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TÜRKİYE STOOD WITH SOMALIA; SOMALIA REMEMBERS

When Turkish Airlines landed at Aden Adde International Airport on March 6, 2012, it was not just a new route. It was the first international carrier to come back to Somalia after the collapse of the state in 1991, signaling Mogadishu was open again.

Türkiye stood with Somalia; Somalia remembers

Türkiye stood with Somalia; Somalia remembers

Sanctions on Cuba, Iran, Iraq: What do they reveal about coercive power?

Sanctions on Cuba, Iran, Iraq: What do they reveal about coercive power?

Sanctions on Cuba, Iran, Iraq: What do they reveal about coercive power?

Sanctions, central to Western policy, often fail politically but worsen living conditions, and in cases like Cuba, Iran, and Iraq, they coexist with military aggression or its threat.

By Aya Jebari Laakel

How the Iran war is hitting Africa’s economy, geography and politics.

How the Iran war is hitting Africa’s economy, geography and politics.

How the Iran war is hitting Africa’s economy, geography and politics.

Africa imports the majority of its refined petroleum, making it highly vulnerable to global supply disruptions. Surging oil prices linked to the Iran war are already driving inflation, weakening currencies and increasing the cost of living.

By Hafsa Abdiwahab Sheikh

Türkiye’s oil drilling: A strategic inflection point for Somalia

Türkiye’s oil drilling: A strategic inflection point for Somalia

Türkiye’s oil drilling: A strategic inflection point for Somalia

Long seen as a site of crisis and intervention, Somalia may now be approaching a turning point—one driven not by aid or security, but by energy, investment, and shifting geopolitical interests, with Türkiye’s offshore drilling mission at its centre.

By Abdiwali Sayid

The clock in their hands, time is on Iran’s side

The clock in their hands, time is on Iran’s side

The clock in their hands, time is on Iran’s side

The US-Israeli assault on the Shia-majority nation has exposed the limits of military power, the fragility of global order, and the enduring weight of geography and history.

Why Somalia–Türkiye partnership stands strong amid the noise

Why Somalia–Türkiye partnership stands strong amid the noise

WHY SOMALIA–TÜRKİYE PARTNERSHIP STANDS STRONG AMID THE NOISE

Ultimately, the strength of the Somalia–Türkiye partnership lies not in rhetoric, but in results. It is a relationship built on trust, tested through time, and proven through impact.

By Ambassador Fathudin Ali Ospite

Climate change and human rights: reflections from Malawi

Climate change and human rights: reflections from Malawi

Climate change and human rights: reflections from Malawi

Dr. Rowland Cole and Prof. Obiora Okafor

A numbers game in the sky: Iran’s missile waves are testing defence limits

A numbers game in the sky: Iran’s missile waves are testing defence limits

A numbers game in the sky: Iran’s missile waves are testing defence limits

“A 400-year-old debt”: Ghana’s UN move and the dark legacy of the trans-Atlantic slave trade

“A 400-year-old debt”: Ghana’s UN move and the dark legacy of the trans-Atlantic slave trade

“A 400-year-old debt”: Ghana’s UN move and the dark legacy of the trans-Atlantic slave trade

Ali BİLGENOĞLU

In the shadow of digital weapons: AI is not just targeting your job but your existence

In the shadow of digital weapons: AI is not just targeting your job but your existence

In the shadow of digital weapons: AI is not just targeting your job but your existence

As tensions between tech firms and governments deepen, artificial intelligence is revealing its true trajectory, not as a neutral tool of progress, but as a strategic weapon reshaping warfare, power, and accountability.

Why reparations for slavery and colonialism are everything to Africa in 2026

Why reparations for slavery and colonialism are everything to Africa in 2026

Why reparations for slavery and colonialism are everything to Africa in 2026

Reparations are not charity – they are about financial transfers and the correction of power. They require dismantling systems that continually penalise Africa.

By Simba Bvundura

Somalia’s constitutional breakthrough offers a path beyond clan-based politics

Somalia’s constitutional breakthrough offers a path beyond clan-based politics

Somalia’s constitutional breakthrough offers a path beyond clan-based politics

The constitutional review process heralds Somalia's gradual transition towards a more inclusive and citizen-centred democratic system—one in which political legitimacy is primarily derived from voters rather than clan quotas.

Our future is not for sale: Why young Africans must demand tax and debt accountability

Our future is not for sale: Why young Africans must demand tax and debt accountability

Our future is not for sale: Why young Africans must demand tax and debt accountability

We were taught taxation builds roads and schools. But what happens when that contribution disappears into opaque loans and unaccounted expenditure?

Africa’s demographic clock: Will the continent grow old before it grows rich?

Africa’s demographic clock: Will the continent grow old before it grows rich?

Africa’s demographic clock: Will the continent grow old before it grows rich?

While birth rates remain relatively high, Sub-Saharan Africa is no longer immune to the global demographic shift. By 2030, one in six people worldwide will be aged 60 or over; Africa remains one of the regions least prepared for this reality.

By Sare Şanlı

Africa and Leprosy: Changing the story, now

Africa and Leprosy: Changing the story, now

Africa and Leprosy: Changing the story, now

Entire families face stigma; yet, leprosy is a curable disease, and those treated no longer pose a risk of transmission. Ending discrimination is therefore just as essential as reinforcing screening and treatment.

By Dorothy Achu

Investing in women should be non-negotiable

Investing in women should be non-negotiable

INVESTING IN WOMEN SHOULD BE NON-NEGOTIABLE

Investing in women's education, economic empowerment, and leadership skills is a sure way of improving a nation's economy and the quality of life, writes Kennedy Chileshe.

By Kennedy Chileshe

Spotlight Authors

Why Somaliland's recognition cannot change Somalia's reality

Kennedy Chileshe

In the crossfire: Africa must prepare for a prolonged US-Israel war against Iran

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and the series of lost opportunities

Faroukou Mintoiba

Imperialism without borders: Some are seen as friends and others as enemies

Equal partnership in Türkiye-Ethiopia relations and cooperation in regional crises

Equal partnership in Türkiye-Ethiopia relations and cooperation in regional crises

EQUAL PARTNERSHIP IN TÜRKİYE-ETHIOPIA RELATIONS AND COOPERATION IN REGIONAL CRISES

The opening of Türkiye's first embassy in sub-Saharan Africa in Addis Ababa in 1926 institutionalised bilateral relations between the two countries.