By Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame Friday March 27, 2026 The country stands at a critical crossroads. A combination of public asset disposals, widespread displacement, and intensifying economic and political pressures is steadily shaping a fragile and potentially volatile reality. These developments are not occurring in isolation—they are interconnected forces driving the nation toward an uncertain and potentially dangerous future. What is unfolding is not merely a period of difficulty; it is a defining moment that requires…

Somalia’s 20‑Year Reset: From the Dervish Torch to a 2026 Inflection Point Somalia’s modern story reads like a sequence of 20-year resets. From the Dervish movement at the turn of the 20th century to the dawn of independence, from the rise and fall of military rule to civil war and fragile federal reconstruction, pivotal shifts seem to arrive roughly once a generation. As 2026 opens, the country stands at another hinge moment, shaped by constitutional change, a grinding war against Al-Shabaab, and a storm of geopolitics…