The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed 39 charges against notorious Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony, officially committing him to stand trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity, but only once he is taken into custody. In a decision delivered Thursday, judges of the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber III said there are “substantial grounds to believe” Kony bears criminal responsibility for a campaign of terror carried out by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda between 2002 and 2005. The alleged crimes include murder, torture, rape, sexual slavery, forced marriage…
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has accused Ethiopia’s federal government of committing “grave violations” of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA), signed in November 2022 to end the two-year conflict in northern Ethiopia. In a letter addressed to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and African Union (AU) officials, TPLF Chairman Debretsion Gebremichael alleged that federal forces carried out a drone strike at around 3:30 a.m. on November 7, targeting TPLF positions near the Tigray–Afar border. The attack reportedly resulted in “casualties and property…
Somaliland’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals announced on Thursday that the national electricity tariff will be reduced from $0.73 to $0.59 per kilowatt-hour, effective December 1, in an effort to ease power costs. Energy Minister Ahmed Jama Barre said in a statement that the move followed a directive from President Abdirahman Abdillahi Irro and a cabinet resolution granting power companies, water agencies, and industrial producers access to subsidized fuel. The ministry explained that the previous tariff, set in June 2022, included a temporary increase of $0.10 per unit, attributed to…
Satellite analysis shows Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) may be disposing of bodies in mass graves in areas of El-Fasher under their control after the city fell late last month, according to a report by Yale University researchers. The Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) said imagery from Nov. 1-3 revealed freshly dug pits and dark objects “consistent with human bodies” near the former Children’s Hospital, which the RSF has turned into a detention site. The researchers said the activity appeared to show the RSF “conducting clean-up” following alleged…
The chair of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Sen. Jim Risch on Tuesday warned that the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement, which halted the war in northern Ethiopia, “remains only partially implemented,” leaving the region unstable and justice for victims unresolved. “Five years ago, one of this century’s deadliest wars erupted in northern Ethiopia. The U.S. helped stop the fighting, but the Pretoria agreement remains only partly fulfilled,” the chair said in a statement. “Tigray is still unstable, there is no justice for victims, and tensions with Eritrea continue.” Five years ago, one…
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.…
Nearly 30 years ago, a cataclysmic war fueled by coastal ambitions reshaped the Horn. Today, its ghosts have returned as Ethiopia and Eritrea again stand on the brink.…
With only 8% of students passing the last entarance exam, Ethiopia’s education overhaul faces scrutiny. Supporters see long-overdue progress, while critics warn of widening gaps and unprepared schools.…
The seizure of El-Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces after an 18-month siege redraws the contours of Sudan’s war, exposing the country’s deep fractures and raising urgent questions about peace, partition, and the fate of millions caught in between.…
Once a dominant insurgent force, the Ogaden National Liberation Front now struggles to stay relevant in Ethiopia’s Somali Region, as internal rifts and unmet political expectations revive old frustrations.…
The crisis in El-Fasher exposes the world’s indifference and the failure to grasp Sudan’s war beyond a reductionist interpretation. Behind the humanitarian catastrophe lies a deeper crisis of politics, perception, and global conscience.…
Like Panama once did with its canal, Somaliland can to turn its strategic geography into diplomatic leverage. Its bid for recognition now hinges not just on legality, but on how deftly it navigates the world’s shifting geopolitics.…
As El Fasher falls to the RSF, the world watches in silence — enabling atrocities, foreign-backed militias, and exposing the fatal collapse of African diplomacy and international accountability in Sudan.…
On Oct. 21, 1969, Somalia’s military coup turned “Revolution Day” into a compulsory national spectacle—enforced by threats of prison, expulsion, and even death. From pre-dawn drills in Hargeisa to soldiers pounding on doors, a former student recalls freezing marches and staged patriotism at gunpoint.…
Taiwan and Somaliland, both bound by diplomatic isolation, have formed an unlikely alliance, showing how ties with Taipei give Somaliland a rare chance to develop its overlooked blue economy.…
The Hargeisa Cultural Center has become a hub for reconnecting with Somali history, arts, and literature. Through its programs and the Hargeisa International Book Fair, it bridges generations and dispersed identities.…
A new memoir traces how a former Islamist idealist became one of Somalia’s most outspoken advocates for pluralism, accountability, and ideas-driven leadership.…
As Warsame notices the first strands of gray in his hair, he finds solace in the passage of time — and in the daily lessons of raising three daughters who show him what it means to love and to embrace the beauty of fatherhood.…
From deepfakes to online harassment and doxxing, Ethiopian women activists, journalists, and feminists face relentless threats that spill from the digital world into real life.…
From “Maryaneey” to “Lamataabtaan,” Ilkacase Qays remakes the Somali love song into anthems of pride and power — celebrating Somali woman not as silent muses, but as confident, radiant, and gloriously self-assured.…
From a wartime transmitter to a cultural beacon, Radio Hargeisa became the voice that carried a nation’s songs, dreams, and awakening.…
The South Sudanese author, Stella Gaitano, transforms the pain of war and dual identity into a powerful literary voice, using myth and poetics to deconstruct tragedy and advocate for self-reconciliation.…
Once the heartbeat of public life, Sudan’s print newspapers nurtured literacy, debate, and community. Their decline, hastened by war and economic collapse, marks the fading of a shared cultural memory.…
Professor Hakim Adi, the first professor of the history of African heritage in the UK, speaks to Geeska about Pan-Africanism, Africa’s relationship with China, and his belief in history as a tool for change.Professor Hakim Adi is a prominent British-Nigerian pan-African. …
Why have I dedicated myself to this arduous task, you may wonder? Well, as Fanon himself eloquently stated in his treatise, “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.” …
Stuart Reid’s new book, The Lumumba Plot, revisits Patrice Lumumba’s assassination, with strong insight into the role of the US in assassinating Lumumba and bringing down the government of one of Africa’s most iconic leaders. …
Leaders across the Horn of Africa have touted the innumerable benefits of building ports for their people, putting them at the heart of their projects to develop their regions. …
South Africa’s decision to take Israel to the ICJ on charges of genocide could cost his country, says former South African ambassador and anti-apartheid activist Ebrahim Rasool, but is an act of “enormous integrity” …
Framed as a monument to coexistence, the Mogadishu Cathedral drew its form from Sicily’s medieval past. Through her research, Claire Dillon reveals how this architecture of “tolerance” masked the deep fractures of colonial ambition.…
A Somali physician and self-taught artist details how his medical studies ignited a profound passion for visual art, leading him to transform scientific knowledge into vibrant canvases that celebrate memory, identity, and the strength of women.…
What can a love song reveal about a nation’s heart? Anthropologist Christina Woolner speaks to Geeska about how Somali melodies bridge intimacy, resistence, memory, and public life. All in the name of love.…
Somali scholar Abdirahman Badiyow speaks to Geeska about Somali statehood, the clan, and Islam and why he thinks reconciling these is key to the nation’s future.…
Somali translator Abdiaziz Mahdi, widely known as Guudcadde, is bringing revolutionary global thought into the Somali language, making foundational postcolonial texts available in Somali for the first time. …