Archive - pieces & periods

abdul-malik al-houthi warns israel and somaliland

less than 48 hours after israel recognized somaliland, ansar allah (the houthis) issue a warning.

Dec 29, 2025 • mohamed mohamed

israel recognizes somaliland

a diplomatic breakthrough that could come at a high cost

Dec 27, 2025 • mohamed mohamed

uganda's president won the country in a war and he’s still using it to stay in power

how museveni’s past still shapes uganda’s politics, youth, and control

Dec 18, 2025 • mohamed mohamed

the west’s favorite president in west africa

how alassane ouattara built a system the imf applauds, the west protects, and ivorians can’t vote out.

Dec 9, 2025 • mohamed mohamed

minnesota was promised to the somali people 3000 years ago

and other true somali facts that are completely made up

Dec 6, 2025 • mohamed mohamed

November 2025

what did museveni just say?

how one remark exposed a growing fault line in east african geopolitics.

Nov 16, 2025 • mohamed mohamed

the fall of tanzania’s reformist president

the illusion of reform: how tanzania’s promise of change ended in blood and silence.

Nov 12, 2025 • mohamed mohamed

the uae’s secret somali hub sustaining the rsf in sudan

the new empire isn’t built on colonies, but contracts. abu dhabi doesn’t conquer, it invests, arms, and collects.

Nov 7, 2025 • mohamed mohamed

"shayatin al-ard" — شياطين الأرض — devils of the earth

the rsf’s (and by extension, the uae & us) war on sudan’s soul

Nov 2, 2025 • mohamed mohamed

September 2025

this country does not have a "red line"

the uae talks of “red lines” on israel, but its economy, security, and very survival are tied to empire. annexation won’t break that bond, it will only…

Sep 28, 2025 • mohamed mohamed

why is ukraine exporting instability to africa?

how kyiv turned the sahel into another front in nato’s war with russia

Sep 27, 2025 • mohamed mohamed

saudi arabia just signed up for pakistan’s muscle.

here’s what it really means.

Sep 23, 2025 • mohamed mohamed

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