Sunday 8 February 2026
Clan politics
Opinion
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Somalia’s generation born in the 1990s came of age amid statelessness, exile, and inherited collapse. Mohamed Isse traces its shared exhaustion and calls for the recovery of thought, responsibility, and a future not borrowed from ruins.…
Somalia’s generation born in the 1990s came of age amid statelessness, exile, and inherited collapse. Mohamed Isse traces its shared exhaustion and calls for the recovery of thought, responsibility, and a future not borrowed from ruins.…
Analysis
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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.…
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.…
Current
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Somaliland President Abdirahman Abdullahi Irro has traveled to Erigavo, the capital of the Sanaag region, to take part in a peace conference that Hargeisa officials say aims to ease persistent clan tensions in the region.
The conference, first announced by the Somaliland government in July this…
Somaliland President Abdirahman Abdullahi Irro has traveled to Erigavo, the capital of the Sanaag region, to take part in a peace conference that Hargeisa officials say aims to ease persistent clan tensions in the region.
The conference, first announced by the Somaliland government in July this…
Thoughts
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Somali clans do not have a defense ministry. Nor do they maintain a standing military force. Yet, waging war remains one of their main and most frequent roles. How do they manage such a complex and costly process? …
Somali clans do not have a defense ministry. Nor do they maintain a standing military force. Yet, waging war remains one of their main and most frequent roles. How do they manage such a complex and costly process? …
Opinion
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Elected on an anti-tribalism platform, Hargeisa’s mayor, Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge, faces the challenge of avoiding the very clan-based tactics he once opposed. …
Elected on an anti-tribalism platform, Hargeisa’s mayor, Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge, faces the challenge of avoiding the very clan-based tactics he once opposed. …
Opinion
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Somalia’s bid to offer the US access to base in Somaliland was a last-minute attempt by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to assert control as he senses a shift in Washington. ` …
Somalia’s bid to offer the US access to base in Somaliland was a last-minute attempt by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to assert control as he senses a shift in Washington. ` …
Thoughts
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Tribalism in Nigeria is a political chameleon—once embraced, later rejected, yet always lurking in the background, shaping the nation's fate. Achebe dissects how it has fractured national unity and hindered true progress. …
Tribalism in Nigeria is a political chameleon—once embraced, later rejected, yet always lurking in the background, shaping the nation's fate. Achebe dissects how it has fractured national unity and hindered true progress. …
Opinion
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All Somali leaders maintain strong ties with the UAE, yet none are on speaking terms with each other. …
All Somali leaders maintain strong ties with the UAE, yet none are on speaking terms with each other. …
Analysis
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For more than a decade, leaders in Jubaland have resisted the imposition of federal authority. This has been detrimental to Jubaland, but it has also undermined the extension of the federal project. …
For more than a decade, leaders in Jubaland have resisted the imposition of federal authority. This has been detrimental to Jubaland, but it has also undermined the extension of the federal project. …
Opinion
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Somaliland has long valued its rare democratic ideals of wada-tashi iyo isu-tanaasul (consensus and compromise), but clan divisions and election delays now threaten this fragile progress.…
Somaliland has long valued its rare democratic ideals of wada-tashi iyo isu-tanaasul (consensus and compromise), but clan divisions and election delays now threaten this fragile progress.…
