By Abdinoor Ibrahim Noor Abstract This article examines Somalia’s recent diplomatic crises as manifestations of broader institutional failures under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s administration (2022–present). Through a qualitative analysis of three case studies—the September 2025 ambassadorial dispute in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the December 2024 security crisis in Dolow, and the September 2025 E-visa...
Mekelle – A new report by the “Commission of Inquiry on Tigray Genocide (CITG)” has documented what it describes as “war-induced genocidal sexual and gender-based violence” committed against hundreds of thousands of women and girls across Tigray during the two-year Tigray war. The report, released on Thursday, paints a harrowing picture of the systematic use of...
(ERGO) – Women in the drought-stricken farming village of Arshale, in southern Somalia’s Bakool region close to the border with Ethiopia, are spending days away from their children as they move to find work in traditional housebuilding in another town. Bareey Ali Ahmed, 46, walks 40 kilometres from Arshale to Washaaqo each week to work with...
Somalia has been embroiled in armed conflict ever since the regime of its former president Siad Barre collapsed in 1991. Since then, various armed groups have fought for power, and the country has struggled with weak government authority. Somalia’s clan violence and rivalries have worsened the crisis. The Ireland-based NGO Concern Worldwide in 2025 ranked...
A Special Report- Part I By Ali A Osman Executive Summary: This investigation examines mounting allegations against Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance, Ahmed Shide, whose public image as a modern technocrat masks an intricate web of family-centered corruption, political patronage, and institutional capture in the Somali Region. According to whistleblowers, leaked documents, and insider testimonies, Ahmed...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — When 19-year-old Nigus Yosef told his parents he was going to leave home in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and try to get to Saudi Arabia, they begged him not to go. Two of their children had already made the crossing, via the Gulf of Aden and then war-torn Yemen. Yosef’s brother...
By Isha Qarsoon In most countries, the sale of public land that holds a hospital, a school, a market, or a cemetery is a matter of public record. It is announced, debated, documented. Citizens can question it, challenge it, or at least demand to know why it is happening. In Somalia, the reality is inverted....
Sahra and Samia’s story begins on a farm in Somalia that no longer exists. Things were going well for them: Sahra, a 55-year-old mother, successfully ran a small livestock and crop business. That is, until her brother — the only adult man in the family — devastated everything. They say that he used drugs, stole from them...
Issued by: Independent Child and Women Human Rights Advocacy Network Executive Summary: This independent investigation exposes a serious and ongoing human rights crisis in the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia — the recruitment and training of thousands of underage children, some as young as 14 years old, into the Liyu Police Force. These acts have...
By Towfik Elmi As the newly emerging Northeastern State of Somalia seeks to address clan-based grievances and decades of neglect and marginalization, it faces significant challenges in establishing effective governance. A critical priority must be the formation of a Civil Service Recruitment Center (CSRC) mandated with operationalizing merit-based recruitment process and vetting of public officials....