Somalia: When Climate Pressures Deepen, the Fight Against Violence Becomes Harder

Climate-induced crop failures, death of livestock and water shortages increase food insecurity and malnutrition. This makes it harder for families to maintain stable incomes and… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Piracy Is Back - Fuelled By Political Turmoil, Aid Cuts and the Iran War

On the evening of April 26, the Egyptian merchant vessel Sward was hijacked by armed men a few miles off the Somali coast. It was steered towards an anchorage near the port of… Read more »

Somalia: China's Military Support for Somalia Is On the Rise - What Taiwan and Somaliland Have to Do With It

China recently pledged to expand military support to Somalia in its fight against al-Shabaab militants. Beijing has promised equipment, training and closer security cooperation… Read more »

Somalia: Israel's Recognition of Somaliland - the Strategic Calculations At Play

Somaliland is not internationally recognised as a sovereign state, though it declared independence from Somalia in 1991. A territory becomes a sovereign state when its independence… Read more »

Somalia: Israel's Recognition of Somaliland Is About Political Alliances, Not Legal Principles

Israel's decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent nation has been described as historic by Somaliland's president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi. He framed the December… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's Education Crisis - Why So Few Children Attend School and What Could Be Done to Change That

Around 98 million children and youth in sub-Saharan Africa are out of school, accounting for nearly 40% of the global out-of-school population. This is disproportionately high,… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia At 65 - What's Needed to Address Its Dismal Social Development Indicators

Somalia ranks among the lowest scoring countries in the United Nations Human Development Index. The index of 195 countries is a summary measure of average achievement in key… Read more »