Ulf Terlinden

Uganda’s “refugee paradise” model offers freedom of movement & work rights. This new paper urges sustainable, rights-based solutions to strengthen protection while addressing its limits. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
hoa.boell.org/en/2025/08/1...

In Hargeisa, we joined our partner CIAG for a 3-day workshop to strategize on advancing women's political participation ahead of Somaliland’s 2026 elections. Grateful to contribute to this collaborative and forward-looking process.
#WomenInParliament #Somaliland2026 #CIAG

The Digital Museum of Memories is preserving stories & images of Addis Ababa’s communities displaced by urban renewal. Explore Ethiopia’s 1st virtual 3D gallery & share your memory at addismemories.org.
Read More: hoa.boell.org/en/2025/08/0...

A new policy paper from SPA & PDRC, with support from HBS Horn of Africa, maps out practical paths to fix federal–state tensions, constitutional review, & move to a new electoral model. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: hoa.boell.org/en/2025/08/0...
#Somalia #HornOfAfrica

Menschenleben retten: Aufnahmen aus Afghanistan fortsetzen! Die betroffenen Afghan*innen sind keine anonymen Zahlen. Sie sind Journalist*innen, Menschenrechtsverteidiger*innen, Kulturschaffende und auch ehemalige Ortskräfte – mutige Menschen, die für Freiheit ...

Dieses Thema liegt mir am Herzen. Bitte hier unterzeichnen: weact.campact.de/petitions/me...

YouTube video by Hbs Horn of Africa Roots in exile

20th June, 2025 marked 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲. It also marks two years and two months since war erupted in #Sudan.
This video is our tribute, to every Sudanese soul displaced,
to their courage, their endurance, and their unwavering pursuit of life, against all odds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycoB...

Only Sudanese Can Save Sudan—Others Can Help – Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker An open letter from a concerned African, Abdul Mohammed My Sudanese brothers and sisters, Having just celebrated Africa Day, I write to you not as an outsider,

A must read for anyone who does want to stop at lip service for civilian led peace in #Sudan

sudantransparency.org/only-sudanes...

Mit Antonie Nord verlieren wir eine hochgeschätzte Kollegin, die fest mit der Stiftung und dem grünen Umfeld verbunden war. Zuletzt leitete sie mit viel politischem & strategischem Verständnis und immer empathisch den Bereich Internationale Zusammenarbeit. 1/2

1/ Just got off the phone with my team in Palestine. Last night's attacks on Gaza are yet another war crime by Israel. Over 400 people—mostly civilians—were killed, many in residential buildings, a designated shelter, and other civilian infrastructure.

But in its panicked retreat from the system it spent years building, Meta may now be putting billions of users at risk. Just because Meta deleted that line about hateful speech causing offline violence doesn't mean it isn't true. And now the company has all but declared open season on immigrants, transgender people and whatever other targets that Trump and his allies find useful in their fascist project. "I can't tell you how much harm comes from non-illegal but harmful content," a longtime former trust and safety employee at the company told me. The classifiers that the company is now switching off meaningfully reduced the spread of hate movements on Meta's platforms, they said. "This is not the climate change debate, or pro-life vs. pro-choice. This is degrading, horrible content that leads to violence and that has the intent to harm other people."

I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...

The United Nations Security Council has endorsed the new African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in #Somalia (AUSSOM) – that is set to takeover from @ATMIS_Somalia effective Jan 1, 2025. The mission is approved for an initial 12-month deployment.
x.com/HarunMaruf/s...

Macron’s €25M National Palace Renovation: Ethiopia’s New ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ Debate - Addis Insight Addis Insight

Where millions are struggling to secure their next meal, does the grandeur of a €25M National Palace Renovation truly resonate with the average #Ethiopia -n?

Or does it serve as a stark reminder of the growing divide between the powerful and the powerless?

addisinsight.net/2024/12/24/m...

#Puntland 's announcement to introduce its own currency should raise serious alarm over the state of the political reconstruction process in #Somalia. Political geography dictates that PL elites would be least interested in fragmentation, if avoidable.

Some urgent house-keeping:

An AfD-supporting Musk-admirer crashed his car into a xmas market in #Magdeburg / Germany.

@elonmusk endorses the in part right-extremist & Nazi #AfD which is even too far right for Marine Le Pen to work with.

No more X. #LastXPost

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans historic visit to #Ethiopia and #Somalia in early 2025
- according to a statement shared on his official account on X. First stop in Ethiopia before heading to Somalia. His first trip to Sonalia was in 2011.

This sequence speaks volumes about the democratic political culture established in #Somaliland over the last 22 years. Congratulations to both @musebiihi
And @Abdirahmanirro

x.com/Abdilahi2019...

A violent escalation b/w FGS & Jubaland forces, if confirmed, would mark another serious low point in the re-building of a federal & peaceful #Somalia, where foreign military training & equipment are provided while fundamentals on mission & federal checks/balances remain unanswered.

A Strategic U-Turn: Ethiopia-Somaliland Ties and Internal Crises Push Somalia's President to Meet Abiy Without Preconditions MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, under mounting pressure from domestic opposition and the looming threat of civil unrest in Jubbaland, is set to embark on a...

First significant movement between #Ethiopia and #Somalia after #Somaliland election and #Jubaland selection.

hornobserver.com/articles/306...

Trump in Africa In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group’s Africa director Murithi Mutiga to discuss the implications of a second Trump administration for Africa. They examine how African...

Great job by Murithi Mutiga on "Trump in Africa" on Podbean. Also covers #Somaliland - #Ethiopia MoU from about min. 16.5
www.podbean.com/ea/dir-kkb36...

Agree that "somalization of #Sudan" is a misleading & inappropriate term.

Instead, I wish for a debate of parallels (and differences) between #Somalia and #Sudan.

Pointers: Social contract, "centralized solutions" and the protracted focus on 2 generals.

Lots of potential lessons.

"Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia are calling on the international community, particularly the UN and rights organisations, to intervene."

See also petition below.

bbc.com/news/article...

‘Sudan-Eritrea military alliance risks igniting tribal conflict’ - Dabanga Radio TV Online Sudan’s Sovereignty Council leader and Commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Lt Gen Abdelfattah...

One of the areas a "more granular approach" to #Sudan would pay attention to.

www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/...

Sign the Petition Cease Arrests of Eritreans in Addis Ababa and Abolish Excessive 'EXIT PERMIT' Fees

Many Eritreans in Ethiopia find themselves between a rock and a hard place. If you can, please consider signing up to this petition. Thank you.

*Cease Arrests of Eritreans in Addis Ababa and Abolish Excessive 'EXIT PERMIT' Fees*
www.change.org/p/cease-arre...

What we are seeing in Sudan is a mass mobilization of people coordinating relief efforts in the face of an inadequate intl. aid response and an absent civilian state. The situation is catastrophic AND ppl can learn frm the mutual aid networks they built.

Please support them here:

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