Analysis

Famine risk grows in southern Somalia as food crisis deepens

Somalia faces a credible risk of famine in parts of the south through January as poor rainy seasons, conflict, displacement and high food prices strain vulnerable communities, according to FEWS NET.

Somalia's Federal Member States Aren't Defending Sovereignty — They're Defending Their Patrons - No One in This Fight Is Neutral

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) — On September 13, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre held a farewell meeting for Türkiye's outgoing ambassador, Alper Aktaş, thanking him for his service and calling Türkiye "a close friend and brotherly country." In the weeks around it, protesters in…

The Legal Case of Somaliland Secession from Somalia

Abstract

Somaliland Seeks International Partnerships as Government Highlights Progress in Peace, Development and Recognition

Nairobi – Kenya (Horn Observer) Somaliland's president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi "Cirro" has highlighted progress in peace-building, infrastructure, energy, healthcare and international diplomacy while calling for stronger partnerships with the international community in Nairobi, Kenya.

Op-Ed: Using African schools to create sustainable communities

In many African countries, ambitious policies and strategies are being developed to support the transition to a circular economy. Yet despite growing awareness and investment, many interventions struggle to achieve sustained impact at community level. The starting point might just be via one of Africa's…

Re-evaluating Media Performance in Russia and Africa

Under the auspices of the Faculty of Journalism of Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Russian-African Club, in late April, held its IV International Forum of Journalists from Russia and Africa, which marked another historical milestone. According to an established annual tradition, discussions were…

From Scarcity to Strategy: Why Somalia Needs a National Afforestation Programme

Rethinking the absence

The Quiet Centralization: How Somalia's New Constitutional Provisions Redistribute Power Outside the Federal Framework

The amended constitution's power allocation framework rests on a closed schedule structure. Four schedules distribute governmental powers across the three tiers: Schedule 2(A) lists the exclusive powers of the federal government ("FGS"), Schedule 2(B) lists shared powers, Schedule 2(C) lists…

Beyond Vulnerability: What Somalia's Climate Finance Gap Reveals About Global Priorities

In recent years, climate change has come to occupy a central place in Somalia's public and policy discourse. It is invoked to explain drought cycles, displacement, food insecurity, and the increasing fragility of rural livelihoods. These associations are neither incidental nor overstated. The Intergovernmental…

Somalia: Mogadishu Governed from Above: The Constitutional Case Against the Capital Arrangement

This is the third in a series of essays examining the amendments to the Provisional Constitution. The first two essays examined the amendments as proposed, while this one analyzes the text as passed by Parliament.