Recognition For Rent From Unowned Property: Inside The Ethiopia-Somaliland Land Grab – OpEd https://www.eurasiareview.com/10092026-recognition-for-rent-from-unowned-property-inside-the-ethiopia-somaliland-land-grab-oped/
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Somaliland:Reaffirming their longstanding solidarity, fraternity and friendship,Committed to foster a close partnership that would contribute to peace and security in the Horn of Africa and the broader region,Desiring to encourage closer economic cooperation and to promote conditions of economic stability and well-being,Considering their common concern in the maintenance … Continue reading Memorandum of Understanding for Partnership and Co-operation between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Somaliland →
Somalia’s Crisis Is Systemic, Not Personal: The Case For Collective Accountability – OpEd https://www.eurasiareview.com/08092026-somalias-crisis-is-systemic-not-personal-the-case-for-collective-accountability-oped/
Puntland Is Not A Platform – OpEd https://www.eurasiareview.com/07092026-puntland-is-not-a-platform-oped/
Garowe, Puntland, Somalia — Said Abdullahi Deni did not come to Puntland’s presidency to make Puntland stronger. He came to make himself bigger. For too long, that was the operating logic of his administration. Mogadishu shaped his political imagination, and Mogadishu remained the measure of his ambition. Puntland gave him the office, the security structure, the … Continue reading A WDM Editorial →
Turkey In Somalia: From Lifeline To Power Broker – OpEd https://www.eurasiareview.com/06092026-turkey-in-somalia-from-lifeline-to-power-broker-oped/
“Ismaaciil adiga mooyee, Adoogeen Haaji mooyee, Ayeydeen Dhoofa mooyee, Uduufaa meesha joogtee. “Ismaaciil ogadada, udgoonaa ogadaadu, ma sixin baa lagu agloolay.” “Ismaaciil, were it not for you, were it not for your father, Haji, were it not for your grandmother, Dhoofa — no fragrance would linger in this place. Ismaaciil, the sweetness of your scent … Continue reading The Son’s Fragrance That Remains in the Eyes of His Mother →
A WDM Editorial There is a particular kind of sleep that overtakes a region when its capital grows fat while its periphery grows quiet. Nugaal is drifting into that sleep. Someone needs to ring the alarm before whole towns become little more than names on an old administrative map.Look at the map, if anyone in … Continue reading Wake Up, Nugaal: You Are Being Reduced to a City-State, and Garowe Is Not Apologizing →
The Sultan’s Drones: Ankara’s Descent From Somali Patron To Villa Somalia’s Hired Gun – OpEd https://www.eurasiareview.com/04092026-the-sultans-drones-ankaras-descent-from-somali-patron-to-villa-somalias-hired-gun-oped/
In my openion, Kenyan diplomatic restrictions raise many serious questions of which how to handle the AMISOM portion of KDF in Somalia is a small portion of far greater and serious questions. i summarize them as follows according to its magnitude:
1: How to handle clan politics in Somalia which have been the force behind the formation of federal states that are member of Federal Government of Somalia
2: How to handle federal state members current political deadlock with federal government that undermines any political progress
3: How to handle Jubbaland state president who is in collusion course with Kenya
4: How to handle AMISOM portion of KDF in Somalia
5: Finally, Kenya thinks how a Farmajo government with no support in Mogadisho leave alone federal member states of which Jubbaland is the most staunch opponent and at same time a well cultivated close ally with Kenya, how such a weak government can undermine Kenyan interests