April 16, 2026

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APPEAL FOR FRATERNAL UNITY: ADVOCATING PRINCIPLED POLITICS IN THE NORTHEAST OF SOMALIA TO CEASE POLITICAL SQUABBLES

Introduction As Somalia advances in its statebuilding process, complicated by complex dynamics and competing political agendas, the unity and strategic coherence of Puntland, the SSC-Khaatumo (SSCK), and Maakhir (covering the Sool, Sanaag, Bari, Nugaal, and Mudug communities) remain critically important. Recent political developments, especially regarding the status of the Sool, Sanaag, and Cayn (SSC) regions

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Strategic Alignments or Destabilization? Villa Somalia, Villa Jigjiga, and Egypt in the Horn of Africa

The geopolitical dynamics of the Horn of Africa are being reshaped by new alliances, strategic calculations, and competitive interests surrounding natural resources, water politics, and regional influence. In this context, the trilateral relationship involving Villa Somalia (the Presidential Palace of Somalia), Villa Jigjiga (seat of the Somali Regional Government in Ethiopia), and Egypt, particularly regarding

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Silent Ghosts, Loud Paranoia: What haunts Somali region leadership?

Addis Abeba – The ruling Prosperity Party (PP) today stands not as a movement of accidental convergence but as a calculated alliance forged through political maturity, compromise, and vision. In this equilibrium, two political figures—Adem Farah, Head of the Coordination Center for the Development of Democracy with the rank of Deputy Prime Minister and Vice President

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