

You will see many Unicorns from Somaliland soon. For entrepreneurs it is high time to ship from Somaliland. Thank you @tedcruz

Recognizing Somaliland isn’t charity — it’s strategy. It aligns with America’s security interests and the “America First” doctrine by strengthening an ally that shares our values in a region vital to global trade and counterterrorism. @thehill thehill.com/opinion/intern…

@lennysan @pmarca Future of product management

The one and only @pmarca is coming on the pod next week. What would you most love to hear him talk about?

"Courage is in much shorter supply than genius." – Peter Thiel

took me 10+ years, a failed VC pitch, a few hits, a few flops and an acquisition to learn the difference between an idea and an insight

@AviKaner Thank you Avi. Barkulan is one of tech hubs operating in Somaliland. Young landers are ambitious entrepreneurs.

Amazing facts about Somaliland: 🌍 Governance, Stability, Legitimacy •🕊️ Over 30 years of sustained peace •🗳️ Competitive multiparty elections •🤝 Peaceful transfers of presidential power •🧭 Locally driven reconciliation rooted in clan consensus •🏛️ Functioning executive, legislature, judiciary •📜 Constitution approved by public referendum •⚖️ Customary law, Islamic law, and civil law blended pragmatically •🛑 No military coups in its history •🧑‍⚖️ Courts operate nationwide •🏢 Ministries function without foreign trusteeship 👮 Security and Rule of Law •👮‍♂️ Effective domestic policing •🛡️ Strong intelligence cooperation with partners •🚫 No permanent al Shabaab presence •🔒 Cities largely free of mass terror attacks •🧑‍✈️ Locally recruited security forces •🧠 Security legitimacy rooted in community trust •🏙️ Safe capital city by regional standards •🚓 Border controls actively enforced 🌐 Diplomacy and International Standing •🤝 Representative offices abroad •🌍 Formal cooperation with Ethiopia, UAE, Taiwan, UK •🛫 Issues its own passports and visas •🪪 Controls immigration independently •🧭 Consistent foreign policy focused on stability •🕊️ No export of extremism or insurgency •🧑‍💼 Trusted interlocutor for Western diplomats •🧱 Acts as a buffer against regional instability 🚢 Trade, Logistics, Strategic Geography •🌊 Prime location on the Gulf of Aden •🚢 Berbera Port expansion attracting global investment •🛣️ Trade corridor serving landlocked Ethiopia •📦 Growing logistics and warehousing sector •⚓ Natural deep water harbor •🧭 Strategic alternative to congested Red Sea ports •🚚 Road infrastructure improving steadily •🏗️ Industrial zones under development 💼 Economy and Private Sector •📈 Entrepreneur driven economy •🐪 Major exporter of livestock to Gulf •🧑‍🌾 Strong pastoral and agri trade base •🏪 Small businesses dominate •🏦 Informal but resilient financial systems •💸 High remittance inflows stabilize households •🛍️ Vibrant markets and local trade hubs •📊 Fiscal discipline despite limited aid 📱 Technology and Innovation •📱 Among Africa’s highest mobile money adoption rates •💳 Cashless payments used nationwide •📡 Competitive telecom providers •🌐 Affordable mobile connectivity •🧠 Rapid adoption of new digital tools •🧾 Digital payments even in rural areas •🏪 Mobile wallets replace cash registers 🎓 Education and Human Capital •🎓 Growing network of universities •🏫 Expansion of private schools •📚 High value placed on education •🌍 Diaspora funded scholarships •🧑‍🏫 Teacher training supported by NGOs •🧠 Youth fluent in multiple languages 🌐 Diaspora Power •✈️ Large and engaged global diaspora •💼 Diaspora founded companies and startups •🏥 Diaspora funded hospitals and clinics •🏫 Schools built through remittances •🛣️ Roads and infrastructure co funded privately •🤝 Strong transnational family networks •🌍 Global advocacy for recognition 🏜️ Culture, Identity, Society •🗣️ Renowned oral poetry tradition •🎶 Rich musical and storytelling heritage •🏜️ Distinct national identity •🧕 Strong role of women in commerce •👨‍👩‍👧 Tight knit community structures •🤲 Social solidarity and mutual aid •🕯️ Deep respect for elders and mediation 🏺 History and Heritage •🏺 Laas Geel cave paintings among Africa’s finest •🐫 Ancient trade routes linking Arabia and Africa •📜 Long history of self governance •🏛️ British era administrative legacy adapted locally •🧭 Historical continuity of borders since 1960 🌱 Development and Sustainability •🌱 Community led development projects •🚰 Grassroots water and sanitation initiatives •🌞 Strong potential for solar energy •🐐 Sustainable pastoral traditions •🧠 Development driven by local priorities •🧱 Incremental growth without debt traps

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"What you can imagine depends on what you know." – Daniel Dennett

In an extraordinary session, the duly elected House of Representatives of the Republic of #Somaliland unanimously endorsed and formally adopted, in its entirety, the formal recognition of the Republic of Somaliland by the State of #Israel. 🫡 💪

A Libyan whose own people are selling Black people on slave auctions is lecturing us about Islam😂 No ceeb left in the world

Dhab u aqoonsiga caalamiga ah Somaliland waa xaqiiq ay tahay in adduunyadu ku xisaabtanto, waa dhab-ood (qolada shaxda taqaannaa garanaysa e, waa jare xidhmay) oo ay tahay in lagu xisaabtamo oo aan dhinacna laga dhaafi karin.

Beat intro into Somaliland

@RoblyXNews24 @POTUS Somaliland should look into AI collaborations, that is the future.

“We’ll study it. I study a lot of things and always make great decisions, and they turn out to be correct.” — President @POTUS told The Post when he was asked about recognizing the independence of Somaliland

To those who paved the way for this moment.. we owe you everything. Even though you are not here to witness it, your sacrifices live on in this achievement Allah ha uwada naxariisto dhamaan

Time to build and ship from Somaliland. #Somaliland