Sunday 8 March 2026
Muqdisho
Interviews
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Following the breakdown of consensus on Somalia’s electoral reforms and constitutional amendments, Mogadishu’s local elections proceeded despite opposition demands for broad political buy-in — an approach Samira Gaid argues mirrors, rather than resolves, Somalia’s recurring political and…
Following the breakdown of consensus on Somalia’s electoral reforms and constitutional amendments, Mogadishu’s local elections proceeded despite opposition demands for broad political buy-in — an approach Samira Gaid argues mirrors, rather than resolves, Somalia’s recurring political and…
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.…
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?…
Thoughts
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A Somali scholar returns home to explore the historic Radiyo Muqdisho archives, mapping the collective memory of the Somali people. …
A Somali scholar returns home to explore the historic Radiyo Muqdisho archives, mapping the collective memory of the Somali people. …
Fiction
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Even the dead aren’t left to rest in Mahmud Ibrahim Haji’s short story, satirising President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud decision to relocate a public cemetery in Mogadishu.…
Even the dead aren’t left to rest in Mahmud Ibrahim Haji’s short story, satirising President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud decision to relocate a public cemetery in Mogadishu.…
Opinion
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Mohamed Gabobe describes his experiences navigating Mogadishu as a journalist, why he moved to the city and how he handles sensitive stories
Journalism is a craft akin to a form of artwork, with many of the most esteemed and prestigious journalists finding their way onto the media landscape…
Mohamed Gabobe describes his experiences navigating Mogadishu as a journalist, why he moved to the city and how he handles sensitive stories
Journalism is a craft akin to a form of artwork, with many of the most esteemed and prestigious journalists finding their way onto the media landscape…
Opinion
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Matthew Gordon reflects on what a reductive analogy can tell us about the unfolding catastrophe.
You know a geopolitical situation has gotten really out of hand when people start invoking Somalia.
Indeed, after six months of unprecedented bombardment at the hands – and AI…
Matthew Gordon reflects on what a reductive analogy can tell us about the unfolding catastrophe.
You know a geopolitical situation has gotten really out of hand when people start invoking Somalia.
Indeed, after six months of unprecedented bombardment at the hands – and AI…
Thoughts
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It is very difficult to choose where to start this short piece that I intended to share with much younger and brilliant open-minded people as you are today. However, I do not know a particular wording, phrase, or topic to begin these conversations with myself and, indirectly, to those who I think…
It is very difficult to choose where to start this short piece that I intended to share with much younger and brilliant open-minded people as you are today. However, I do not know a particular wording, phrase, or topic to begin these conversations with myself and, indirectly, to those who I think…
Interviews
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The Somali scholar, Iman Mohamed, talks to Geeska about her work and the current dynamics of the Somali studies.
I’ve had people ask me why it is even important to research this colonial past since it appears decolonization was completed by the war. Others, who remember Italophone Somalia with…
The Somali scholar, Iman Mohamed, talks to Geeska about her work and the current dynamics of the Somali studies.
I’ve had people ask me why it is even important to research this colonial past since it appears decolonization was completed by the war. Others, who remember Italophone Somalia with…
