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The Price of Shade: a narrative of survival, loss and the fading green heart of Somalia

EXCLUSIVE: Villa Somalia Takes $3 Million in World Bank Funds from Allied Federal Member States

Ambassador Gamal Returns to Somali Cabinet as Minister of Commerce and Industry

TRUMP IS LYING, SOMALIS ARE INVINCIBLE

Somalia’s Clan Politics: Anti-autocracy Despite Anomalies

Eng. “Fuursade,”: The Founder of Somalia’s First School for Technology Education

IS-Somalia As A Key Funding Hub For Islamic State

Somalia Approves Draft Law Prohibiting FGM and National Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security

The Return of Sheikh Abdirashid Sheikh Ali Sufi: A Scholar’s Homecoming After Two Decades

Uncovering DAEASH/IS in Somalia, Part1

Former Somali President Farmaajo Set to Return to Mogadishu

Somali Future Council Calls for Constitutional Adherence and Timely 2026 Elections

Villa Somalia Jet Sneak Scandal: President Suspends Inner Circle in Shocking Breach of Protocol Tied to Galmudug

A Symbol of Survival: The Unbreakable Spirit of Somalia’s Moalimuu

Haybad Qaran:The Game Changer Of Somalia’s Political Landscape?

Somali Prime Minister Hamza Appoints Veteran Journalist Saxansoxo as Director of Communications

Somalia Future Council to Finalise 2026 Presidency Roadmap In Kismayo

Aamina Malaay: From Terror Victim to Police Captain, A Somali Woman’s Act of Defiance

Uncovering President Hassan Sheikh’s Trip to Algeria

Somali Film ‘Barni’ Set to Shine at Red Sea International Film Festival

Exclusive:The Federal Government has lifted the economic sanctions on Jubaland

Somali Government Admits Flights from Bosaso Supply the RSF in Sudan

No Sheikhstension: Somalia’s Opposition Tell President Hassan Sheikh No Staying Beyond May 2026

Mayor Omar Fateh: The New Light and Hopeful Voice of the Somali Community in Minneapolis

Two-Year Extension? Hassan Sheikh’s New Political Gamble To Stay Until 2028

The Sea that Once Fed Us

EDITORIAL: Somalia Cannot Afford Silent Diplomats

Traditional Voices, Timeless Warnings: The White House, and the Power of Somali Art

Somalia’s EALA Parliament Gambit: Inside the High-Stakes Selection of a Diplomatic A-Team

Somalia Prepares to Elect First EALA MPs, Marking a Historic Step in Regional Integration

One dead after an Earthquake struck in Ethiopia’s Afar Region

Millions of Somalis Facing Hunger and Malnutrition Crisis — WFP

Financing the Future of Smart and Sustainable Somali Cities: Insights from the Emerging City of Daarul Salaam in Banadir

Madoobe holds power; So, what does Hassan Sheikh Stand to Gain?

Somalia’s Opposition Bloc Solidifies in Nairobi as Deni, Madobe, Take Challenge to Villa Somalia’s Doorstep

From Fanfare to Silence: Somalia’s Nonexistent Role in the EAC

Germany Leads “Climate Talk” in Somalia, Elevates Local Voices on Climate Security

Madobe (Jubaland) and Deni (Puntland) Set For Villa Somalia Reunion

After Stopping Public Land Grabs, Can Somalia’s Salvation Forum Stop Hassan Sheikh’s Abuse of Power?

Villa Somalia and Villa Jubaland Talks? What Do We Know?

Crowd-Funding the Presidency: How Much Is Eight Months?

BBC News Somali Set to Sack Muhyadin Roble Over Declining Credibility

Abdirahman Cirro: A Statesman Blending Past Excellence with a New Model of Service Delivery

Ramla Ali’s Mogadishu Homecoming: Somalia’s Boxing Queen Returns Home

Renowed Peacemaker Omar Abdi Ibrahim, assassinated in Sanaag

Sool, Sanaag, and Cayn (SSC): Starved by Aid Politics

From Unknown to Unbeatable: Secrets of Firdhiye’s Fine Win In Las Anod

Exclusive: Closed-Door Talks Underway Between FGS and Section of Opposition Leaders

Who is ‘Firdhiye’, President-Elect of Somalia’s newly formed Northeastern State?

EXCLUSIVE: Tanzania Blocks Foreign-Led Attempt to Undermine Somalia’s EAC Membership

The Price of Shade: a narrative of survival, loss and the fading green heart of Somalia

By Hussein Barud Gahnug Midday light falls harshly across the land, bleaching every color into dust. In the middle of the emptiness stands a single G…

Men rest beneath a lone Garas tree after collecting firewood, finding momentary comfort in the same shade their labor slowly erodes. The image captures Somalia’s silent paradox of survival and loss. Photo Courtesy: Mamadu Omar.

