Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy does something Washington avoided for years: it treats Africa not as a humanitarian afterthought, but as a frontline in great-power...
U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia Surge to Record 109 After New Operations in Puntland and Jubaland. U.S. military activity in Somalia has reached unprecedented levels, with seven...
A sweeping federal enforcement campaign, a wave of high-profile fraud prosecutions and escalating anti-Somali rhetoric from former President Donald Trump have converged in Minnesota, placing the...
FGS Claims of “Direct Talks” With Somaliland Exposed as Strategic Deception. Mogadishu’s newest diplomatic claim—that it maintains “direct and regular contact” with Somaliland—marks a familiar return...
The Navy’s investigation into a dramatic friendly fire incident over the Red Sea has revealed how a US warship mistakenly shot down an American fighter jet...
Assab vs. Berbera: Ethiopia’s Search for a Viable Path Back to the Sea. Ethiopia’s renewed insistence on securing sovereign access to the Red Sea has reopened...
The Omar Obstacle: How a Single Power Center in Washington Complicates Somaliland’s Path to Recognition. For more than three decades, Somaliland’s campaign for international recognition has...
Taiwan’s Admiral Tang Hua Offers Blueprint for Somaliland’s Maritime Security. Somaliland’s newly signed Coast Guard Cooperation Agreement with Taiwan marks a subtle but strategically significant shift...
The Moment Somaliland Became Indispensable to U.S. Power in the Red Sea. The visit to Hargeisa by U.S. Africa Command chief Gen. Dagvin Anderson and Deputy...
Gulf States Deepen Their Reach Into Africa — and Reshape the Regional Balance. The expanding involvement of Gulf states across Africa marks a new phase in...
Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow foreign nationals to purchase real estate beginning in January 2026 marks one of the most consequential shifts in the Kingdom’s economic...
Ethiopia Steps Up Global Diplomacy in Renewed Push for Red Sea Access, Ambassadors Say. Ethiopia is intensifying its diplomatic outreach to build international support for its...
HARGEISA — Somaliland’s leadership reaffirmed its growing role in safeguarding the Red Sea and Horn of Africa waterways this week, as the Commander of the Somaliland...
Maritime Muscle: Cairo and Riyadh Stage Massive Drill as Addis Ababa Sounds Alarm. A major Red Sea naval exercise involving Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and key regional...
What is this alliance that Somalia is part of that is isolating Ethiopia? Somalia’s entry into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden security architecture matters...
The European Union has dispatched a naval warship to the Somali coast following what maritime officials describe as the first suspected act of Somali piracy since...
President Irro Opens Landmark Investment Forum, Signaling Somaliland’s Global Economic Ambition. HARGEISA — The President of the Republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro), inaugurated the...
The Republic of Somaliland, a globally unrecognized yet de facto sovereign state, sits on a coastline that is arguably one of the most vital strategic chokepoints...
DJIBOUTI — In a high-level maritime security conference hosted at the French military base in Djibouti, Somaliland’s Coast Guard Commander, Admiral Ahmed Hure Haariye, joined counterparts...
ADDIS ABABA — When President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (Irro) stepped off the aircraft in Addis Ababa this week, the moment carried more weight than the polite...