Somalia

U.S. Latest Shake Up on Africa: AU Peacekeeping Mission Broke

U.S. rejects Somalia peacekeeping funds amid Al-Shabaab gains, signaling pivot to Somaliland ties as region faces deepening crisis.

Exclusive: Recognition, Somalia, and Normalisation

Somaliland's Foreign Minister sits down with DET in Hargeisa, touching on sovereignty, recognition, and normalisation whilst championing stability in the Horn.

U.S. in Yemen: ‘The Only Way’ is Bombs

U.S. airstrikes target Houthis in Yemen amid rising tensions. Can military action curb their influence, or is a broader strategy needed?

Al-Shabaab: Mogadishu on a Knife’s Edge

Al-Shabaab advances toward Mogadishu, seizing key towns. Rising threats spark regional tensions as Somalia faces growing instability.

Tigray Tinderbox Risks Regional Conflict in Horn of Africa

Military buildups along the Ethiopia-Eritrea border, as Tigray forces splinter, suggest a renewal of regional conflict may be soon.

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Winter Storm Research Rewrites a Witch Trial Tragedy

As new research published in Smithsonian Magazine this week connects a 1617 Arctic storm to Norway's deadliest witch trials, climate historians reveal how weather shock fed decades of persecution.

Prediction Takes Politics: Prophets and Polymarkets Collide

As 11 Peruvian shamans predicted Nicolás Maduro's fall on 29 December 2025, crypto traders were placing similar bets online—five days before U.S. forces extracted the Venezuelan leader to New York.

Mladenov Takes Over Gaza Board After Regional Veto

Nickolay Mladenov becomes Gaza peace board head after Arab states blocked Tony Blair, raising questions about whose interests guide Washington's selection.

Abu Dhabi Rebuffs British Universities Over Campus Radicalisation

The world’s wealthiest patrons now view Western campuses as hazards, forcing a costly inversion of the traditional hierarchy that once defined global education.

Bury the Lead: MTV ‘Death’ and the Way We Read Now

As MTV continued broadcasting across the United States and most of Europe on 1 January 2026, millions of social media tributes mourned a channel that had never actually shut down.