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Politics

Cracks emerge in Somaliland over Israel recognition row

Hargeisa (Somalia Today) – Cracks have emerged in Somaliland over Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region, as former president Muse Bihi Abdi questioned President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro’s handling...

Security

US to block UN support for Somalia peace mission

Addis Ababa (Somalia Today) — The United States has told the African Union it will block continued United Nations logistical support for the AU...

Middle East

US feared Israel plot to kill Iran negotiators: report

Washington (Somalia Today) — US officials feared Israel might try to kill two senior Iranian negotiators during delicate peace talks with Tehran, a move...

Analysis

Somalia courts Russia as Mogadishu widens security ties

Moscow (Somalia Today) – Somalia’s latest defence talks with Russia signal Mogadishu’s growing effort to widen its security partnerships as it rebuilds its armed...

Analysis

Somalia’s sovereignty fight enters the Red Sea arena

iMogadishu (Somalia Today) – Somali officials could easily dismiss the false claim that Somalia had banned Israeli-linked ships from the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Somalia does...

Analysis

German report maps UAE’s shadow network in Somalia

Berlin (Somalia Today) — A German policy paper has offered one of the clearest mappings yet of the United Arab Emirates’ expanding footprint in...

Analysis

U.S. turn to Eritrea dents Somaliland’s Washington pitch

Hargeisa (Somalia Today) — A reported US push to reopen ties with Eritrea has dealt a fresh strategic blow to Somaliland, the breakaway region...

Analysis

Why China is quietly raising its stakes in Somalia

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – China is moving closer to Somalia as Mogadishu battles the Al-Shabaab militant group and navigates an increasingly internationalised dispute over...

Analysis

Why Saudi Arabia is betting more on Somalia

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) - Saudi Arabia is giving Somalia greater strategic weight as Red Sea insecurity, Gulf rivalry, and energy pressures push Riyadh to...

Analysis

Why Baidoa may prove a costly win for Somalia’s president

Baidoa (Somalia Today) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s swift military ousting of a defiant regional leader has delivered an immediate victory, but analysts...

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