Kenya has received an advanced Israeli air‑defense system of the SPYDER (Surface‑to‑Air Python and Derby) type, as part of a government plan to modernize its air‑defense capabilities and strengthen the protection of the country’s airspace in the face of increasing regional threats. According to newly published information, the system was delivered by the Israeli government to Kenyan President William Ruto after years of technical and financial arrangements between the two sides. The system is manufactured by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and uses guided Python and Derby missiles…
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a new resolution renewing the sanctions regime targeting Al-Shabaab. The Council voted in favor of Resolution 2806 (2025), which extends the existing arms embargo, travel bans, and asset freezes designed to restrict Al Shabaab’s operational capabilities. The decision reflects a shared assessment among all 15 Council members that the security situation in Somalia remains fragile and that the group continues to pose a significant danger. When the current administration led by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud came to power in 2022, it…
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary carried out mass kidnappings, extortion and executions of civilians after capturing the western city of El Fasher in late October, The Washington Post reported, citing survivors, relatives of hostages and human rights groups. According to the newspaper’s investigation, the RSF routinely killed and abducted civilians attempting to flee. When the Sudanese army withdrew from its final positions and the city fell on Oct. 27, RSF fighters seized civilians en masse, including women and children, holding them for large ransoms and executing those…
The United States continues its war on terrorism in Somalia at a steady pace, even as it has effectively withdrawn from the Sahel theater in Africa, despite the fact that the region stretching from Mali to Niger and Burkina Faso is today described as the most dangerous terrorist hotspot in the world. This striking contrast in military positioning raises questions about Washington’s priorities and the limits of its commitment to combating extremist organizations beyond the scope of its direct interests. Washington views Somalia’s Al-Shabaab as a direct threat to its interests and those of its…
Ethiopian police have arrested six of the most prominent influencers and content creators on TikTok after they attended a content creators’ awards ceremony at which some appeared in clothing the authorities described as “indecent” and “violating the country’s cultural values.” Authorities say the detainees are accused of “undermining public morals” after attending the TikTok Creative Award 2025, also known as the Ethiopia Creative Awards, held in Addis Ababa to honor leading digital content creators. The ceremony became the focus of widespread controversy after photos and videos of…
Rising violence and new militias are exposing deep cracks in Somaliland’s political settlement. Grievances over power, resources, and representation are increasingly spilling into conflict.…
The Borama unrest quickly moved beyond a “scuffle over a book,” exposing fractures in Somaliland’s governance and inviting regional interference that could pull Awdal into the wider struggle over ports and sea routes in the Horn of Africa.…
Three months of tension in Awdal have erupted from a cultural dispute into a crisis drawing in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia. As clans mobilise and the state reels, the risk of armed non-state groups rises sharply.…
Khartoum’s recovery is not a national recovery. Until Sudan confronts the violence that has long been concentrated outside the capital, 'liberation' will remain a hollow word.…
Somaliland’s structural failures stem from professions without regulatory power. Granting them real authority is essential for public safety and long-term development.…
A justice system where cases never end, appeals spin endlessly upward, and citizens wait years for finality, Somaliland’s courts face a crisis that demands structural reform.…
Echoing past chapters of paranoia and prejudice, racial tropes and opportunistic politics have once again positioned Somali Minnesotans as easy targets in America’s recurring cycle of scapegoating — leaving them vulnerable to racialized blame designed to distract from the current administration’s domestic failures.…
Somalia’s push for one-person, one-vote elections is unraveling as unilateral constitutional changes, deepening federal fractures, and a worsening security crisis make the 2026 timeline politically untenable and nationally destabilizing.…
Reflecting on the complex interplay of myth, personal memory, and political data, Bushra Mohamed interrogates the systemic absence of Somali women in leadership.…
Far-right and pro-Israel actors are recasting Nigeria’s insecurity as sectarian extermination to distract from Palestine.…
Women’s testimonies from Djibouti lay bare and render visible how skin bleaching has evolved into a largely unseen public-health emergency, one driven by a digitized beauty economy and a social order that places the burden of risk on women’s bodies.…
Somalis have answered Trump’s latest racist tirade not with outrage but with a tidal wave of trolling.…
African writers using Turkish are reshaping the borders of literature itself. Their works now stand at the crossroads of language, identity, and culture.…
Somali creatives across film, tech, photography, and architecture are asserting control of their own story, challenging misrepresentation and erasure.…
After a decade away, Afnan tries to reconcile the Hargeisa she once knew with the reality she now faces upon her return. …
After years without hosting major matches, Ethiopia uses the U-17 tournament to showcase its rebuilt stadiums, rising talent, and AFCON 2029 ambitions.…
For over four decades, Ibrahim Ismail Sugulle, known to all as Sooraan, used comedy as a vessel for his sharp social criticism. Through humor, he softened truth into laughter, awakening a nation to see itself more clearly…
Federico Donelli’s book Power Competition in the Red Sea traces how global rivalries, regional ambitions, and local crises converge along one of the world’s most strategic waterways. His analysis reveals a region where trade routes and political fault lines meet.…
Professor Hakim Adi, the first professor of the history of African heritage in the UK, speaks to Geeska about Pan-Africanism, Africa’s relationship with China, and his belief in history as a tool for change.Professor Hakim Adi is a prominent British-Nigerian pan-African. …
Why have I dedicated myself to this arduous task, you may wonder? Well, as Fanon himself eloquently stated in his treatise, “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.” …
Stuart Reid’s new book, The Lumumba Plot, revisits Patrice Lumumba’s assassination, with strong insight into the role of the US in assassinating Lumumba and bringing down the government of one of Africa’s most iconic leaders. …
Leaders across the Horn of Africa have touted the innumerable benefits of building ports for their people, putting them at the heart of their projects to develop their regions. …
South Africa’s decision to take Israel to the ICJ on charges of genocide could cost his country, says former South African ambassador and anti-apartheid activist Ebrahim Rasool, but is an act of “enormous integrity” …
Framed as a monument to coexistence, the Mogadishu Cathedral drew its form from Sicily’s medieval past. Through her research, Claire Dillon reveals how this architecture of “tolerance” masked the deep fractures of colonial ambition.…
A Somali physician and self-taught artist details how his medical studies ignited a profound passion for visual art, leading him to transform scientific knowledge into vibrant canvases that celebrate memory, identity, and the strength of women.…
What can a love song reveal about a nation’s heart? Anthropologist Christina Woolner speaks to Geeska about how Somali melodies bridge intimacy, resistence, memory, and public life. All in the name of love.…
Somali scholar Abdirahman Badiyow speaks to Geeska about Somali statehood, the clan, and Islam and why he thinks reconciling these is key to the nation’s future.…
Somali translator Abdiaziz Mahdi, widely known as Guudcadde, is bringing revolutionary global thought into the Somali language, making foundational postcolonial texts available in Somali for the first time. …