how a dam in ethiopia is reshaping the balance of power in the region

israel, egypt, the war in sudan, and the struggle over the nile and the red sea

Feb 12 • mohamedxtwo

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security or hegemony? rwanda and the eastern congo dilemma

how a small state overestimated the reach of its diplomatic credit

Feb 8 • mohamedxtwo

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catch me if you can!

how a post-election standoff between the army chief and the opposition leader revealed where power really sits in uganda

Feb 5 • mohamedxtwo

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December 2025

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 • mohamedxtwo

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israel recognizes somaliland

a diplomatic breakthrough that could come at a high cost

Dec 27, 2025 • mohamedxtwo

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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 • mohamedxtwo

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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 • mohamedxtwo

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November 2025

what did museveni just say?

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

Nov 16, 2025 • mohamedxtwo

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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 • mohamedxtwo

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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 • mohamedxtwo

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"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 • mohamedxtwo

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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 • mohamedxtwo

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