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ANALYSES

Villa Somalia’s Southwest Takeover Follows a Familiar Script

June 15, 2026

Baidoa, SOMALIA – The Southwest State election on June 10 produced a result so lopsided it confirmed what critics had...

ANALYSES

President Deni Accuses Hassan Sheikh of Creating Pirates

by Jama

June 15, 2026

Garowe, SOMALIA – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni opened the latest session of Puntland's parliament in Garowe with what amounts...

Somaliland President Speaking With PM of Israel

ANALYSES

Israel Recognises Somaliland

by News Editor

December 26, 2025

Jerusalem/Hargeisa — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today announced his nation's formal recognition of the Republic of Somaliland as an...

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu, where Turkiye military support backs his government

Features

Mogadishu Local Elections Marred by Armed Coercion

by Dalmar

December 25, 2025

Mogadishu — Today's local elections orchestrated by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's administration in Mogadishu witnessed citizens being marched to polling...

ANALYSES

Hassan Sheikh Plans Kismayo Visit to Leader He Tried to Oust

by Kheyr

October 1, 2025

Mogadishu, SOMALIA - President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is reportedly planning to visit Kismayo this week for a meeting with Jubaland...

ANALYSES

Al-Shabab Shielded by Mogadishu-Backed Faction in Al-Madow

by Dalmar

August 27, 2025

Lascanod, SOMALIA - Abdirashid "Abwan" Yusuf Jibril yesterday renewed his threats to militarily prevent Puntland forces from conducting counter-terrorism operations against...

Features

Somali Defense Minister Threatens Opposition, Uses Antisemitic Slurs

by Jama

August 22, 2025

Mogadishu, SOMALIA — Somali Defense Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi yesterday delivered inflammatory threats against political opposition figures, warning of military...

ANALYSES

Al-Shabab Retakes Mahaas as Federal Forces Target Jubaland Instead

by Kheyr

July 27, 2025

Mahaas, SOMALIA - The strategic town of Mahaas, which was held continuously by government forces for over twelve years, fell...

Features

Puntland Asserts Sool and Cayn as Its Sovereign Territory

by Dalmar

July 17, 2025

Garowe, Puntland — The Puntland Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs, and Democratisation today issued a comprehensive response to the Las...

Features

Al-Shabab Recaptures Moqokori as Mogadishu Undermines Puntland

by Jama

July 7, 2025

Mogadishu/Garowe — Al-Shabab today recaptured the strategic district of Moqokori from government forces—a territory liberated with much fanfare in 2022—while...