The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has denounced a meeting that took place in Jigjiga, the capital of Somali region, as "illegitimate and politically orchestrated," accusing the ruling ...

Nisar Majid is the Research Director of Peacerep Somalia at the LSE's Conflict and Civicness Research Group. He began working in and on the Horn of Africa, particularly the Somali-speaking regions, in ...

In July 1977. a war between Ethiopia and Somalia broke out over the province of Ogaden. This part of internationally recognized territory of Ethiopia was considered by Somalia to be theirs because ...

In any case, Islamic State in Somalia’s ranks have increased steadily, from an estimated 200-300 fighters in 2016 to about 1,000 as of February 2025, according to reports. Puntland pushes back ...

Ethiopia: Silent Ghosts, Loud Paranoia - What Haunts Somali Region Leadership? 17 June 2025 Addis Standard (Addis Ababa) opinion By Mohamud A. Ahmed (Prof.) ...

In any case, Islamic State in Somalia’s ranks have increased steadily, from an estimated 200-300 fighters in 2016 to about 1,000 as of February 2025, according to reports.

(THE CONVERSATION) On Feb. 24, 2025, members of the Puntland Defense Forces posed next to a sign in Arabic that proclaimed the mountain town of Sheebaab as a “province” of the Islamic State group. The ...