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Hargeisa, Somalia — Tensions rose sharply in Hargeisa on Monday after gunfire erupted at the city’s international airport during a confrontation involving airport security forces and the security escort of former Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi. The incident triggered protests across multiple neighborhoods, raising renewed concerns about the region’s political stability. Airport Clash Sparks Citywide Alarm According to police officials, the confrontation began when airport security personnel encountered the former leader’s guards at a restricted area inside the airport. What initially appeared to be a routine security check escalated rapidly, resulting in an exchange of gunfire. Authorities confirmed that two…

President Hassan, Al-Shabaab has ordered its members to register for the national ID.

Abstract Somalia’s rural drylands face persistent water scarcity, environmental degradation, and institutional fragility. The World Bank’s Barwaaqo Project (P177627) seeks to strengthen rural water systems, improve agricultural productivity, and rehabilitate degraded environments (World Bank, 2022). Despite its transformative potential, the project faces political, operational, environmental, and macroeconomic challenges that hinder its progress (World Bank, 2025). This paper analyzes these problems, suggests actionable solutions, presents a risk-management assessment, and concludes with strategic recommendations for enhancing effectiveness and sustainability. The findings highlight the need for strengthened governance, improved implementation efficiency, and long-term sustainability mechanisms. Introduction Somalia’s arid and semi-arid regions continue to…

Somalia’s Ministry of Commerce is again confronting serious corruption allegations following new claims that senior licensing officials have demanded bribes from business owners seeking to register their companies. The allegations reinforce earlier media investigations published in 2024 and 2025, which documented a pattern of extortion within the licensing system. In a 2024 corruption exposé, Mogadishu Business Daily reported that “licensing directors used deliberate registration delays to push applicants into illegal payment arrangements, effectively selling access to business opportunities” (Mogadishu Business Daily, Investigative Report, 12 August 2024). A widely circulated 2025 follow-up in The Somali Ledger stated that “the licensing office…

Mogadishu is a city that forgets nothing. It may forgive, move forward, and rebuild after every tragedy, but it does not forget the years that nearly broke it. This is why the sudden return of former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on 13 November 2025 struck a nerve far deeper than mere politics. It reopened a memory that the city has carried in silence: the years between 2017 and May 2022, when explosions, fear, and uncertainty shaped the rhythm of daily life. During that period, Mogadishu lived under a shadow that citizens still describe with unease: car bombs, assassinations, and an…

Mogadishu is the political capital and economic centre of Somalia, yet its residents endure the highest level of financial extraction, restricted movement, and institutional exploitation in the country. They pay federal taxes, municipal fees, and additional compulsory charges through private companies controlled by political actors. Instead of public resistance, a large part of the population has adapted to the system and even defends it. This is the result of long-term psychological conditioning under a structure of power that normalises abuse as daily life. 2. The Normalisation of Exploitation When residents are asked why they accept this situation, the answer often…

For too long, social media chatter has twisted the truth into confusion, leading some to believe that Somaliland is a separate country. Let’s clear this. Somalia is one nation, one land, one people bound by history stretching back more than 4,000 years. Before colonial lines were drawn, Somalis lived freely within their clan territories—each group respecting the borders of others. Until now, that legacy was still alive, never seeking to split their homeland apart. Somaliland is not a country; it’s the northwestern region of Somalia, home primarily to the Isaaq clan, alongside other Somali communities who do not support secession. No international…

Maqaalkani waxa uu iftiiminaya khatarta sii kordheysa ee ku wajahan baasaboorrada diblomaasiga iyo shaqaalaha ( service) ee Soomaaliya. Waxa uu si gaar ah u dul istaagayaa faragelinta sharci-darrada ah ee ay ku hayso Hay’adda Socdaalka iyo Jinsiyadda, iyado si madax-bannaan u daabacayso ama u cusbooneysiineyso baasaboorrada ay masuulka ka tahay Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibadda, iyadoon ka helin oggolaansho qoraaleed. Sidoo kale, maqaalka wuxuu bogaadinayaa dadaalka ay wado Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibadda si loo ilaaliyo sharafta iyo sumcadda baasaboorka Soomaaliyeed. Faragelinta Hay’adda Socdaalka Waxaa isa soo taraya walaaca laga qabo qaabka ay u socdaan maamulka iyo bixinta baasaboorrada u gaarka ah Wasaaradda Arrimaha…

By Qaran24 Political Analysis Desk Mogadishu — a city that has long navigated the dualities of war and rebirth — now finds itself entrenched in a quiet yet perilous struggle. Beneath the government’s campaign of “security and development” lies a tangled web of politics, personal ambition, and competing interests that threaten to unravel the fragile peace the capital has achieved. The Promise and the Plan The government initiated the clearance of areas inhabited by individuals living in unplanned or congested zones — communities lacking proper resettlement plans or legal structures. These neighborhoods were once strongholds of Al-Shabaab, where insecurity reigned.…

Advocate Yabarow Slams $10,000 EALA Candidacy Fee as “Legalised Exclusion” “This is not democracy. It’s a business,” said Yabarow. “We are turning leadership into something only the wealthy can access. That is unacceptable in a country where more than 70% of the population lives below the poverty line.” Yabarow accused Members of Parliament and Senators of imposing financial barriers after being elected through indirect, clan-based processes, often involving heavy payments to delegates. He labelled the move a deliberate attempt to entrench their influence while blocking reforms such as one-person-one-vote elections. 1. Q: Advocate Yabarow, is this $10,000 candidacy fee constitutional or…

By Qaran24 Security Desk | Humanitarian & Security Insight For seventeen long years, Ahmed Madoobe has ruled Kismayo — never leaving his stronghold, never allowing real progress. Under his watch, Jubaland has become a place of ghosts. The small Somali tribes who once gave the south its culture and color — the Bajuni, Boni, and Shabelle — are disappearing. Al-Shabaab takes their sons, drones hunt their villages, and the rest of the world stays silent. What began as a regional promise of federalism has become a humanitarian tragedy hidden behind politics and power. The world keeps funding “stability,” but in reality, it funds stagnation. The United Nations, African…