Thursday 13 August 2026
Opinion
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President Deni has accomplished what his predecessors could not by bringing Puntland’s powerful autonomous security force under his control. The triumph promises greater stability but also revives a familiar Somali fear, the return of one-man rule.…
President Deni has accomplished what his predecessors could not by bringing Puntland’s powerful autonomous security force under his control. The triumph promises greater stability but also revives a familiar Somali fear, the return of one-man rule.…
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Rising tensions in the Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb corridors are exposing Somaliland’s economic and security vulnerabilities, increasing food, fuel, and shipping costs, and underscoring the need for strategic reserves and a more resilient domestic economy.…
Rising tensions in the Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb corridors are exposing Somaliland’s economic and security vulnerabilities, increasing food, fuel, and shipping costs, and underscoring the need for strategic reserves and a more resilient domestic economy.…
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Puntland’s new warmth toward Somaliland signals a historic reversal, driven by presidential ambition, federal disillusionment, territorial pressures and an international order increasingly organized around decentralized security and regional power structures.…
Puntland’s new warmth toward Somaliland signals a historic reversal, driven by presidential ambition, federal disillusionment, territorial pressures and an international order increasingly organized around decentralized security and regional power structures.…
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Twenty-eight years after Puntland’s creation, its anniversary comes at a defining moment for Somalia, as constitutional disputes raise questions about the country’s unfinished federal project.…
Twenty-eight years after Puntland’s creation, its anniversary comes at a defining moment for Somalia, as constitutional disputes raise questions about the country’s unfinished federal project.…
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Somaliland’s mining sector is attracting rapidly growing investment amid the global race for Africa’s critical minerals, but existing institutional gaps could limit its ability to regulate the industry and sustain its expanding economic potential.…
Somaliland’s mining sector is attracting rapidly growing investment amid the global race for Africa’s critical minerals, but existing institutional gaps could limit its ability to regulate the industry and sustain its expanding economic potential.…
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As Abiy Ahmed recasts Adwa, Axum and Solomon into a theology of power, Ethiopia's past is being repackaged to sanctify a project of national remaking, animated by prophetic myth and carried forward under the spectre of violence.…
As Abiy Ahmed recasts Adwa, Axum and Solomon into a theology of power, Ethiopia's past is being repackaged to sanctify a project of national remaking, animated by prophetic myth and carried forward under the spectre of violence.…
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Somalia’s post-2012 settlement rested on an agreed provisional constitution. The events of March, May, and June 2026 indicate that this rulebook has fractured, leaving the country in it is most dangerous constitutional crisis to date.…
Somalia’s post-2012 settlement rested on an agreed provisional constitution. The events of March, May, and June 2026 indicate that this rulebook has fractured, leaving the country in it is most dangerous constitutional crisis to date.…
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Military capture, institutional exclusion, regional conflict spillover, and collapsing national legitimacy are pushing Chad toward a dangerous phase of fragmentation that threatens both state survival and broader Sahel stability.…
Military capture, institutional exclusion, regional conflict spillover, and collapsing national legitimacy are pushing Chad toward a dangerous phase of fragmentation that threatens both state survival and broader Sahel stability.…
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Clan-based networks and informal systems preserved stability, but now constrain economic mobility. Somaliland’s next chapter, argues SayidAli Ahmed, depends on cultivating talent, expanding technical education, and building inclusive institutions.…
Clan-based networks and informal systems preserved stability, but now constrain economic mobility. Somaliland’s next chapter, argues SayidAli Ahmed, depends on cultivating talent, expanding technical education, and building inclusive institutions.…
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Abiy Ahmed’s pursuit of maritime access has reshaped Ethiopia’s regional posture, revived tensions with neighboring countries, and increasingly strained relations with Eritrea -- pushing the region closer to a period of dangerous instability.…
Abiy Ahmed’s pursuit of maritime access has reshaped Ethiopia’s regional posture, revived tensions with neighboring countries, and increasingly strained relations with Eritrea -- pushing the region closer to a period of dangerous instability.…
