Opinion

Somalia and Ethiopia no longer function like other sovereign states in the international system, and this has become a semi-permanent reality  

South Africa and Algeria have relied on diplomatic and judicial activism to end the war in Gaza, but African leaders more widely have distanced themselves from western double standards on human rights  

In North Africa, religion is being used to spread political and cultural influence.

The war in Sudan is also a war on the Sudanese body, reconstructing it as a site of violence and conquest   

Hargeisa is sacrificing its sparse greenery on the mantle of fast development and urbanisation; but what we gain in infrastructural progress doesn’t make up for the loss of the plants which once adorned our streets and provided spaces for our community 

Mohamoud Ibrahim (Hajji) recounts the stories of the victims of Britain’s aerial bombardment of Dervish bases in Taleh. He is also a descendant of the few survivors. 

As Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues, Hussein Abdilahi Bulhan’s work on Fanon acts as an urgent reminder of the role of psychology in resisting oppressive systems not accommodating us to them

Al-Shabaab’s recent recruitment of three prominent poets underscores the group’s growing influence within the Somali cultural sphere 

Mohamed Gabobe describes his experiences navigating Mogadishu as a journalist, why he moved to the city and how he handles sensitive stories