Monday 10 August 2026
security
Opinion
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Rising tensions in the Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb corridors are exposing Somaliland’s economic and security vulnerabilities, increasing food, fuel, and shipping costs, and underscoring the need for strategic reserves and a more resilient domestic economy.…
Rising tensions in the Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb corridors are exposing Somaliland’s economic and security vulnerabilities, increasing food, fuel, and shipping costs, and underscoring the need for strategic reserves and a more resilient domestic economy.…
Current
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Reports of Israel-Somaliland covert security cooperation are mounting. A senior Somali official, speaking with Middle East Eye, has alleged that Israel sent around 50 soldiers to Somaliland shortly after recognising the territory, becoming the first UN member state to do so, and amid the conflict…
Reports of Israel-Somaliland covert security cooperation are mounting. A senior Somali official, speaking with Middle East Eye, has alleged that Israel sent around 50 soldiers to Somaliland shortly after recognising the territory, becoming the first UN member state to do so, and amid the conflict…
Analysis
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From imprisoned critics to war-scarred regions, Ethiopia’s upcoming election is unfolding amid insecurity and growing doubts about whether it can be free or fair.…
From imprisoned critics to war-scarred regions, Ethiopia’s upcoming election is unfolding amid insecurity and growing doubts about whether it can be free or fair.…
Analysis
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Across Nigeria, overlapping forms of organized violence have intensified in both scale and coordination, exposing structural weaknesses in the country’s security architecture. This crisis complicates conventional counterinsurgency strategies and undermines the state’s monopoly on authority.…
Across Nigeria, overlapping forms of organized violence have intensified in both scale and coordination, exposing structural weaknesses in the country’s security architecture. This crisis complicates conventional counterinsurgency strategies and undermines the state’s monopoly on authority.…
Current
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The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a new resolution renewing the sanctions regime targeting Al-Shabaab. The Council voted in favor of Resolution 2806 (2025), which extends the existing arms embargo, travel bans, and asset freezes designed to restrict Al Shabaab’s…
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a new resolution renewing the sanctions regime targeting Al-Shabaab. The Council voted in favor of Resolution 2806 (2025), which extends the existing arms embargo, travel bans, and asset freezes designed to restrict Al Shabaab’s…
Analysis
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Rising violence and new militias are exposing deep cracks in Somaliland’s political settlement.
Grievances over power, resources, and representation are increasingly spilling into conflict.…
Rising violence and new militias are exposing deep cracks in Somaliland’s political settlement.
Grievances over power, resources, and representation are increasingly spilling into conflict.…
Opinion
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Burundian soldiers made a vital yet underappreciated contribution to the peacekeeping missions in Somalia. As they withdraw and prepare to return home, they can look back with pride on a job well done.…
Burundian soldiers made a vital yet underappreciated contribution to the peacekeeping missions in Somalia. As they withdraw and prepare to return home, they can look back with pride on a job well done.…
Opinion
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The ongoing violence and instability in Somalia are symptoms of a broken government system marked by corruption and a lack of accountability. Without radical reform, Somalia will be stuck in a cycle of bloodshed.
Somalia’s ongoing violence and instability are the direct result of deep-rooted…
The ongoing violence and instability in Somalia are symptoms of a broken government system marked by corruption and a lack of accountability. Without radical reform, Somalia will be stuck in a cycle of bloodshed.
Somalia’s ongoing violence and instability are the direct result of deep-rooted…
