Somaliland Enters Complex Middle East Dynamics
Israel's recognition of Somaliland has provided the Horn of Africa nation with long-awaited visibility. It has also drawn the country into the growing tensions...
Somaliland Spokesman Calls for Somalia Policy Review and Recognition
Hussein Deyr, the official spokesman to the President of Somaliland, has called on the international community to fundamentally reassess its policy toward Somalia while...
Rights Commission Concerned Over Detained Activist Without Trial
Mogadishu - Somalia's National Independent Human Rights Commission has expressed concern over the continued detention of Sadio Moallim Ali, who has been held at...
Somalia’s Hassan Sheikh Presidency: From Fragility to Fracture
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's constitutional mandate formally concludes on 15 May 2026 during one of the most politically unstable periods Somalia has encountered in...
Somaliland’s Resources Require Protection, Not Exploitation
With growing interest in Somaliland's resource wealth, weak enforcement and legal uncertainty threaten to transform opportunity into exploitation. A decisive approach is urgently required.
A...
Journalists Arrested While Covering Evictions, Clashes
Mogadishu - The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has condemned the recent pattern of arrests, intimidation and harassment of media workers in the...
Somalia on Brink: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Pushing Nation Toward Civil War
In the evening of May 6, 2026, in the Warlaliska area of Deyniile district in Mogadishu, federal government forces began shooting at civilians. The...
Farmaajo cautions against limiting Mogadishu protests
Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on Saturday accused the federal government of attempting to restrict and suppress planned protests in Mogadishu, warning that...
Institutional Weakness in Somali Politics
Background in Conflict Studies
This article examines Somalia's political condition through an institutional lens. It focuses on statements made by four Somali traditional leaders during...
Civil Society Calls for Dialogue to Resolve Political Tensions
A Somali Civil Society Conference on good governance and political stability concluded in Mogadishu on Wednesday following three days of deliberations from May 3...