Thursday 11 June 2026
مقديشو
Analysis
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For more than twenty hours, Somalia’s capital was gripped by artillery and heavy weapons exchanges between the federal government and opposition leaders, bringing the city to a complete standstill.…
For more than twenty hours, Somalia’s capital was gripped by artillery and heavy weapons exchanges between the federal government and opposition leaders, bringing the city to a complete standstill.…
Current
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Somalia’s opposition bloc, under the umbrella of the Somali Future Council, has announced that its talks with the Federal Government of Somalia have collapsed without an agreement. The bloc accused the federal government of pursuing unilateral constitutional changes and exerting political pressure…
Somalia’s opposition bloc, under the umbrella of the Somali Future Council, has announced that its talks with the Federal Government of Somalia have collapsed without an agreement. The bloc accused the federal government of pursuing unilateral constitutional changes and exerting political pressure…
Analysis
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A fierce struggle over visas, airspace, and aviation control is pulling Mogadishu and Hargeisa into their most consequential confrontation in decades — one that exposes the unresolved questions of sovereignty that have defined their relationship since 1991.…
A fierce struggle over visas, airspace, and aviation control is pulling Mogadishu and Hargeisa into their most consequential confrontation in decades — one that exposes the unresolved questions of sovereignty that have defined their relationship since 1991.…
Analysis
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What began as a campaign to reclaim public land has spiraled into allegations of profiteering and political manipulation. Across the capital, demolitions and evictions reveal a city where “development” serves the powerful, not the public.…
What began as a campaign to reclaim public land has spiraled into allegations of profiteering and political manipulation. Across the capital, demolitions and evictions reveal a city where “development” serves the powerful, not the public.…
Opinion
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Mogadishu Cathedral is a Catholic monument in a 99% Muslim nation, and a colonial relic in a post-colonial city. Should it be preserved, repurposed, or left to crumble into memory?…
Mogadishu Cathedral is a Catholic monument in a 99% Muslim nation, and a colonial relic in a post-colonial city. Should it be preserved, repurposed, or left to crumble into memory?…
Interviews
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Andrew Harding, the veteran BBC correspondent, speaks to Geeska about his book, The Mayor of Mogadishu.…
Andrew Harding, the veteran BBC correspondent, speaks to Geeska about his book, The Mayor of Mogadishu.…
Thoughts
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In 1957, a controversial Egyptian diplomat was murdered in Mogadishu. The police investigation that followed stoked dangerous tensions within the Somali nationalist movement, but it also exposed the weakness of the colonial state.
On April 16 1957, at around 12:45pm, Kamal Al Din Salah…
In 1957, a controversial Egyptian diplomat was murdered in Mogadishu. The police investigation that followed stoked dangerous tensions within the Somali nationalist movement, but it also exposed the weakness of the colonial state.
On April 16 1957, at around 12:45pm, Kamal Al Din Salah…
Opinion
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In Gaza and Haiti, the spectre of another Mogadishu is being raised to alert on-lookers and policymakers of unfolding tragedies. But we have to be careful when making comparisons.
“It’s possible that some of us cannot help losing ourselves in the sorrows of other people’s stories”…
In Gaza and Haiti, the spectre of another Mogadishu is being raised to alert on-lookers and policymakers of unfolding tragedies. But we have to be careful when making comparisons.
“It’s possible that some of us cannot help losing ourselves in the sorrows of other people’s stories”…
