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.
Living on the Edge: The Somali Struggle in South Africa’s Xenophobia Storm
Today, the Somali dream in South Africa is increasingly being written in blood.
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.
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.