This article is lazy propaganda masquerading as analysis. The author clearly had a conclusion first and did research afterward , if he did any research at all.
The Houthis target is Somaliland region not Somalia as a whole. Al-Shabaab,s fight is in Somalia, not Somaliland. Yet the article lazily lumps up them together as if sectarian ideology, geography, and strategic interests don't matter.
Al-shabaab is a Sunni Salafi/Wahaabi unlike Hamas/sunni brotherhood. The Houthis are rooted in Zaydi Shia Islam. These are bitter ideological and political rivals not natural allies.
Syria alone should have been enough to destroy this absurd narrative, there's no love lost between Wahaabi and Shia.
This isn't serious journalism. It's a politically convenient smear job build on shallow research, lazy assumptions, and to some extent selective facts. If the author can't distinguish between these actors, they have no business presenting themselves as an authority on the regional affairs.
Many people don’t know this, but Somalia ranks among the world’s top 10 sesame-exporting countries.
According to reports, Somalia became the world’s 8th-largest sesame exporter, up from 12th place.
Somali Bantus are one of the most patriotic people in all of Somalia.
Unlike certain scum separatists & federalists they DON’T want to secede from Somalia nor do they collude with our enemies
God bless Somalia 🇸🇴
Jowhar, the capital of Hirshabelle State.
The city is located on the eastern bank of the Shabelle River. It is known for its fertile agricultural land, especially the cultivation of bananas, maize, sesame, and other crops supported by the river. Jowhar is also an important agricultural and commercial center in central Somalia.
#القرن_الإفريقي : الصومال وبريطانيا تبحثان تعزيز التعاون الثنائي والشراكة بين البلدين
جاء ذلك خلال لقاء جمع الرئيس الصومالي بوزيرة الدولة البريطانية للتنمية الدولية والشؤون الأفريقية اليوم في العاصمة مقديشو .
Colonial borders drew the Somali Republic.
They did not draw the Somali nation.
President Mohammed Siyad Barre: born in Shilabo
President Aden Abdulle Osman outside today's border
Abdirizak H. Hussein born outside the Republic
The current PM Hamza Abdi Barre: outside the republic
The current speaker of the Senate Abdi Hashi was born in Babili
Were they less Somali? Of course not
That tells everything:
Somaliness is not a passport accident. It is rooted in abtirsi, language, culture, and share history.
The map is political.
The people are historical.
According to italian news paper. The Israeli went to hargeysa and came back to Italy through Israel. The khat belongs to high position holders in Hargeysa.
The Israeli was also a military trainer.
The Shabelle River in southern Somalia 🇸🇴
Somalia has 3 rivers and nearly 9 million hectares of cultivable land.
To put this into perspective, Somalia’s cultivable land alone is larger than the entire UAE, which covers about 8.36 million hectares (83,600 km²).
@isaias_afwerki Abiy Ahmed tried to smuggle goods through the Italian Embassy. When the Italian ambassador refused, Abiy declared him persona non grata and said that he was no longer wanted in the country. This was one of the biggest corruption scandals ever.”
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The NFD secret is dead.
The 1962 Northern Frontier District commission led by Major General M.P. Bogert, with G.C. M Onyiuke, reported 87% of residents in Northern Frontier District of Kenya voted to secede and join the Somali Republic.
Then came the Arusha Accord. Saudi Arabia was the main behind-the-scenes mediator pushing for the Arusha Accord talks between Kenya and Somalia. The documents are no longer some mythical secret: copies can be obtained in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia.
And here is the twist: Mzee Jomo Kenyatta was willing to handover Wajir, Garissa and Mandera after Saudi Arabia pledge financial aid to Kenya in exchange for agreeing to the handover.
PM Mohammed Haji Ibrahim Egal rejected the proposal.
So before Rewiring history and blaming Kenya alone for NFD question, remember this: Somali leadership itself made a decisive choice.
Whether Egal made the right call remains fiercely debated.
History isn't a slogan. Read the documents.