Somalia
Strike kills Ali Larijani, believed to run Iran since war began
Wednesday March 18, 2026 Iran confirmed Tuesday that Ali Larijani — a senior security power broker and a pillar of…
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East-Africa
Iran-Israel Strategic Shift: From Proxy War to Direct Confrontation
Iran and Israel long fought in the shadows — through intelligence operations, cyberattacks, covert sabotage and proxy warfare — calibrating…
East-Africa
Djibouti Faces a Critical Crossroads in Regional Conflict
Djibouti’s Red Sea dilemma: How the Middle East war could reroute trade and test a strategic hub PARIS — Tuesday,…
Somalia
Opinion: Somalia’s Constitution—Strong on Paper, Fragile on the Ground
Somalia’s latest constitutional amendments are being hailed by some lawmakers as proof that the country has become a “fully fledged…
Somalia
Somalia’s Constitution Versus the Entrenched Reality of Clan Oligarchy
Somalia’s federalism debate is back in the spotlight after recent constitutional changes, but the fiercest political struggle is not about…
East-Africa
Why Abdi Iley’s Attempted Public Comeback Is Morally Indefensible
Opinion: Ethiopia’s impunity test — why Abdi Iley’s return to public life imperils reconciliation In Ethiopia’s Somali Region and far…
Somalia
Somalia’s Constitutional Crisis: Power Struggles Put Democracy on the Brink
Opinion/Analysis: Somalia’s constitutional crossroads — process, not power, will decide the future Somalia’s Constitution is again at the center of…
East-Africa
What a War on Iran Means for Horn of Africa Security
Iran–Israel war redraws the Horn of Africa’s security map The joint United States–Israeli strikes on Iran last week, which killed…
Somalia
Somalia Outcry Over ‘Rushed’ Execution of Woman Convicted of Child Murder
‘Justice or rush to judgment?’ Somalia’s rare execution of a woman exposes deep cracks in the system GALKAYO, Somalia —…
Somalia
Mapping Somalia’s Political Compass: The Ideologies Shaping Its Future
Analysis: Somalia’s 2026/2027 elections put eight political traditions to the test Somalia is approaching a defining electoral cycle in 2026/2027,…
East-Africa
Domesticate Somalia’s endangered Yeheb tree to boost food security and prosperity
Somalia’s Yeheb tree is vanishing. Turning Cordeauxia edulis into a domesticated crop could secure food, fodder and fragile drylands. In…