EXCLUSIVE: Villa Somalia Takes $3 Million in World Bank Funds from Allied Federal Member States

Ambassador Gamal Returns to Somali Cabinet as Minister of Commerce and Industry

TRUMP IS LYING, SOMALIS ARE INVINCIBLE

Somalia’s Clan Politics: Anti-autocracy Despite Anomalies

Eng. “Fuursade,”: The Founder of Somalia’s First School for Technology Education

IS-Somalia As A Key Funding Hub For Islamic State

Somalia Approves Draft Law Prohibiting FGM and National Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security

The Return of Sheikh Abdirashid Sheikh Ali Sufi: A Scholar’s Homecoming After Two Decades

Uncovering DAEASH/IS in Somalia, Part1

Former Somali President Farmaajo Set to Return to Mogadishu

Somali Future Council Calls for Constitutional Adherence and Timely 2026 Elections

Villa Somalia Jet Sneak Scandal: President Suspends Inner Circle in Shocking Breach of Protocol Tied to Galmudug

A Symbol of Survival: The Unbreakable Spirit of Somalia’s Moalimuu

Haybad Qaran:The Game Changer Of Somalia’s Political Landscape?

Somali Prime Minister Hamza Appoints Veteran Journalist Saxansoxo as Director of Communications

Somalia Future Council to Finalise 2026 Presidency Roadmap In Kismayo

Aamina Malaay: From Terror Victim to Police Captain, A Somali Woman’s Act of Defiance

Uncovering President Hassan Sheikh’s Trip to Algeria

Somali Film ‘Barni’ Set to Shine at Red Sea International Film Festival

Exclusive:The Federal Government has lifted the economic sanctions on Jubaland

Somali Government Admits Flights from Bosaso Supply the RSF in Sudan

No Sheikhstension: Somalia’s Opposition Tell President Hassan Sheikh No Staying Beyond May 2026

Mayor Omar Fateh: The New Light and Hopeful Voice of the Somali Community in Minneapolis

Two-Year Extension? Hassan Sheikh’s New Political Gamble To Stay Until 2028

The Sea that Once Fed Us

EDITORIAL: Somalia Cannot Afford Silent Diplomats

Traditional Voices, Timeless Warnings: The White House, and the Power of Somali Art

Somalia’s EALA Parliament Gambit: Inside the High-Stakes Selection of a Diplomatic A-Team

Somalia Prepares to Elect First EALA MPs, Marking a Historic Step in Regional Integration

One dead after an Earthquake struck in Ethiopia’s Afar Region

Millions of Somalis Facing Hunger and Malnutrition Crisis — WFP

Financing the Future of Smart and Sustainable Somali Cities: Insights from the Emerging City of Daarul Salaam in Banadir

Madoobe holds power; So, what does Hassan Sheikh Stand to Gain?

Somalia’s Opposition Bloc Solidifies in Nairobi as Deni, Madobe, Take Challenge to Villa Somalia’s Doorstep

From Fanfare to Silence: Somalia’s Nonexistent Role in the EAC

Germany Leads “Climate Talk” in Somalia, Elevates Local Voices on Climate Security

Madobe (Jubaland) and Deni (Puntland) Set For Villa Somalia Reunion

After Stopping Public Land Grabs, Can Somalia’s Salvation Forum Stop Hassan Sheikh’s Abuse of Power?

Villa Somalia and Villa Jubaland Talks? What Do We Know?

Crowd-Funding the Presidency: How Much Is Eight Months?

BBC News Somali Set to Sack Muhyadin Roble Over Declining Credibility

Abdirahman Cirro: A Statesman Blending Past Excellence with a New Model of Service Delivery

Ramla Ali’s Mogadishu Homecoming: Somalia’s Boxing Queen Returns Home

Renowed Peacemaker Omar Abdi Ibrahim, assassinated in Sanaag

Sool, Sanaag, and Cayn (SSC): Starved by Aid Politics

From Unknown to Unbeatable: Secrets of Firdhiye’s Fine Win In Las Anod

Exclusive: Closed-Door Talks Underway Between FGS and Section of Opposition Leaders

Who is ‘Firdhiye’, President-Elect of Somalia’s newly formed Northeastern State?

EXCLUSIVE: Tanzania Blocks Foreign-Led Attempt to Undermine Somalia’s EAC Membership

Sanbalolshe Speaks: Spy Chief Lifts Lid on Somali Power Games On GeedFadhi

Former Somali Spy Chief Calls For Wide-scale reforms in NISA, Somali Intelligence Agency

Democracy or Delivery: What South West State Tells Us About Somalia’s Federal Future

Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI

The Post-Poverty Consumption Trap in Africa: Toward a New Financial Ethic

Somalia’s Historic First Venice Biennale Pavilion Sparks Outrage: “This Pavilion Does Not Speak For Us”

The Tragedy and Perils of the Shapeshifter A Personal Reckoning, a Pattern of Power, and a Question of Principle

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