Analysis

How Mogadishu brought down Laftagareen

Baidoa (Somalia Today) — Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen did not lose power in a single clash. By the time the South West State leader resigned...

Analysis

How Iran is using the new weapons of global power

Tehran (Somalia Today) - Iran’s move to choke off the Strait of Hormuz and weaponise its energy leverage marks a volatile new phase in...

Analysis

Who is Iran’s new leader Mojtaba Khamenei?

Tehran (Somalia Today) — Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei, the hardline son of slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei, as the Islamic Republic’s new...

Analysis

Somalia: New fault line in Turkey’s bitter rivalry with Israel

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has opened a volatile new fault line in an already tense strategic contest with Turkey, analysts...

Analysis

‘Strategic misstep’: Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

Hargeisa (Somalia Today) — Israel’s decision to recognise the breakaway region of Somaliland has plunged the Horn of Africa into uncertainty, with Somalia’s government...

Analysis

In Davos, Somaliland’s ‘selfie diplomacy’ hits a wall

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – In diplomacy, perception is often as important as reality. But for the breakaway region of Somaliland this week, the gap...

Analysis

Israel’s Somaliland recognition jolts Horn of Africa diplomacy

Nairobi (Somalia Today) – Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent state has jolted the Horn of Africa, forcing regional powerhouses Kenya and...

Analysis

The UAE is digitally engineering a new state while Somalia sleeps

View the Horn of Africa through the lens of Western media today, and you see a striking dichotomy: a chaotic, fragmented Somalia contrasted against...