East-Africa
Managing Red Sea Power Rivalry: Preventive Mediation at Bab al-Mandab
The Bab al-Mandab Strait is fast becoming the world’s most consequential test case for managing great-power rivalry on a narrow,…
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Sports
Minneapolis’ Somali Sambusa Network Nourishes Community and Everyday Resistance
MINNEAPOLIS — In a winter of raids, fear and strobe-lit confrontations, a fried, triangular pastry became an unlikely emblem of…
Somalia
Somalia’s Livestock Trade Offers Lessons in Effective, Aid-Free Development
Opinion/Analysis: Somalia’s livestock trade thrives without aid — and exposes the architecture of development failure By every conventional measure, Somalia…
East-Africa
Is the U.S. Preparing a Plan to Partition Somalia?
Israel’s recognition of North Western State of Somalia has lit a geopolitical fuse in the Horn of Africa. On Dec.…
Somalia
Why Somalia Is Key to Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Stability
Opinion: Somalia Is Central to Red Sea Security — and the Arab World Can’t Afford to Overlook It Global markets…
Central-Africa
Hiiraan Online Names Omar Abdulkadir Artan 2025 Person of the Year
In Cairo’s June 30 Stadium, under the bright floodlights and the pressure of a continent watching, Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir…
Somalia
Somalia Opens First Bowling Alley as Middle Class and Diaspora Returnees Rise
Mogadishu’s first modern bowling alley rolls a fragile normal into Somalia’s capital On a recent evening in Mogadishu, the sharp…
Somalia
Jubbaland State Accuses Somalia’s Federal Government of Undermining Federalism
Kismayo, Somalia — The Jubbaland regional administration on Saturday accused Somalia’s federal government of unconstitutional interference in the affairs of…
Somalia
Election Accord Among Elites Could Legitimize Somalia’s Fragile State
In Mogadishu’s Dec. 25 municipal vote, the promise of direct democracy met the reality of centralized power. Marketed as a…
Sports
Is the African Union Ready to Be the Institution Africa Needs?
The African Union is facing a legitimacy test. Across social media and public forums, Africans are asking whether the AU…
Somalia
Lul Abdulaziz Explores Gender Inequality and Women’s Challenges in Somali Society
Somalia is often framed through conflict and crisis. But the country’s most consequential emergency lies in the quiet, daily erosion…
