The Diplomacy of Desperation: Somaliland’s Israel Deal
Somaliland’s abrupt pivot toward Israel was driven not by external opportunity, but by a perfect storm of internal pressures.
The World Cup’s Lost Official: What Happened to Omar Artan?
If Artan's World Cup dream was interrupted in the United States, his return to Somalia produced a very different scene.
Mogadishu Plunges into Crisis as Election Feud Turns Violent
Somalia’s capital woke up under a de facto lockdown this morning after hours of intense overnight fighting. Heavy clashes, involving a range of weaponry, erupted across several key districts...
The Mogadishu Deadlock: Where Compromise Goes to Die
Once again, the dusty, sun-bleached streets of Mogadishu find themselves at the mercy of a familiar, exhausting political theater.
Awdal’s Fault Lines: How May 18 Exposed Somaliland’s Deepest Crisis
Awdal is at war with itself—but the battlefield is generational. On one side stand the youth protesters who took to Borama's streets on May 17, tearing down Somaliland's flag...
Somalia’s Term-Limit Crisis and Collapse of the Halane Talks
or the third time in a decade, Somalia stands at a perilous political crossroads. On May 15, 2026, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s four-year mandate officially expired...
The Discreet Nationalist: Farmaajo’s Return to the Spotlight
In a rare and revealing sit-down in late April 2026, Somalia’s 9th President, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed—better known as Farmaajo—broke his silence.
The Mogadishu Standoff: A Republic on the Brink
What began as a protest against land grabbing by those close to power and forced evictions quickly turned into a referendum on the presidency itself.
Turkey’s Somali Oil Gamble: Partnership or Paternalism?
As the Turkish drillship Çağrı Bey bores into a potential 10-billion-barrel well off Somalia’s coast—escorted by Turkish F-16s and frigates—a fierce debate erupts: Is this a strategic alliance, or a…