Friday 17 April 2026
horn of africa. MoU.
Opinion
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Somaliland’s leaders often tout the nation’s peace and stability in an otherwise volatile region. Yet beyond the rhetoric, corruption, economic inequality, and political decay are eroding its foundations.
At the height of Britain’s winter of discontent in January 1979, Labour prime minister…
Somaliland’s leaders often tout the nation’s peace and stability in an otherwise volatile region. Yet beyond the rhetoric, corruption, economic inequality, and political decay are eroding its foundations.
At the height of Britain’s winter of discontent in January 1979, Labour prime minister…
Opinion
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Ethiopia has long exerted significant influence across Somalia, but the issues surrounding the Somaliland memorandum have brought a future conflict around its influence into the present, raising important questions about the type of country we want to be.
As President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud…
Ethiopia has long exerted significant influence across Somalia, but the issues surrounding the Somaliland memorandum have brought a future conflict around its influence into the present, raising important questions about the type of country we want to be.
As President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud…
Analysis
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Somaliland has rejected Somalia’s attempts to force companies doing business there to change their naming conventions. Mogadishu’s new strategy will only negatively impact civilians who rely on these services on both sides of the divide.
The crisis between Somalia and Somaliland has…
Somaliland has rejected Somalia’s attempts to force companies doing business there to change their naming conventions. Mogadishu’s new strategy will only negatively impact civilians who rely on these services on both sides of the divide.
The crisis between Somalia and Somaliland has…
Analysis
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Ethiopia’s decision to float its currency and begin liberalising its economy comes at a sensitive time, as similar reforms have sparked unrest in other African countries. Abiy Ahmed must carefully navigate the path ahead to ensure the success of this new policy mix.
Ethiopia’s decision to…
Ethiopia’s decision to float its currency and begin liberalising its economy comes at a sensitive time, as similar reforms have sparked unrest in other African countries. Abiy Ahmed must carefully navigate the path ahead to ensure the success of this new policy mix.
Ethiopia’s decision to…
Opinion
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Whilst the memorandum between Addis Ababa and Hargeisa has brought issues around Somalia’s sovereignty back into the spotlight, addressing the sovereignty-deficit is an old problem.
Somalis find themselves in a race against time as Turkiye’s abortive attempts to broker a deal between…
Whilst the memorandum between Addis Ababa and Hargeisa has brought issues around Somalia’s sovereignty back into the spotlight, addressing the sovereignty-deficit is an old problem.
Somalis find themselves in a race against time as Turkiye’s abortive attempts to broker a deal between…
Opinion
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Ethiopia and Somaliland view the core transaction in the MoU as one that delivers on crucial concerns for both sides, but will the pact weather the diplomatic storm it has raised?
Just hours before signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed,…
Ethiopia and Somaliland view the core transaction in the MoU as one that delivers on crucial concerns for both sides, but will the pact weather the diplomatic storm it has raised?
Just hours before signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed,…
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Mohamed Kheir Omer, a former member of the Eritrean Liberation Front looks back at Somalia’s role in supporting its independence struggle, and what that reveals about their ties today
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud (HSM) has visited Eritrea three times since coming to power in…
Mohamed Kheir Omer, a former member of the Eritrean Liberation Front looks back at Somalia’s role in supporting its independence struggle, and what that reveals about their ties today
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud (HSM) has visited Eritrea three times since coming to power in…
Opinion
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Hamid Khalafallah, a Sudanese writer and academic researcher, reflects on the war in Sudan, displacement and its broader impact on the country’s people
Where, then, were the roots that struck down into times past? Where are the memories of death and life? What had happened to the…
Hamid Khalafallah, a Sudanese writer and academic researcher, reflects on the war in Sudan, displacement and its broader impact on the country’s people
Where, then, were the roots that struck down into times past? Where are the memories of death and life? What had happened to the…
Analysis
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Somalia’s new constitution lacks widespread buy-in. Proceeding with it threatens the further balkanization of what remains of the shattered republic
The events of March 30, 2024, marked a pivotal moment in Somalia’s political landscape, stirring debate and drawing widespread public…
Somalia’s new constitution lacks widespread buy-in. Proceeding with it threatens the further balkanization of what remains of the shattered republic
The events of March 30, 2024, marked a pivotal moment in Somalia’s political landscape, stirring debate and drawing widespread public…
Opinion
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Hassan Sheikh is misusing and repeating Somalia’s history of conflict and trauma with Ethiopia to smuggle through major constitutional changes.
History is generally regarded as the story of the victors. Their narrative dominates over time and their values or…
Hassan Sheikh is misusing and repeating Somalia’s history of conflict and trauma with Ethiopia to smuggle through major constitutional changes.
History is generally regarded as the story of the victors. Their narrative dominates over time and their values or…
