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Opening salvo
Jun 14, 2025
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Faisal Ali
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Mahbub M Abdillahi
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Somalia’s third republic could end if things don’t change, warns Afyare Elmi
Aug 23, 2025
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Mahbub M Abdillahi
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Faisal Ali
15
6
Telecom oligarchs, government ghost workers & Ayaan Hirsi Ali still grifting
Aug 16, 2025
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Mahbub M Abdillahi
and
Faisal Ali
13
8
DIY skin lightening & Sudanese and Emirati jockeying in Mogadishu
Aug 30, 2025
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Mahbub M Abdillahi
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Faisal Ali
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DIY skin lightening & Sudanese and Emirati jockeying in Mogadishu
Issue #12: Somalia is increasingly caught in the geopolitical crosshairs of Sudan, the UAE, Egypt, and Ethiopia. We break it down.
Aug 30, 2025
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Mahbub M Abdillahi
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Faisal Ali
11
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Somalia’s third republic could end if things don’t change, warns Afyare Elmi
Issue #11: All of Somalia’s former living presidents also united to condemn the alleged misuse and sale of public land by the government.
Aug 23, 2025
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Mahbub M Abdillahi
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Faisal Ali
15
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Telecom oligarchs, government ghost workers & Ayaan Hirsi Ali still grifting
Issue #10: Ayaan Hirsi Ali is still recyclying tired stereotypes about Muslims and Somalis in which she's found a lucrative career
Aug 16, 2025
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Mahbub M Abdillahi
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Faisal Ali
13
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Spaceports, satellites and Somalia gets Starlink
Issue #9: It’s a big week for Somalia in space, with Türkiye beginning construction of a new spaceport and Starlink going live.
Aug 9, 2025
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Mahbub M Abdillahi
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Faisal Ali
5
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Somali Airlines returns, the Soviet Somalis & more Ls for France
Issue #8: Somalia’s national carrier, Somali Airlines, is set to make its comeback after 30 years — but not without some controversy over how.
Aug 2, 2025
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Faisal Ali
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Mahbub M Abdillahi
5
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Somalis allegedly being Arabised and Minneapolis’s Mamdani
Issue #7: Omar Fateh has won his party’s backing for Minneapolis mayor, sparking a right-wing media frenzy.
Jul 26, 2025
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Faisal Ali
and
Mahbub M Abdillahi
5
3
Racism, visa free travel to Kenya & Speed does the dhaanto
Issue #6: Minnesota state senator, Omar Fateh, launches Minneapolis mayoral bid amid a wave of racist attacks from far-right figures.
Jul 19, 2025
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Faisal Ali
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Mahbub M Abdillahi
13
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Mogadishu 2026 (?!), negotiations with al-Shabaab and Kenya protests
Issue #5: Mogadishu 2026 is trending on TikTok as the next big tourist destination.
Jul 12, 2025
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Faisal Ali
and
Mahbub M Abdillahi
15
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