Somali Government Empowered Secessionist Leader
An agreement to restart talk on Somaliland secession between the federal government of Somalia and the secessionist region have set in motion a crisis in the Horn of Africa.
Somalia Mourns Loss of Minister Khadija Diriye
The Somali nation mourns the unexpected loss of Khadija Mohamed Diriye, Somali Minister for Women and Human Rights Development, yesterday in Djibouti, at the age of 74. Ms. Diriye was…
Somalia’s EAC Accession: A Strategic Leap from Isolation to Integration
On December 15, 2023, Somalia’s membership in the East African Community became a reality—a landmark decision that promises to redefine our nation’s regional standing. While debate continues, this is not…
Somali president’s son flees Turkiye after killing courier
Somali president’s son crashed into a Turkish motorcycle courier on a busy highway in Istanbul on November 30. Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mahamud was driving a diplomatic registered car even though…
US, UAE Pressure Somali President to sack PM for Calling Israel a Terrorist Organization
In a conference held in Mogadishu earlier this month, an visibly exasperated Hamze, leaving diplomatic language aside, decried the horrendous treatment of the Palestinian people, the barbaric mass killing and…
How Abiy’s Red Sea Speech Aims to Reshape the Horn of Africa
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's obsession with access to the Red Sea came to light after the broadcast, on October 13, of a speech to parliamentarians...
President pressures Somali national to withdraw from race for IPU presidency
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's efforts to force a Somali national to withdraw from an international body election race in favor of a Tanzanian national...
Farmajo denounced government’s plan to tamper with the constitution
Former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, now in self-imposed exile in Turkey, made a rare entrance into Somalia’s federal politics to warn the nation about government’s plan to tamper with the…
Israel Deliberately Bombs Al-Ahli Hospital, Kills more than 500 Civilians
500 Palestinian civilians were martyred and hundreds other were wounded following an air strike by Israel Defense Forces targeting the Anglican-run Al-Ahli Hospital on Tuesday evening, in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood…
Operation Al-Aqsa Flood: Anatomy of a Surprise Attack
Ten days have passed since October 7, when the Palestinian Resistance launched a surprise commando-style attack on Israel, deploying a force not seen since the Yom Kippur War in 1973.