Sahan

Pathfinders in Policy & Practice

The term Sahan is derived from the Somali language, denoting the nomadic scouts or pathfinders tasked with charting the optimal route for their communities toward peace, prosperity, and resources. Much like these skilled navigators, who possess a deep understanding of both the terrain and society, Sahan aims to deliver informed insights and strategic counsel essential for making well-founded policy decisions.
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What does Sahan Global do?

What we do

Our Expertise

Sahan conducts continuous monitoring and analysis of security dynamics, threats, and responses across the Horn of Africa, leads scenario-building exercises, and provides professional education for new and experienced partners working in the region. Our services of focus are the following

Geopolitics
Geopolitics

Sahan provides strategic geopolitical research and analysis on the Horn of Africa, examining external influence, political transitions, and regional security to support informed, evidence-based policymaking.
Trainings
Trainings

Sahan offers expert-led professional development seminars—both public and customized—equipping policymakers, diplomats, and analysts with practical tools and insights to address political, security, and geopolitical challenges in the Horn of Africa.
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Our Daily Publications

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Our Daily Publications deliver timely, expert analysis and curated regional news on Somalia, Ethiopia, and the wider Horn of Africa.
Each issue features original commentary from Sahan’s analysts and a multilingual digest of top political, security, and humanitarian developments.
The Somali Wire
The Somali Wire

Since October 2020, the Somali Wire has led the way in reporting accurate and timely news from Somalia and beyond. Offering coverage of politics, security, economics and more, this bulletin remains one of the most widely cited and respected sources on Somalia.

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The Ethiopian Cable
The Ethiopian Cable

Launched in August 2021, the Ethiopian Cable delves into Ethiopia’s complex political and socio-economic landscape. Published every Tuesday, each edition features key stories translated from Amharic and Tigrinya, providing context-rich coverage of current events.

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The Horn Edition
The Horn Edition

The Horn Edition, launched in September 2023, casts a spotlight on developments across the wider Horn of Africa. Created in response to the conflict in Sudan, it provides a region-wide perspective through curated and summarised stories from Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Sudan.

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Recent Issues.

Stay informed with our most recent daily publications and expert commentary.

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Issue No. 977 New
The Politics of 'Hiiraan State': The Hawaadle Discontent
The Somali Wire

Plans are intensifying within Hiiraan to establish an autonomous "Hiiraan State." This development reflects deep-seated regional and clan cleavages reasserting themselves in local politics, set against the backdrop of a stalled federal process, a breakdown in talks between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (HSM) and the opposition Somalia Future Council (SFC), and an unravelling Somali federation.

23:44 min read 30 Sep
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Issue No. 976
Doolow - Dawn of Drone Despotism?
The Somali Wire

Nearly a month has passed since a powerful blast destroyed the home of General Mahad, widely known as Taliye Shub, in Doolow, a political dissident who opposed the government of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

22:57 min read 25 Sep
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Issue No. 975
A Murder Most Foul – New Unrest In Hiiraan
The Somali Wire

While Mogadishu’s elite were ensconced in the Hangar complex last week praising Turkey, berating its critics, and proclaiming a ‘New Somalia’, the country's periphery told a vastly different story - one where "old Somalia," with its deep-seated clan feuds and the brutal calculus of blood and retaliation, remained stubbornly intact.

0 min read 16 Sep
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Issue No. 974
Somaliland’s Washington Push: High Stakes, Steep Hurdles
The Somali Wire

On 5 September, Somaliland President Abdirahman Irro arrived in the United States for an informal working visit designed to launch a new diplomatic push to cement Hargeisa's rising geopolitical profile. Monitored closely both regionally and internationally, the high-stakes trip carries immense domestic expectations. It represents an ambitious diplomatic outreach by Hargeisa to Washington, capitalising on the momentum generated by Israel's formal recognition of Somaliland in December 2025. However, translating this sudden diplomatic visibility into tangible strategic prospects remains a formidable challenge.

16:26 min read 11 Sep
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Issue No. 973
Turkey's Dangerous Somalia Gambit
The Somali Wire

Turkey yesterday crossed a perilous threshold in Somalia when it used its military air assets not for counterterrorism purposes but as a partisan tool in local Somali political warfare.

5:29 min read 04 Sep
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Issue No. 972
Baidoa’s Burgeoning Insurgency
The Somali Wire

The Federal Government of Somalia’s (FGS) strategy to assert central authority over federal states and enforce its brand of limited plebiscite – the so-called “one-person-one-vote” (OPOV) – appears to be going awry.

22:16 min read 26 Aug
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