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[@4rukun](/creator/twitter/4rukun)
"In 2022 Somalias MFA met his Saudi counterpart & negotiated the easing of long-standing import restrictions. With standards aligned KSA reopened its livestock market to Somali exports restoring the countrys most critical export corridor. 1/10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/4rukun/status/1979509848283750817) [@4rukun](/creator/x/4rukun) 2025-10-18T11:28Z 58.1K followers, 2619 engagements


"Timing magnified the effect. As Sudans exports collapsed under conflict and Australia wound down live-animal shipments Somalia captured the Gulfs unmet demand & expanded its market share. 5/10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/4rukun/status/1979509867246190711) [@4rukun](/creator/x/4rukun) 2025-10-18T11:28Z 58.1K followers, XXX engagements


"This was not just a trade story; it was a test of state capacity. Somalia turned external diplomacy into internal accumulation showing that sovereignty matures when agreements abroad yield income at home. 4/10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/4rukun/status/1979509863580643393) [@4rukun](/creator/x/4rukun) 2025-10-18T11:28Z 58.1K followers, XXX engagements


"In two years Somalias export earnings rose XX percent from $523M in 2022 to $974M in 2024. Diplomacy anchored in national purpose turned external agreements into domestic production. Strategy not luck drove the recovery as foreign policy acted as industrial policy. 2/10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/4rukun/status/1979509852692251119) [@4rukun](/creator/x/4rukun) 2025-10-18T11:28Z 58.1K followers, XXX engagements


"Saudi Arabias decision to ease import limits restored Somali access to the Gulfs billion-dollar livestock economy. The policy shift rippled across pastoral communities stabilizing incomes and trade routes. 3/10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/4rukun/status/1979509858282938668) [@4rukun](/creator/x/4rukun) 2025-10-18T11:28Z 58.1K followers, XXX engagements


"But the momentum was not sustained. The current administration pivoted to short-term transactional relations with the UAE trading strategic depth for immediate liquidity. 8/10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/4rukun/status/1979509880219377909) [@4rukun](/creator/x/4rukun) 2025-10-18T11:28Z 58.1K followers, XXX engagements


"Saudi Arabia offers scale legitimacy and enduring markets. The UAE provides liquidity but not continuity. Enduring sovereignty is built by compounding partnerships not short-term transactions. 9/10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/4rukun/status/1979509884505776381) [@4rukun](/creator/x/4rukun) 2025-10-18T11:28Z 58.1K followers, XXX engagements