UPDATE Join EWNET for an online webinar on how #Ethiopia has been written into global knowledge and how Ethiopian thinkers have written the world from Ethiopia. Fri 30 Jan 2026 | 13:30 Cambridge | 16:30 EAT (corrected time) Register here: tinyurl.com/3kbm7xuj

United States membership in the UN's World Health Organization officially ended a few days ago, at the end of the legally-required one-year waiting period from country's withdrawal announcement last year. #intergovernmental #geopolitics #geography #UnitedNation

What does mobility look like in conflict-affected borderlands? Episode 2 of the Beyond Series reflects on digital connection, migration and survival across Somaliland, Puntland and South Sudan. Listen: tinyurl.com/BeyondXCEPT2 More about this project: xcept.riftvalley.net

Major political geography event: #BBNJ aka " #HighSeasTreaty" takes effect today, meaning new laws governing environmental protection in intl. waters are now binding on 81 countries that have so far ratified it, including #Brazil, #China, #Japan, #France news.un.org/en/story/202... #geography #ocean

#UPDATE Puntland and Jubaland regional states, along with the Somaliland administration, have rejected the federal government’s Sunday decision to cancel agreements with the UAE.

DP World says it will continue operations at Berbera despite the UAE–Somalia dispute.

#Somalia (still Provisional) #Constitution 2012 Article 54. 'The #allocation of #powers and resources shall be negotiated and agreed upon by the [FGS] and the [FMS].. except in matters concerning: (A) Foreign Affairs; (B) National Defense; (C) Citizenship and Immigration; (D) Monetary Policy',

sOFIES (Society of Friends of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies) lecture by Dr Heran Sereke Brhan, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Deputy Director and presentation of the book "Ethiopian Devotions" edited by the late Prof Marilyn Heldman for the IES library Jan 8 2026

"A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Every time someone says “geopolitics” or “geoeconomics” god electroshocks a kitten.

#Israel's recognition of #Somaliland 'Al-Chabaab... de même que l’immense majorité... de citoyens de l’État fédéral, ils voient d’un très mauvais œil ce qui relève à leurs yeux d’une trahison à la fois de la cause palestinienne et de l’unité du peuple somalien' theconversation.com/la-reconnais...

Murkus Virgil Hoehne puts #Israel's recognition of #Somaliland into a wider context and discusses potential future scenarios, ranging from civil war, to country partition, or a renewed Federal #Somalia, among others africanarguments.org/2026/01/isra...

New #Yemen control #map + report for our subscribers! This one shows the height of separatist control last month (the later reversals will be covered in a future report): www.polgeonow.com/2026/01/sout... #SouthYemen #independence #geography #MiddleEast #RedSea #Houthis #GulfOfAden #Menasky #UAE

#Venezuela #US #Donroe by @bennorton.com 'In addition to enormous reserves of oil and natural gas, Venezuela also has significant deposits of gold, critical minerals, and rare earth elements. [US] want to create a new supply chain.. that cuts out China' geopoliticaleconomy.com/2026/01/05/d...

“Transatlantic loyalty first”. The note issued by 🇮🇹 on #Venezuela may appear surprising ("a legitimate defensive intervention against hybrid attacks"), but only up to a point. As on other issues (see lnkd.in/dBxWWSMS), “Italy has no intention of supporting initiatives not aligned with Washington"

Two people confirmed dead as Iran protests turn into ‘battlefield’

#Israel's recognition of #Somaliland #'AlShabab can frame #recognition as Zionist interference betrayal to the Palestinians by Somaliland, strengthening ties with the Houthis, Iran, and the Eritrean dictator—who opposes Somalia’s fragmentation and #UAE interference..' www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...

#BREAKING | #Somalia–#Turkey President Hassan set to depart to Ankara for a meeting with President Erdogan on Tuesday.

#BREAKING: #Israel says it will convene an urgent session on Monday following its recognition of #Somaliland. Meanwhile, #Somalia—currently non-permanent member of the UN Security Council—set to assume UNSC rotating presidency in January.

#Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh hosted former and opposition leaders at the presidential palace for a joint discussion on #Israel’s recognition of #Somaliland. Tomorrow, President Hassan is set to address Parliament in an extraordinary session.

🚨 BREAKING: European Union reaffirms support for #Somalia's unity & territorial integrity, following #Isreal's recognition of #Somaliland, per statement.

#Somalia 'attempted to build the hardware of a modern state without cultivating the software of citizenship' 'Somalia’s failure was not inevitable.. its future is not doomed.. rebuilding a republic begins with restoring the moral meaning of public life' husseinsheikhali.substack.com/p/the-idea-o...

🚨 #SOMALIA In #Mogadishu voters line up casting ballots in controversial yet historic local council election, with 1,604 candidates vying for 390 seats across 16 districts. 15 associations failed to field full candidate lists, unlike President Hassan's JSP association.

🚨 #SOMALIA's president Hassan Sheikh cast his ballot in Mogadishu's controversial local council election in the Wardhiigley district. This is the first municipal local council election in 57 years in #Mogadishu.

escalation of the US #drone campaign in northern #Somalia, rising level of impunity over civilian deaths By Mohamed Gabobe, Faisal Ali Semira Gaid: most strikes occur in areas controlled by AS or other armed groups, independent verification nearly impossible www.dropsitenews.com/p/somalia-un...

Ottima intervista di @fabrizio-coticchia.bsky.social su #Ucraina, #Italia, #Nato e #UnioneEuropea www.play2000.it/detail/140?e...

