Mogadishu’s Pyrrhic Victory in Arusha: How Somalia’s First EAC Test Became a Case Study in Treaty Breach
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…
May 15 and the Unraveling of Somalia: A State That Controls 20% of Its Territory Is Running Out of Time — and Friends
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…
Ethiopia’s Gathering Storm: How a Multi-Ethnic Opposition Coalition Meeting in Sudan Could Shatter the Horn of Africa
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…
The Guurti’s 27-Month Outrage: Why President Cirro Must Reject This Extension — And Why the House of Elders Needs Fundamental Reform
Hargeisa — On Tuesday April 28, 2026, Somaliland’s House of Elders — the Guurti — approved a 27-month extension of the terms of the House of Representatives and local councils.…
Netanyahu’s Cabinet Approves Ambassador Lotem: What Israel’s First Envoy to Somaliland Must Do — And Fast
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.…
The Fidan Doctrine: How Turkey’s Foreign Minister Designed a 40-Year African Empire — With Somalia as the Cornerstone
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,…
The $8 Billion Reckoning: New US Bill Could End American Aid to Somalia — And Three Decades of Failed Investment With It
Hargeisa — A bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives on April 16, 2026 could mark the most consequential shift in American policy toward Somalia in a generation.…
Why Israel Cannot Wait: The Case for an Urgent Somaliland-Israel Defense Pact Before the Window Closes
Hargeisa — Israel recognised Somaliland in December 2025 and appointed its first ambassador, Michael Lotem, in April 2026. Somaliland sent its own ambassador, Dr. Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud, to Jerusalem…
From Capitol Hill to Hargeisa: The US Congressional Bills That Could Reshape Somaliland’s Future
Hargeisa — Three pieces of legislation now sitting in the United States Congress represent the most sustained and coordinated legislative push for Somaliland’s recognition in American history. Introduced across the…
Mogadishu on the Brink: Elite Forces, Expired Mandates, and the Threat of a Second Civil War
Hargeisa — Somalia’s political crisis has entered its most dangerous phase yet. With President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s constitutional term set to expire on May 15, 2026 — and the parliamentary…