Abdul Irro

Chief Research Officer and President of Foresight Labs at the Horn of Africa Inst.

[Nimo Jirdeh @NimoJirdeh]

An enormous honour to be part of #TrustSummit2026 in Nairobi. The Nairobi Declaration calls for accountable governance, responsible AI and inclusive cooperation.
Trust is earned through action. Now, we must turn commitments into results. 🤝🌍

[Abdul Irro @irro_abdul]

One of Somalia’s distinguished intellectual voices, Dr. Abdi Garad, @agaraad brings scholarly rigor and critical historical analysis to the debate over Somalia’s political past. His intervention challenges prevailing interpretations, scrutinizes competing claims, and contributes to a more accurate understanding of the historical record.

I am proud to know Dr. Abdi Garad @agaraad and the team at https://t.co/6NiMvozXnv

[Abdi Garad, PhD @agaraad]

Reassessing the Somali Revolution: Historical Proportionality, Selective Accountability and the Politics of Insurgency.

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https://t.co/8fewAMiAO2
–PUNT NEWS Thread 🧵 1/12

[Abdi Garad, PhD @agaraad]

It's a little late, but I’ll share my thoughts next week on the two essays below by two of Somalia’s greatest minds.

[Abdul Irro @irro_abdul]

@khaledmahmoued1 @khaledmahmoued1 thanks for sharing. This is Orwellian

[Abdul Irro @irro_abdul]

@Samdji84 https://t.co/cvi3NPv228

[Ahmed A. hoshle @AhmedHoshle]

PMPF proved to be an effective force against pirates.

[Abdul Irro @irro_abdul]

@MarioNawfal https://t.co/aSO8Iyzagu

[Abdul Irro @irro_abdul]

@MohamoudGaildon Your excellency you may be right. Puntland’s dispute with Somalia predates Deni. It is the same dispute Somalia had with Puntland since 1991.

Thanks for acknowledging Puntland is in lock step with the United Arab Emirates (#UAE).

Hoog allaa baday kii hiil ka doonaya walaal

[Abdul Irro @irro_abdul]

@NuursViews @nyamitwe @TheVillaSomalia Nice pictures, of a failed country

[Abdul Irro @irro_abdul]

On Puntland and Somalia
The Current Dispute Predates Deni !!!

The nominal authorities in Somalia have always opposed and undermined Puntland. Under Abdirahman Farole, Puntland suspended relations with the federal government in 2013, citing disagreements over constitutional authority, power-sharing and the distribution of foreign assistance. Under Abdiweli Puntland almost cut off Somalia relationship.

Deni is not the problem. Somalia constant desire to undermine its neighboring Somali people in Puntland is the only constant.

[déèqa 🐻 @dqdelite]

Wallahi wax labarbar dhigi karo majirto aragtidi dheered ee ay aasaasayashi Puntland sii arkeen halku mashruuci ‘Somalia’ ku danbeynayo. ALX! Btw, PuntExit maaha gosasho oo waxi laga goosan lahaa een south’ka isku darsanay 2004 waa la tuuray. Waa inaynu sidaa u fahano. I’A!

[Abdul Irro @irro_abdul]

Deni's letter is one of many long, and serious concerns that Puntland had for the last 36 years since the collapse of the last Somali government in 1991.

As Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas explained at Chatham House in October 2014, Puntland’s institutions preceded the national government they later helped construct.

[Matt Kennard @kennardmatt]

Last corrections just submitted for this. Out in February 2027. The full story from Yemen to Venezuela to Gaza

“Shatters the myth of a post-colonial Britain to reveal a state still actively projecting global violence and subverting self-determination” —Mohammed El-Kurd

[Abdul Irro @irro_abdul]

From
https://t.co/6NiMvozXnv
Top News Items

Puntland frees Sibu 1 from pirates as Gulf of Aden attacks mount

Internet and phone networks were disrupted across Tigray as combat continued in Afar and Amhara, adding information isolation to a conflict already disrupting airports, trade and civilian movement.

The Somali Future Council wants Security Council engagement, international electoral oversight and a negotiated voting model, further internationalising a dispute already taken to New York

[Abdi Garad, PhD @agaraad]

They said we “ask the Secretary-General of the UN to give our seat back—the seat we gained on 26 June 1960”.

Two facts: (1) the UNSC doesn't grant or revoke UN seats; (2) the entity they represent has never held one. How long will falsehoods be passed on to the young by the old?

[Abdirizak Hashi @AbdiAbdinur]

Majestic view of Jubba River and #LuuqGanaa in harmony.

📸 Geeddi-Sahan

[Abdi Garad, PhD @agaraad]

The Somali saying “If you live long, you will witness a camel giving birth” encodes improbability. In an unorthodox move, @HassanSMohamud’s DamJadiid claims victory through a Facebook election. What would the first architects of electoral institutions say about this spectacle?

[Abdul Irro @irro_abdul]

Yemen's war is crossing the Red Sea.

130,000+ displaced inside Yemen.
3,000+ have already crossed by sea toward Africa.
Bab al-Mandab is becoming a humanitarian corridor as well as a strategic chokepoint.

https://t.co/GFeZ7Uu7oL

[Abdul Irro @irro_abdul]

@BuhAbdikarim Thanks for sharing.