Who Owns Somalia’s Security?
Washington's decision to cut AUSSOM funding while preserving bilateral support for Danab misunderstands modern warfare.
The Star and the Struggle: How Somalia Found Its Soul
For decades, the blue of the Somali sky carried a deeper meaning than a mere horizon—it was the colour of a dream deferred. From the scorched plains of the north…
Why Puntland Is Walking Away from Mogadishu
The relationship between the Puntland Administration and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has reached its most perilous inflection point in the country's post-civil war history.
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.
Ankara’s Blind Spots in the Somali Quagmire
Turkey, enticed by the promise of lucrative resource deals and strategic influence, now finds itself deeply entangled in a Somali quagmire of its own making.
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...