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.
The African Solution: Why Somalia Is Looking to Burkina Faso to Fight Terror
The written message from Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to Burkina Faso’s interim leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, was brief but urgent: We face the same enemy. Let’s fight it together.
The Coordinated Strike That Failed to Break Mali
On April 25, 2026, Mali faced its most complex security challenge in over a decade. Before dawn, explosions and heavy gunfire rippled across more than 1,000 kilometres of territory...
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…
Sudan’s War Without Borders: Covert Alliances and a Shadow Conflict
As Sudan’s war enters its fourth year, what began as a hopeful popular uprising has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
The Night Civilization Was Threatened
“A whole civilization will die tonight.” So spoke Trump the Barbarian. On April 7, after five weeks of relentless bombing campaigns over Iran, the U.S. president vowed to erase 93…
Somalia’s 11th Parliament Term Expires Amid Deep Constitutional Crisis
The 11th Parliament of the Federal Republic of Somalia officially concluded its four-year term today, amid a fierce constitutional dispute over the extension of term limits.
The Strategic Mirage: Why Djibouti’s “Stability” Is the Horn’s Most Dangerous Illusion
President Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG) prepares to secure his sixth term on April 10th, the "Landlord of the Horn" is finding that his tightrope is fraying...
The Ankara-Mogadishu Axis: Partnership, Profits, and Peril
What began as a humanitarian overture amid famine has since evolved into one of Africa's most consequential bilateral relationships—a multifaceted partnership spanning military bases, offshore energy exploration, ...