Somalia’s Self-Inflicted Wounds: The Role of Clanism, Corruption, and Conflict in State Collapse. When three former Somali presidents—Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and Mohamed Abdullahi...
Jealousy in Villa Somalia: Hassan Sheikh’s War Against Somaliland’s Democracy. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has become a prisoner of his own jealousy. Two years into...
Why Somaliland Now Matters More Than Ever in the Red Sea Strategic Equation. Turkey’s expanding footprint in Somalia is often framed as humanitarian partnership or infrastructure...
Ankara’s multi‑billion‑dollar investment in Mogadishu provokes questions over transparency, influence and arms embargo compliance. Turkey’s deepening involvement in Somalia—spanning a $1.15 billion aid package, a sprawling new...
From AI Slop to Rage Bait, 2025’s Words Expose the Age of Outrage, Algorithms, and Parasocial Life. If you want to understand 2025, skip the speeches...
Whistleblower reveals President and Speaker approved secret deal granting Turkey control over 90% of Somalia’s oil and gas — triggering calls of betrayal and neo-colonialism. “90%...
Somalia has condemned Israel in the halls of the United Nations. Its ambassador in New York, Abubakar Osman Baale, branded the recent Israeli strike in Doha...
The Jerusalem Declaration: Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland Redraws the Horn of Africa. HARGEISA/JERUSALEM — In a move that decisively alters the geopolitical geometry of the Horn...
Mogadishu Paralysis: How Somaliland’s Icebreaker Strategy Is Stripping Somalia of Its Diplomatic Leverage. As the Icebreaker Strategy accelerates toward its decisive phase in Hargeisa, the political...
The geopolitical center of gravity in the Horn of Africa has shifted decisively toward Hargeisa. On Friday night, within the walls of the Somaliland Presidential Palace,...
The geopolitical architecture of the Horn of Africa has entered a decisive phase, one that moves beyond theory and into the terminal mechanics of statehood. As...
Turkey is attempting to deploy radar systems inside Syrian territory, a move that Western intelligence sources warn could sharply alter the regional military balance and directly...
The groundbreaking of the Berbera Quarantine Zone on December 25, 2025 marks a turning point for Somaliland’s livestock sector and its broader economic diplomacy. Valued at...
In the shiny boardrooms of Hargeisa and the bustling docks of Berbera, a group of men are getting very rich. They drive the latest SUVs, they...
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivered one of his starkest warnings yet to European allies, cautioning that Russia could be preparing to target NATO territory within...
A sharp new rift has opened between Washington and Europe after the United States imposed visa bans on five prominent European figures linked to digital regulation...
Somaliland’s Voter Registration Dispute Exposes a High-Stakes Battle Over the 2026 Elections. The ruling WADDANI party’s formal endorsement of the National Electoral Commission’s voter registration procedures...
Jordan’s military has carried out targeted strikes against drug and weapons smuggling networks operating along its northern border with Syria, escalating a campaign that reflects growing...
UN Alarm: Al-Shabab’s Power Undiminished as Somalia and Kenya Face Escalating Threat. Al-Shabab remains the single most serious threat to peace and stability in Somalia and...
Somalia’s main opposition coalition has sharply rejected the Banadir Regional Council elections scheduled for Thursday in Mogadishu, calling the process neither free nor fair and warning...