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U.S. Influence in Africa Wanes Amid Somalia’s Crisis and Geopolitical Rivalry with China and Russia

As Somalia faces escalating security threats and the resurgence of the militant organization al-Shabaab, the United States is encountering significant obstacles in maintaining its...

Civilian Deaths in Turkish Drone Strike Could Pose Legal Challenges for Turkey and Qatar

A drone strike outside of Mogadishu has resulted in the tragic loss of over 22 lives and left 21 others wounded, many of whom...

Somali Prime Minister’s Endorsement of Hamas Explains why Somalia has been Unable to Defeat Al-Shabaab

In a world rife with complex geopolitical issues and conflicts, one thing remains crystal clear: the sacred duty of any nation to defend its people...

Short-sighted US Policy on Somalia Emboldened Terrorism against Somaliland

Somalia's strategic importance in the Horn of Africa has sparked a fierce competition for influence in recent years among outside actors like the U.S.,...

U.S. Designates Five Al-Shabaab Leaders in Somalia as Specially Designated Global Terrorists

In a statement issued today, the United States Department of State announced today that it has designated five al-Shabaab leaders as Specially Designated Global...

Why we did it: the Kenyan women and girls who joined Al-Shabaab

Fathima Azmiya Badurdeen, Technical University of Mombasa The direct involvement of women and girls in terrorism has attracted increased interest as the nature of recruitment...

United States Navy Seized Illicit Weapons Off the Coast of Somalia

United States Defense Department announced that the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill have intercepted and seized a large shipment of weapons aboard two...

Pentagon Acting Chief Miller Saught Qatar’s Help to Negotiate with Al-Shabaab

In a little-noticed story published by the New York Times in the aftermath of the US Presidential elections, the currently US Acting Secretary of...

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