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Horn of Africa: Turkey’s cosy relationship with Somalia may have an underbelly

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By Abdi Samatar
| Hiiraan Online
By Abdi Ismail Samatar Saturday April 25, 2026 Turkey sees Somalia as a strategic bridgehead to the Horn of Africa and beyond, but for this to become a reality, political stability in the country has to be restored. Turkey’s attempts to rebuild the Somali Defence Force without a guiding national political framework is tantamount to taking a journey without a roadmap.
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Clashes erupt in Baidoa amid escalating Federal–State tensions

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By Abdi Samatar
| Geeska-چيسكا
Following days of escalating tensions and heavy troop mobilization across South West State, clashes have broken out on the outskirts and in parts of Baidoa, according to local reports. Amid the unfolding situation, Somalia’s Minister of Ports Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, an ally of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and a native of the region, claimed that federal forces had gained the upper hand.
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Sailing between tongues

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By Afnan Abdulaziz, Abdi Samatar
| Geeska-چيسكا
21 February is observed as International Mother Language Day, a date proclaimed by UNESCO in 1999. Since then, it has become a global occasion to celebrate linguistic diversity and to protect mother tongues from extinction in the face of globalization – an expanding force that has moved beyond the realms of markets and economics to shape culture, the arts, literature, and language itself.
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