Mogadishu's rapid expansion after decades of war is giving unexpected opportunities in a male-dominated society.

Shortly after, Somalia descended into civil war, culminating in the collapse of the Somali state in 1992. AIAI later dissolved and a group of its younger, hardline recruits joined forces with an ...

The Iran–Israel conflict is deeply shaped by identity and ideology. In East Africa, similar dynamics have emerged ...

Somalia has reached a historic milestone. On December 13, 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank ...

The foundations of Harakat Shabaab al-Mujahidin, or al-Shabaab (“The Youth”), originated in the late 1980s when Somalis who had joined the Afghan mujahideen in the war against Russia returned home.

They had only made it to this camp on the outer fringe of Somalia’s capital the night before we spoke earlier this month. “We had to leave because of the drought and the conflict,” said Ebow ...

Now, it faces an even bigger challenge: the prospect of war with a neighbor, Ethiopia. A busy street in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital. Rising tensions between Somalia and neighboring Ethiopia ...

Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the ...