What happens when your greatest vulnerability is not what you have done, but the clan you were born into? It is a painful question for
For decades, governments around the world have spent billions of dollars fighting terrorist organizations. They have used fighter jets, special forces, intelligence operations, and advanced
After years of working with the Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal Member States to build resilient, self-sustaining, and people-centered institutions, international supporters of
For years, Somalis learned to live with a painful political reality: election disagreements and manipulation. At both the federal and state levels, elections were often
What the renewed rise in irregular migration (tahriib) reveals about Somalia’s youth The renewed rise in irregular migration (tahriib) among Somali youth is raising difficult
Recent political developments on the future of Galmudug raise difficult questions about the direction of Somalia’s federal project. At a time when there is an
Sadia shares a name with my elder sister. But looking at her, I realized we share far more than the name. We share a reality.
On the night of May 24, 2026, Islamic State Somalia (IS-Somalia) militants conducted a coordinated ambush against Puntland forces at Afka Curaar in the Togga
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