Wednesday 12 November 2025
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Somalia’s long experiment in rebuilding has created more rivalry than reform. A quarter century on, the state-building project itself is what everyone is fighting over.…
Somalia’s long experiment in rebuilding has created more rivalry than reform. A quarter century on, the state-building project itself is what everyone is fighting over.…
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Celebrating its 9th anniversary, Hirshabelle stands as a symbol of Somalia’s failed federal promise. What was meant to bring governance closer to the people has instead bred corruption, neglect, and deepening humanitarian despair.…
Celebrating its 9th anniversary, Hirshabelle stands as a symbol of Somalia’s failed federal promise. What was meant to bring governance closer to the people has instead bred corruption, neglect, and deepening humanitarian despair.…
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The crisis in El-Fasher exposes the world’s indifference and the failure to grasp Sudan’s war beyond a reductionist interpretation. Behind the humanitarian catastrophe lies a deeper crisis of politics, perception, and global conscience.…
The crisis in El-Fasher exposes the world’s indifference and the failure to grasp Sudan’s war beyond a reductionist interpretation. Behind the humanitarian catastrophe lies a deeper crisis of politics, perception, and global conscience.…
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Like Panama once did with its canal, Somaliland can to turn its strategic geography into diplomatic leverage. Its bid for recognition now hinges not just on legality, but on how deftly it navigates the world’s shifting geopolitics.…
Like Panama once did with its canal, Somaliland can to turn its strategic geography into diplomatic leverage. Its bid for recognition now hinges not just on legality, but on how deftly it navigates the world’s shifting geopolitics.…
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As El Fasher falls to the RSF, the world watches in silence — enabling atrocities, foreign-backed militias, and exposing the fatal collapse of African diplomacy and international accountability in Sudan.…
As El Fasher falls to the RSF, the world watches in silence — enabling atrocities, foreign-backed militias, and exposing the fatal collapse of African diplomacy and international accountability in Sudan.…
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On Oct. 21, 1969, Somalia’s military coup turned “Revolution Day” into a compulsory national spectacle—enforced by threats of prison, expulsion, and even death. From pre-dawn drills in Hargeisa to soldiers pounding on doors, a former student recalls freezing marches and staged patriotism at…
On Oct. 21, 1969, Somalia’s military coup turned “Revolution Day” into a compulsory national spectacle—enforced by threats of prison, expulsion, and even death. From pre-dawn drills in Hargeisa to soldiers pounding on doors, a former student recalls freezing marches and staged patriotism at…
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Taiwan and Somaliland, both bound by diplomatic isolation, have formed an unlikely alliance, showing how ties with Taipei give Somaliland a rare chance to develop its overlooked blue economy.…
Taiwan and Somaliland, both bound by diplomatic isolation, have formed an unlikely alliance, showing how ties with Taipei give Somaliland a rare chance to develop its overlooked blue economy.…
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Caught between regional powerplays and Western influence, the African Union avoids taking a decisive side in Sudan’s war. Its stance, shaped by constraints and shifting interests, remains open to change but far from independent.…
Caught between regional powerplays and Western influence, the African Union avoids taking a decisive side in Sudan’s war. Its stance, shaped by constraints and shifting interests, remains open to change but far from independent.…
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Somaliland’s private sector once laid the foundation of the state. Today, it faces a new test: investing in healthcare, education, and services for an emerging middle class. …
Somaliland’s private sector once laid the foundation of the state. Today, it faces a new test: investing in healthcare, education, and services for an emerging middle class. …
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As the conflict in Sudan enters its second year, the Ta’sis Alliance has declared a rival government in Nyala. The move signals a decisive shift, taking Sudan’s war from the battlefield into the very structure of the state …
As the conflict in Sudan enters its second year, the Ta’sis Alliance has declared a rival government in Nyala. The move signals a decisive shift, taking Sudan’s war from the battlefield into the very structure of the state …
