Sunday 17 May 2026
Opinion
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Israel’s recognition of Somaliland did not fracture Somalia; it exposed the cumulative costs of institutional decay, scattershot diplomacy, and a political class that has traded strategic agency for political survival.…
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland did not fracture Somalia; it exposed the cumulative costs of institutional decay, scattershot diplomacy, and a political class that has traded strategic agency for political survival.…
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Israel’s recognition of Somaliland may crack the wall of diplomatic silence, but it also risks repositioning an emerging entity at the center of regional rivalries it may be unable to manage.…
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland may crack the wall of diplomatic silence, but it also risks repositioning an emerging entity at the center of regional rivalries it may be unable to manage.…
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Sudan is central to Isaias Afwerki’s security worldview. Stability and central control matter more than political transition.…
Sudan is central to Isaias Afwerki’s security worldview. Stability and central control matter more than political transition.…
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In Sudan’s war, media has functioned less as a witness than as a participant. Through selective framing and militarized language, it has reduced a structural crisis to a battlefield spectacle.…
In Sudan’s war, media has functioned less as a witness than as a participant. Through selective framing and militarized language, it has reduced a structural crisis to a battlefield spectacle.…
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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.…
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.…
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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…
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…
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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.…
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.…
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Reflecting on the complex interplay of myth, personal memory, and political data, Bushra Mohamed interrogates the systemic absence of Somali women in leadership.…
Reflecting on the complex interplay of myth, personal memory, and political data, Bushra Mohamed interrogates the systemic absence of Somali women in leadership.…
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Far-right and pro-Israel actors are recasting Nigeria’s insecurity as sectarian extermination to distract from Palestine.…
Far-right and pro-Israel actors are recasting Nigeria’s insecurity as sectarian extermination to distract from Palestine.…
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As the world fixates on al-Shabaab’s militant jihad, its ideological sibling, Al-I’tisaam, has been quietly transforming Somali society through networks of mosques, schools, and charities. Together, they embody two sides of the same mission, each sustaining the other.…
As the world fixates on al-Shabaab’s militant jihad, its ideological sibling, Al-I’tisaam, has been quietly transforming Somali society through networks of mosques, schools, and charities. Together, they embody two sides of the same mission, each sustaining the other.…
