Somalia
Uncertainty Looms Over ISIS Leader’s Fate in Somalia Amid Prolonged Al-Miskaad Offensive
Whoever Leads Them, ISIS in Somalia Keeps Fighting — and Its Leader’s Fate Remains a Mystery BOSASO, Somalia — After months of…
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East-Africa
Somalia: where should the change that Somalis yearn for truly begin?
Opinion | Somalia’s Next Leap Won’t Come From Another Election On a dusty midmorning in Mogadishu, as tuk-tuks weave past concrete blast…
Somalia
Drone Attack Strikes Somalia’s Lower Shabelle, Reports Indicate Civilian Casualties
Drone strike in Lower Shabelle underscores the moral and strategic dilemmas of remote warfare A reported drone strike this week in Akunji…
Somalia
Three brothers slain in clan-linked assault in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle
Somalia: Three brothers killed on family farm in suspected clan-reprisal attack in Lower Shabelle At least three brothers were shot dead while…
Somalia
Ahmed Madobe asserts Jubaland intelligence surpasses Somalia’s NISA capabilities
Jubaland’s intelligence push tests Somalia’s fragile center-periphery balance KISMAYO — When Jubaland leader Ahmed Madobe unveiled a gleaming new headquarters for the…
Somalia
Puntland State Troops Capture New Al‑Miskaad Positions, Ousting ISIS From Key Sites
As Puntland State claims new victories against ISIS in Cal‑Miskaad, deeper questions remain BOSASO, Somalia — For nearly a year, Puntland State’s…
Central-Africa
Somalia’s NISA kills seven al-Shabaab militants in planned Hiiraan raid
Somalia says overnight raid kills seven Al‑Shabaab fighters as counterinsurgency grinds on in Hiiraan Somalia’s intelligence service says its agents, working with…
Somalia
Somalia’s President Meets Former Opposition Leaders Amid Escalating Tensions
Behind closed doors in Villa Somalia: former foes, fragile alliances MOGADISHU — In a sign of how fragile and fluid Somali politics…
Somalia
Hirshabelle criticized for district choices in Somalia’s RCRF development project
Somalia’s Donor Dollars Meet Local Politics: Hirshabelle’s District Choice Reopens Old Debates In Somalia’s Hirshabelle state, a seemingly technical decision — which…
Somalia
Global Gateway Initiative: Financing Somalia’s Long-Term Growth and Stability
Global Gateway in Somalia: Investment with a Human Face — and Hard Questions MOGADISHU — When the European Union rolled out its…
Somalia
Somalia’s Hirshabelle president sacks Hiiraan governor amid airport revenue dispute
Power struggle in Somalia’s Hirshabelle spills into the open with Hiiraan governor sacked Somalia’s fragile federal experiment is feeling the strain again,…
