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Abdi Guled

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Journalist & Analyst | Consultant| Formerly @AP, @Reuters, @WSJ, @Independent, @Telegraph | Publisher of Horn Briefs Newsletter

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AP Somalia correspondent. Ex @Reuters @WSJ @Telegraph @Time @Independent. Email: Aguled_news@ap.org

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Somalia’s coastline a battleground for global power

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By Abdi Guled
| thenational.co.za
Smoke rises over a residential area after reported shelling in the Howl Wadaag district of Mogadishu, on June 4, 2026. Somalia has fallen into a new political crisis after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced that his term, which expired on May 15, had been extended for a year. From the air, Somalia’s coastline unfurls endlessly, a ribbon of sand and sea stretching more than 2,000 miles from Kenya to Djibouti.
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ANALYSIS: The proxy war over coastline plaguing Kenya’s neighbour

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By Abdi Guled
| The Star (Kenya) Verified
From the air, Somalia’s coastline unfurls endlessly, a ribbon of sand and sea stretching more than 2,000 miles from Kenya to Djibouti. That same coastline now lies at the heart of a contest that could define the Horn of Africa for a generation. It’s a contest of who controls access to the sea and what that means for sovereignty, alliances and global power.
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Ahmed Gure, Influential Founder of Hiiraan Online, Dies at 68

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By Abdi Guled
By Abdi Guled Ahmed Gure, the visionary founder of Hiiraan Online, Somalia’s most popular and trusted news website, passed away on Sunday at his home in Ottawa. He was 68. His death was confirmed by his family, who stated that the cause was complications related to a long illness. Mr. Gure’s profound influence on Somali journalism cannot be overstated. Since founding Hiiraan Online in 1999, he transformed it into a beacon of credible and timely news for Somalis worldwide.
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