In a recently published op-ed in Addis Standard titled "Countering Alarmist Narratives: Debunking Al-Shabaab's Perceived 'Power Grab' in Somalia," Professor Abdinasir Ali Osman responded to my earlier ...

Fitr, the President of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, extended a call for dialogue ...

Under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s leadership, Somalia is not just struggling with governance—it is unraveling. The ...

Authoritarian rule is the “common denominator” in the worsening of religious persecution around the world, the U.S.

By the end of March 2025, the Trump administration already launched at least 16 air and drone strikes inside Somalia. In comparison, the Biden administration only launched 10 strikes in 2024.

Several Islamic State group operatives were killed in an US airstrike on Puntland, in the latest US strikes on the region ...

Somali intelligence reported that at least 21 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in an airstrike in the Middle Shabelle region.

In Mandera, Al-Shabaab attacks quarry workers in Mandera South, West and North. High-alert areas include Burmayo, El-Rhamu, ...

Somali family in Lower Juba Region breaking daily Ramada fast in March 2025. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star ...

That new threat is Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI). It lurks on the social media sites we visit, and in the various ways we obtain ...

Conflicts in Ethiopia, Sudan, and South Sudan could trigger an influx of refugees, arms and drug trafficking, and ...