Horn of Africa's Strategic News
Hargeisa — The mandate of Somalia’s federal government expires on Friday. Three days from now, the constitutional clock that has governed President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s second term since 15 May…
Hargeisa — Five days ago, an unnamed Somali government source told the Russian state outlet RT that the United Arab Emirates is engaged in a coordinated lobbying campaign to secure…
Hargeisa — Four foreign powers are currently arming the Somali Federal Government. Three of them are doing so for reasons the international community broadly understands and, in most cases, has…
Hargeisa — Sixty-six days into the war that began with Operation Epic Fury, the question facing the Horn of Africa is no longer how to avoid the conflict. It is…
Hargeisa — Of the nine names hand-picked by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s Justice and Solidarity Party in October 2025 to represent Somalia at the East African Legislative Assembly, none illustrates…
Hargeisa — When Somalia joined the East African Community in March 2024, federal officials in Mogadishu hailed the moment as proof that the country had finally rejoined the region as…
Hargeisa — On May 15, 2026, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s presidential term expires. The date is not in dispute. What is in dispute is everything else — who has the authority…
Hargeisa — In November 2025, in territory controlled by Sudan’s Armed Forces near the Ethiopian border, representatives of four of Ethiopia’s most powerful armed movements sat down together. Eritrean officials…
Hargeisa — On Sunday April 26, 2026, the cabinet of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unanimously approved the appointment of veteran diplomat Michael Lotem as Israel’s first-ever ambassador to Somaliland.…
Hargeisa — Long before Hakan Fidan became Turkey’s Foreign Minister, he was the architect. As head of TIKA — Turkey’s International Cooperation and Development Agency — from 2003 to 2007,…