Analysis

Israel’s two high-stakes bets behind recognising Somaliland

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Israel’s move to formally recognise the Somaliland region of Somalia as an independent state is sending ripples far beyond the...

Analysis

Israel’s Turkey-in-Somalia anxiety and the UAE’s gambit

For Israeli military planners, the threat map of the Red Sea has long been defined by fixed coordinates: Iran to the east, Yemen’s Houthis...

Analysis

How Ethiopia, UAE, Israel ‘built Red Sea shadow alliance’

Asmara (Somalia Today) — Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has issued a rare warning that an emerging “shadow alliance” linking Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates...

Analysis

Inside Türkiye’s erased UAE espionage bombshell

Istanbul (Somalia Today) — Turkey’s latest spy scare began like a classic Gulf proxy drama: a network of defence executives, an alleged link to...

Analysis

No, 60 foreign intelligence agents did not flee Somalia

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — After Somalia’s e-visa data breach, a dramatic claim has raced across social media and some online outlets: that “60 foreign...

Analysis

From Somalia to the Sahel: Turkey’s ‘invisible architecture’ of power

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Turkey is methodically expanding its influence across Africa by building a vast and quiet network of institutions, standards, and economic...

Analysis

Jaafar Gurey – The ghost who built Al-Shabaab

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — The reported killing of a top Al-Shabaab commander in a precision airstrike has cast a rare light on one of...

Analysis

Explainer: Why Somalia–Pakistan defence pact worries India?

New Delhi (Somalia Today) — A new defense cooperation agreement between Somalia and Pakistan, approved by Mogadishu's cabinet in late August 2025, has triggered...