Opinion

Mohamed Kheir Omer, a former member of the Eritrean Liberation Front looks back at Somalia’s role in supporting its independence struggle, and what that reveals about their ties today  

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. 

Ethiopia’s triumph over Italy at Adwa is central to its national identity, but many Eritreans who were subjected to Emperor Menelik’s brutal retribution for serving Rome recall the darker side of the story  

Hamid Khalafallah, a Sudanese writer and academic researcher, reflects on the war in Sudan, displacement and its broader impact on the country’s people  

It is a bitter joke that Israeli president Isaac Herzog received a wreath at the genocide memorial in Rwanda while his country is accused of investigating one itself 

Matthew Gordon reflects on what a reductive analogy can tell us about the unfolding catastrophe.You know a geopolitical situation has gotten really out of hand when people start invoking Somalia.

Hassan Sheikh is misusing and repeating Somalia’s history of conflict and trauma with Ethiopia to smuggle through major constitutional changes.  

International organisations, news houses and corrupt governments are not helping us find sustainable solutions to food insecurity  

In the 1950s, Egyptian broadcasts encouraged Somalis to unite against imperialism – but their rhetoric also deepened political divides.