By WardheerNews The Somali government, under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has escalated its war on free speech with a deliberate and aggressive campaign to silence all dissenting voices. On March 1, 2025, the crackdown claimed its first casualty when Ali Adan Mumin, a well-known political commentator and journalist, was arrested on baseless charges of “threatening...
By Abdinur Mohamud, Ph.D., & Melek Eyigun, Ph.D Three decades after the Somali civil war, the Somali Studies International Association (SSIA) returned to Mogadishu and held its 15th triennial congress under the stewardship of the Somali National University (SNU) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Higher Education of the Federal Government of...
By Mohamed A Yasin Introduction President Said Deni Launches Second Phase of Counterterrorism Campaign President Said Deni of Puntland delivered a speech on January 29, 2025, at an event in Bosaso, marking the launch of the second phase of the anti-terrorism campaign. He provided an update on the ongoing transnational war between Puntland forces and...
By Befikadu Bogale, Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA). Background If the Ankara Declaration between Ethiopia and Somalia signed on 11 December 2024 has brought vibes of hope and surprise or displeasure, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s (HSM) visit to Addis Ababa on 11 January 2025 has furthered the tide in either directions. The official visit and the...
By Abdullahi Ahmed Nor President Hassan’s style of governance has often been described as unilateral, characterized by a steadfast determination to “not stop for or listen to anyone.” This approach, which some liken to monarchical rule, allows him to wield considerable control over the federal parliament and the executive branch. Critics assert that this centralizing...
Prof. Hassan Keynan At a time of unprecedented, multifaceted threats to the very existence of the nation, we are witnessing Villa Somalia itching to pick a fight with Puntland, the oldest, most peaceful, and most successful member state in the fledgling federal dispensation. The tendency to reduce Puntland’s concerns to the personal ambitions, idiosyncrasies and...
Conservationists have warned that Somali (reticulated) giraffes are at risk of being wiped out soon due to a surge in poaching in the Northeastern region. According to the North-Eastern Wildlife Conservancies Association (NECA), approximately 87 giraffes have been killed by poachers in the first half of the year alone, raising concerns that the number could...
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By Faisal A Roble Despite a high profile reception by Washington, President William Ruto of Kenya could not escape from criticism. Some rebuked him for his willingness to let Kenyan police lead a multinational peace force financed by the US, whose public opinion would not let an American police officer die in the troubled nation...
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said his country would “defend itself” if Ethiopia goes ahead with a deal to set up a naval base in the breakaway region of Somaliland and possibly recognise the territory as an independent state. Landlocked Ethiopia agreed a memorandum of understanding on Jan. 1 to lease 20 km...