Faisal Ali

I’ll tell you about the shifting desert around Djibouti–Abdourahman Waberi

In Gaza and Haiti, the spectre of another Mogadishu is being raised to alert on-lookers and policymakers of unfolding tragedies. But we have to be careful when making comparisons. 

In June 1970, Somalia seized a US freighter Midnight Sun for violating its territorial waters, sparking a small but bizarre diplomatic crisis between Washington and Mogadishu  

Professor Minawi speaks to Geeska about the history of Ottoman empire, its role in Africa, and why it’s important to understand its role in

Professor Jörg Matthias Determann speaks to Geeska about a new book he co-edited on Islamic theology and extraterrestrial life.   

Farmaajo stoked Somali nationalist sentiment, but it is under the Hassan Sheikh administration that it turned once more against Ethiopia 

It isn’t easy to find good books on Somalia’s modern history in English and that often creates a knowledge gap for diasporas filled with partisan stories – some parts true, others clearly not.

South Africa’s decision to take Israel to the ICJ on charges of genocide could cost his country, says former South African ambassador and anti-apartheid activist Ebrahim Rasool, but is an act of “enormous integrity” 

American academic Paul D. Williams discusses with Geeska his comprehensive study of the African peacekeeping mission Amisom, which was operational in Somalia from 2007 to 2022.