SOMALIA ISN’T FOOLED BY TURKISH CLAIMS OF “20 BILLION BARRELS OF OIL DISCOVERED” IN RECORD TIME
By Abdisaid Ali, Somalia’s former Foreign Minister and Chairman of Lome Security & Peace Forum
Chairman Ali refutes Turkish claims of discovering significant oil deposits mere moments after finalizing a contentious oil and gas agreement with Somalia, an arrangement widely criticized by the Somali public as an unfair deal that risks turning their nation into a Turkish colonial outpost. Ali dismisses the announcement as strategic misinformation designed to justify the agreement, urging the Somali people to remain vigilant against external influences that might undermine their sovereignty.
On X he writes: “You don’t “discover” 20 billion barrels of oil in a few days. That’s not how exploration works. This is propaganda meant to justify a deeply flawed deal that gives Türkiye 90% of Somalia’s oil—before we’ve even mapped our own reserves.
SOMALIA ISN’T FOOLED BY TURKISH CLAIMS OF “20 BILLION BARRELS OF OIL DISCOVERED” IN RECORD TIME
By @4rukun, Somalia’s former Foreign Minister and Chairman of Lome Security & Peace Forum
Chairman Ali refutes Turkish claims of discovering significant oil deposits mere moments… pic.twitter.com/ggvgOVkzLp
— Daljir Media (@radiodaljir) May 11, 2025
The Turkish claim of a $20B oil discovery days after signing a secretive deal is not science—it’s spin. There’s no geological survey, no seismic data, no transparency. Just a foreign government exploiting a corrupt agreement while Somalia watches its future auctioned off.
You don’t “discover” 20 billion barrels of oil in a few days. That’s not how exploration works. This is propaganda meant to justify a deeply flawed deal that gives Türkiye 90% of Somalia’s oil—before we’ve even mapped our own reserves. 1/3 https://t.co/k1lNnt43Ba
— Abdisaid Muse Ali (@4rukun) May 11, 2025
Wow—20 billion barrels “discovered” in record time! Somalia must be the only country where oil finds appear faster than a press release. No seismic data, no exploration records—just a headline to cover up a scandalous giveaway. We’re not fooled.”
If Turkey fooled Villa Somalia, does it also expect to similarly fool the Somali public?
> Daljir Media
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