Axadle editorial analysis on Somalia, governance, security, diplomacy, and the major issues shaping the Horn of Africa.
Somalia Media Forum Opens as Press Freedom Debate Intensifies MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s term-expired Federal Government has opened a two-day media conference in Mogadishu as journalists’ organisations warn of growing pressure on…
Editorial: Hassan Sheikh and a System of Government Confined to Select Regions Somalia’s national government was, during Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s presidency, concentrated…
OP-ED | Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Through the Lens of Medemer: Building Hope for Consensus and Reconciliation Ethiopia’s history is marked by a…
OP-ED: Hassan Sheikh’s Traveling Democracy Show Is Weakening Somalia’s Political Order Somalia’s president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, was elected on May 15, 2022,…
EDITORIAL: Puntland State Has Defeated an Immediate Threat — Its Next Task Is Building a Security Force Above Clan and Politics Recent…
Somalia, Ethiopia, and the Responsibility to Think Beyond Today Some political questions cannot be understood through daily headlines, temporary disputes, or the…
OP-ED: Ethiopia’s National Dialogue: Building Unity Across a Diverse Nation 1. The Genesis of the Ethiopian National Dialogue On July 15, 2026,…
Somalia’s contest for the leadership of the Federal Parliament has entered a sensitive phase, with reports suggesting that outgoing President Hassan Sheikh…
Somalia’s Political Crossroads: Power, Federalism and the Legacy of Leadership By Ali Musa | Analysis A political leader’s legacy is rarely defined…
Somalia’s planned 2027 elections could become a defining test for the country’s leadership, security and democratic development. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s record,…
Introduction: As climate pressures intensify across the globe, Ethiopia has turned tree planting into a national project with far-reaching consequences. The country…
