While the world watches US and Israeli missiles streak toward Iranian targets, a quieter but equally consequential drama is unfolding 500 kilometres from Yemen’s coast—on the shores of northern Somalia. The night skies over Hargeisa and Berbera have never been busier. For decades, the airport in Somaliland’s capital operated on a predictable rhythm—a handful of […]
USA and Israel launched a surprise military attack on Iran, shattering any pretense of peaceful negotiations. The assault came at a time when Washington claimed to be engaged in peace talks with Tehran…
Somali politics has experienced months of high political tension, as President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the opposition united under the Somali Council for the Future engaged in several critical meetings…
Heavy fighting erupted in Baidoa, the capital of the Somalia’s South-West State, resulting in widespread loss of life and property…
When Somalia announced, in January 12, it was annulling all agreements with the United Arab Emirates, the language from Mogadishu was unmistakable…
On December 26, 2025, the State of Israel formally recognized the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent nation. This highly controversial move marks the first time …
Somali Americans occupy a uniquely complex position in the U.S. racial landscape. They are racialized as Black but many of them resist identifying as such.
The ancient port city of Zeila, long a symbol of Awdal’s history and identity, became the epicentre of a violent political and social rupture the last couple of months.
The remarks made by US President Donald Trump, describing Somali Americans and Representative Ilhan Omar as “garbage,” go far beyond a simple inflammatory statement.
Somalia has not officially chosen a side in Sudan’s civil war. Yet, through silence and deniability, it finds itself entangled in the conflict—a quiet entanglement that exposes the deep vulnerability of its fragmented state…
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