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Breaking Somalia apart by recognizing Somaliland won’t bring peace or stability, it would do the opposite.
I make the case in my latest piece for @ForeignPolicy foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/09…
On the morning of November 1st, Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi was abducted by armed men wearing police uniforms.
Despite clear evidence that police forces carried out the abduction, the Kenyan police continue to claim that Abshir is not in their custody. If not, then where is he?
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Breaking News: The UAE hired Colombian mercenaries to help a notorious Sudanese paramilitary group accused of genocide, UN investigators found. nyti.ms/4zt91Gd
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This needs further research to identify who they are and what kind of PMC they work for. The big guy was in Hargeisa in April this year, providing training to the Presidential Guards. As you can see, one of the Presidential Guard commanders is also in the picture with them.
Somaliland's support in the US Congress just got a lot thinner following last night’s blue wave. Only 2 of the 7 sponsors and cosponsors of the recognition bills are returning to their seats.
Trump and MAGA's anti-Somali rhetoric resulted in the highest-ever Somali American turnout and a record number of Somali Americans elected to office.
Among them was Abdi Daisane, who flipped Minnesota House District 14A to blue for the first time in over a decade.
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Well, it hosted the first such race in the entire African continent, in 1938 no less!
Check Mogadiscio Circuit. 2nd frame is the winner’s car.
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Rubio's version of this call is very different from Abiy's version. Rubio warned Abiy (and others) to refrain from "cross-border incursions" and to de-escalate the conflict with Eritrea because the region can't tolerate more war. (Abiy's version makes no mention of any of this.)
I held a very fruitful telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State @marcorubio on key bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest.
Our discussion is proof to the commitment of both countries in translating the enduring relationship between Ethiopia and the United States into a more strategic and practical partnership.
I welcome the assurance of continued U.S. support for Ethiopia and our shared commitment to advancing bilateral cooperation and addressing regional and multilateral priorities.
The annual mass hysteria among the citizens of northwestern Somalia comes this time after Trump used Somaliland to mock Somali Minnesotans.
If Trump had plans to recognize Somaliland, he would have done it already. The US has not changed its stance and will not.
To understand this impending war you have to understand Abiy’s psyche. In his mind, he was sent to be Ethiopia’s king and reestablish the Ethiopian Empire.
He frames Red Sea access not only as a trade issue but also as a destiny tied to his own sense of mission
ALT Excerpt from Tom Gardner’s book “The Abiy Project”
Ethiopia says it must defend itself against Eritrea's 'all-out invasion' reut.rs/4jwlggr reut.rs/4jwlggr
The sudden, sharp rise in anti Somali rhetoric over the past week is not by chance. As the midterm elections draw closer, Republicans are ramping up their attacks, as seen here, with Majority Whip Tom Emmer referring to Somalis as “enemy combatants”
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NEW 🇪🇷🚨🇪🇹 | The Critical Threats Project and the Institute for the Study of War geolocated alleged images and videos of Eritrean forces in northern Ethiopia on October 7 to Idaga Hamus, which is roughly 12 miles south of Adigrat in Ethiopia's Tigray region.
CTP cannot verify the time the images were taken or the identity of the personnel in the picture, although at least one open-source analyst has assessed that the images are from 2024 or later—after the end of the Tigray war in 2022.
Multiple Western outlets, including Agence-France Press, Deutsche Welle, and Reuters, also cited locals in Adigrat who claimed that Eritrean forces had moved through the town on October 7.
More details and sources below⬇️
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Ethiopian state media published a notably venomous critique of the Somali president’s decision to co-sign a joint declaration with Sudan, Egypt, and Eritrea, a grouping that Addis Ababa has increasingly viewed as hostile. Abiy isn’t happy.
Via @EthiopianNewsA
The conflict taking place in the Afar region over the past week has perhaps been the casus belli for Abiy to finally invade Eritrea after two years of banging the drums of war.
The looming invasion has nothing to do with sovereignty or territory, but everything to do with Assab.
𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚, 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝟏𝟎 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
ETHIOPIA - 🔥Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the closure of its embassy in Asmara, #Eritrea, citing what it described as 𝐸𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎’𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 toward #Ethiopia.
The ministry also declared 10 Eritrean diplomats in Addis Ababa 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎 𝑛𝑜𝑛 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑎, accusing them of engaging in activities that pose a threat to Ethiopia’s national security and violate the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The diplomats have reportedly been given 48 hours to leave the country.
Relations between the two countries have deteriorated significantly since Abiy Ahmed publicly raised Ethiopia’s demand for "omenrship" to a Red Sea port, including his irredentist remarks about the Eritrean port of Assab and his ambition to establish a naval force.
Eritrea has viewed such demands as a threat to its sovereignty, while critics have described them as reflecting an expansionist agenda.
This would not only be a humanitarian disaster but a catastrophe for Abiy’s already fragile government.
Winning a war on multiple fronts is incredibly difficult but it is outright impossible with a fragmented county ready to break apart and go their separate ways.
If reports of Col Gabre being transferred to Eritrea are true, the Federal Government of Somalia owes it to its people to request the extradition of the man known locally as the “Butcher of Mogadishu”.
🚨 URGENT ALERT
Sources close to the matter say a decision has been made to transfer detained Tigrayan leaders from Mekelle to Senafe, Eritrea, including:
• Lt. Gen. Tadesse Werede
• Esayas Tadesse
• Col. Tewolde Embeb
• Col. Gebregziabher Alemseged
Given their longstanding tensions with Eritrean authorities, this raises grave concerns for their safety.
Diplomatic and humanitarian actors must act urgently to establish their whereabouts, secure access, and demand guarantees for their safety and treatment.
In addition to these horrific crimes, Gabre felt a sense of invincibility and served as the de facto President of Somalia. Every major player nation couldn’t lift a finger without his blessing.
This came to an abrupt end in 2017 when TPLF weakened & Somalia elected a new Pres.
