Somalia, Pakistan sign agreement to strengthen defense and security cooperationThe agreement was signed in Islamabad, during an official visit by Somali Defense Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, who is leading a delegation from the federal government of Somalia. On the Pakistani side, the agreement was signed by Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. According to the agreement, … [Read more…]

The Russian government has now trained new officers for the Somali security forces, who officially graduated from the Academy of Public Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country on Friday, earning a master’s degree. The officers specialize in public administration and strategic planning, which is a key skill for leading security agencies, … [Read more…]

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have announced a new blockade of Israeli-affiliated shipping through the Red Sea, saying they will target any supplies destined for Israeli ports. A Houthi spokesman said the move was part of their support for the Palestinian people, Lebanon and Iran, and that the group would continue its actions to pressure Israel and … [Read more…]

Since the independence in 1960 and even later during the military rule in Somalia, the political elites were seen as a national figure with responsibility and legitimacy to some extent in the public views. As the politicians and their views was all about pan-Somalism and the idea of Greate Somalia, self-sufficiency, sovereignty as well as … [Read more…]

The Gothenburg city is the second largest city of Sweden after Stockholm the capital city of the country and locates in the Southwest of the country. According to an official report by the social service authorities in 2026, in Gothenburg only in 2024, 26,300 children and young people were taken from their primary care guardians … [Read more…]

Israel has been secretly working with former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for years, making him a spy and preparing him to lead Iran again in the future if the current regime is overthrown, The New York Times reported. The report said that officials from Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency met with Ahmadinejad abroad several times and … [Read more…]

After the fall of the former military regime in Somalia in the 1991, the Republic of Somalia went into civil wars, clan-politics, clan territories, successionist movements in the north, as well as anarchy and war on terror. Thereafter, a transitional federal government was established in 2005 in Kenya and later it becomes the federal government … [Read more…]

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland’s independence has profoundly destabilized the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea corridor. While celebrated by Somaliland, the move has drawn the region into the broader Middle Eastern conflict, sparking severe diplomatic friction, and raising the risk of localized and asymmetric military confrontations in near future. Major consequences and factors for … [Read more…]

Midowga Yurub ayaa Khamiistii adkeeyay shuruucda fiisaha ee muwaadiniinta Soomaaliyeed, iyagoo sheegay in dowladda soomaaliya ay ku guuldareysatay inay si ku filan uga wada shaqeyso sidii dib loogu celin lahaa muwaadiniinta aan haysan xuquuq sharci ah oo ay ku sii joogaan Yurub. Golaha Midowga Yurub ayaa sheegay in tallaabooyinka ku meel gaarka ah ay ka … [Read more…]

Somalia is in transitioning from 4.5 clan-based federalism into separatism, the country remains deeply divided between the federal government in Mogadishu and the breakaway, self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland. While federalism aimed to unite the country, severe constitutional tensions, excessive foreign interventions and Somaliland’s steadfast independence efforts keep national unity difficult. The current political structures … [Read more…]