Category: Commentator & Analysis
PROFIT, POWER AND THE RED LINE
The Growing Concentration of Somaliland’s Essential Economy Araweelo News Network | Associated Online Agencies Author: Abdillahi Jama Ali – Qurus Reading Time 7 minutes “Indho ribix arkayaa, rixin ma eegaan.” “They see the profit, but they do not see their kin.” Somaliland
The Nile Pours into Somalia
Egypt, Ethiopia and a New Front in the Horn Araweelo News Network | Associated Online Agencies Author: Abdillahi Jama Ali – Qurus Hargeisa, Somaliland Reading time: 7 minutes. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cairo September 2, 2026 and met President
THE WRONG HANDSHAKE
Why Maritime Security Cannot Be Built on Diplomatic Assumptions Araweelo News Network | Associated Online Agencies Author: Abdillahi Jama Ali – Qurus Reading Time 6–7 minutes There is a dangerous habit in international politics: mistaking diplomatic recognition for effective authority.
Mogadishu wants the Keys
Puntland, Federalism and the Struggle Over the Keys Araweelo News Network | Associated Online Agencies Author: Abdillahi Jama Ali – Qurus Hargeisa, Somaliland. Reading time: 7 minutes The Analogy. Building a house is relatively simple compared with building a state. Yet even
An Open Letter to the President: Merit Must Come Before Political Favoritism
Araweelo News Network | Associated Online Agencies Approximately 8–10 minutes. Dear President Abdirahman Abdullahi, As you prepare for your next cabinet reshuffle, you have an opportunity to make a decision that could define your government’s effectiveness: put the right people
SAUDI ARABIA’S POWER PARADOX
Rich, Armed—and Still Struggling to Command Its Strategic Neighbourhood Araweelo News Network | Associated Online Agencies By Abdillahi Jama Ali – Qurus Reading Time 10–12 minutes Saudi Arabia is accustomed to being treated as a regional heavyweight. It has enormous
Ethiopia’s Battle for the Centre
Finfinnee, Three Power Blocs and the Struggle to Define the Future State Araweelo News Network | Associated Online Agencies Author: Abdillahi Jama Ali – Qurus Ethiopia’s present crisis is often described as a collection of ethnic conflicts, insurgencies and
THE ROAD TO ZERO
Somaliland: Swallowed Once, Destroyed Once, and Asked to Be Swallowed Again Araweelo News Network | Associated Online Agencies By Abdillahi Jama Ali – Qurus Reading time: ⏱️ Approximately 12–14 minutes. Mogadishu’s approach to Somaliland appears increasingly reduced to one word: No.
Irro Has Chosen the Right Hill
Somaliland enters Washington’s strategic agenda Araweelo News Network | Associated Online Agencies Author: Abdillahi Jama Ali – Qurus Reading time: 5 minutes President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” is fighting an uphill diplomatic battle. But Irro knows how to climb hills. He