2005 Stanhope Centre and LSE Crisis States Research Programme

Yusuf Abdi GABOBE, 35, is from Hargeisa, Somaliland. He is currently Chairman of Haatuf Media Network, which publishes the English weekly “Somaliland Times”, the Arabic weekly “Al-Haatuf Al-Arabi” and the Somali daily “Haatuf”. While Yusuf serves as the Editor-in-Chief of these publications, he regularly contributes editorial articles analysing local and international affairs to all three papers. He is a prolific journalist and has produced a substantial body of work covering issues such as terrorism in Somaliland (including the role of al-Queda and Islamic fundamentalism), local strategies for securing international recognition of Somaliland and the international community’s approach to security and stability in the region.