#Somalia 'the most viable way to ensure a safe transition', according to Afyare Elmi: an improved indirect election model, fixed number of delegates for each seat, traditional elders from each constituency select delegates, parties agree on nr. of delegates www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

#SomaliFutureCouncil Conference opens in #Kismayo #SFC aims at reaching a consensus-based electoral model that can avert political conflict #FGS 'accused opposition figures of resisting the return of power to the people through one-person, one-vote elections' www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/D...

Thousands of civilians are being held for ransom after the RSF captured El Fashir, with kidnappers staging torture and executions on camera if families cannot pay. One man could only pay for his wife and children; he was killed in front of them www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

This says everything about politics in 2025: Far-right, pro-US, anti-China candidate José Antonio Kast won Chile's presidential election. Kast, a Trump ally, is a staunch defender of the Pinochet dictatorship, and the son of a German Nazi official. He also is very pro-Israel and anti-Palestinian.

It looks like 2025 will end up at about 1.47°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making it likely the third hottest year in the last 120,000+ years. Meanwhile, the 3-year running average is going to end the year above 1.50°C for the first time.

#Sudan The #Kanabi Killings: #SAF and Proxies Killed Hundreds and Dumped the Bodies in Canals The investigation establishes a broader pattern of racially motivated atrocities against farming communities largely of non-Arab, black Sudanese descent sudanwarmonitor.com/p/investigat...

#Sudan #TasisState Whose PM is from the Ta’aisha Arab tribe of Darfur - highly symbolic in the context of the rivalry between the Baggara (cattle-herding) Arabs of Darfur and the settled Arabs of northern Sudan who have dominated since independence, 1956 jamestown.org/rsf-establis...

#UK's choices, omissions in #Sudan and in #Rwanda 'Freed from the normative frameworks of European institutions, British foreign policy has been gradually re-aligned toward pragmatic alliances that prioritize economic and geopolitical utility over ethical commitments' mailchi.mp/e712f647e85f...

#Somalia #LowerJuba #Jamaame #U.S. #Airstrikes, Somali Troops Killed at Least Seven Children in a November Offensive open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...

#Libya #Chad #Sudan @emadbadi.bsky.social 'In weakly governed borderlands, the market for #mercenary labour and the market for #weapons interact to entrench a regionalized economy of insecurity.. networks in which weapons, fighters, fuel and [ICT] move together' globalinitiative.net/analysis/imp...

#Cuba's newly appointed non-resident ambassador to Somalia, Ines Fors Fernandez, has presented her credentials to President Hassan Sheikh in #Mogadishu. In 2023, #Somalia & Cuba agreed to restore ties last cut in the 1970s after Cuba backed #Ethiopia in the Somalia-Ethiopia war.

Inside Ethiopia’s Fano Insurgency Once allies of the federal government, the #Fano played a central role in the #Tigray war. However, the Pretoria Agreement has reshuffled the deck: former allies are now enemies, with the #Amhara militiamen fighting the ENDF. 1/ www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Our students joined @aljazeera.com Head to Head with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social interviewing Getachew Reda who once accused Ethiopian PM Abiy of atrocities in Tigray but now he serves as his adviser. Ruth Otim argues his contradictions reveal Ethiopia’s deeper leadership failures ➡️ ow.ly/KTLO50XzSFW

#GuineaBissau's new military ruler General Horta Inta-A names Ilidio Vieira Te as the country's new PM, days after a coup ousted President Embalo. Both Inta-A – who was sworn in as Guinea-Bissau’s transitional president on Thursday – and the new PM Te are close to the deposed president Embalo.

Interview with Kholood Khair, #Sudan In the end, [the leaders] ethnicized the conflict and it became effectively a conflict between two Arab-supremacist ideologies.. the riverine Arabs of the center and the north against the Sahelian, pastoralist Arabs of the west' www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Interview with Kholood Khair, #Sudan 'it’s still more of a domestic than a proxy war... if, tomorrow, the SAF and the R.S.F. got together and made a deal, that would be more likely to stop the war than if Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the U.A.E. made a deal' www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Somaliland is in the grip of a severe drought, but outside government channels, few are talking about it. It’s a stark reminder of how fragile our systems are when shocks hit. #Somaliland #Drought www.horndiplomat.com/2025/11/soma...

#Somalia: New report shows increase of online and offline violence against #women #journalists - IFJ Breakdown of cases by year: • 2023: 31 • 2024: 21 • 2025 (so far): 27 Including: sexual harassment, physical assault, attempted rape, online abuse www.ifj.org/media-centre...

'A retired Ethiopian general.. told New Lines by phone: “Both Abiy and Isaias want war, but their own limits trap them.”' #Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed is pushing for a route to the sea, while #Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki is digging in to resist a fragile peace, @mkheirom newlinesmag.com/argument/eri...

‘Budapest bella, ma non ci vivrei’ www.roars.it/ecco-il-test...

María Corina Machado -- the far-right US-funded Venezuelan coup leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize -- vowed “massive privatization”, offering to sell off $1.7 trillion of resources to US corporations, if Trump can help her overthrow President Nicolás Maduro. geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/11/13/p...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed powerful vice president Benjamin Bol Mel in a shock move. Within a year, Kiir suspended First VP Riek Machar and has now sacked the second VP — a major shake-up at the top.

'Western support for #AU missions in #Somalia has rested on threat assessments.. so too has the approach of dominant #TCCs' such as #Ethiopia: '‘Yes, you are contributing something, but you are also staying to ensure that the country is weak’' it was has been remarked www.diis.dk/en/research/...

Qui presenterò alcune mie riflessioni sulla politica estera e di difesa italiana nel #Mediterraneo allargato e nell' #IndoPacifico #Italia #Strategia #Security @unipisa.bsky.social