Key Points
New AFRICOM Chief: Gen. Anderson was confirmed on July 31, 2025, and is tasked to confront the "convergence of great-power rivalry and terrorism".
Strategic...
After 32 years of self-declared independence, Somaliland has made remarkable progress in many areas peacebuilding, elections, and private-sector growth. Cities like Hargeisa, Burao, and...
KEY POINTS
The Pact: Somaliland and Taiwan have signed a landmark maritime security pact, deepening their strategic alliance in the Horn of Africa.
Mutual Benefit: The...
The recent collapse of Turkish-led mediation between Ethiopia and Somalia has inadvertently proven the strategic indispensability of the Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU. Ankara's attempt to resolve...
While U.S. drones rain fire on Al-Shabaab hideouts, a former U.S. official is lobbying for a peace table instead of a battlefield—offering a diplomatic...
In my recent article about Somali-Weyn and Islam-Weyn, I examined how these two ideologies, rooted in ethnonationalism and belief orientation, have been politicized in...