Somalia: NSF Rejects AMISOM’s Taiwo inclusion in AU Mediation Team
The opposition in Somalia has called for the withdrawal of AMISOM head of political affairs Taiwo Babatunde in the AU mediation team terming him...
China’s Africa Outreach Alarms the U.S. Military
AFRICOM Commander, General Townsends, believes China’s Africa outreach was looking for a foothold in West Africa, posing an added threat from the Atlantic
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Afwerki Praise of Somalia’s Farmajo Outrages Eritreans
The Eritrean leader’s Isaias Afwerki praise of Mohamed Abdillahi Farmajo as a “great” leader triggered outrage on Wednesday in neighbouring Somaliland state, Puntland and...
Somalia: Former Farmaajo Allies Roble, Guudlaawe, Qoorqoor Turn Table on Him
Galmudug and HirShabelle, two of three Federal Member States that have supported President Mohamed Farmaajo, have announced that they support the September 17 agreement...
Why Somalia’s Electoral Crisis Has Tipped into Violence
After months of deadlocked talks over elections, the streets of Mogadishu on 25 April witnessed heavy fighting between rival army units. In this Q&A, Crisis...
Somalia: Mogadishu in Crisis
Mogadishu has erupted into an armed crisis reminiscent of the late and early '90s when the ruling military regime was either in its last...
Somalia’s Toxic Political and Security Order: The Death Knell of Democracy
By the mid-1990s, it was clear to the world that Somalia had become Africa’s first failed post-colonial state. But this vast country of just 10...
Somalia: Farmajo Supporters Gun-clash With Term Extension Opponents
Supporters of Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and those opposed to the extension of his four-year term clashed on Sunday on the streets of...
US Names Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa
The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, Jeffrey Feltman, to serve as the U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa.
"This appointment underscores...
AUPSC Condemns Farmajo Term Extension Calling Somalia Leaders Back to Talks
Communique of the 993rd meeting of the PSC held on 22 April 2021, on the political and security situation in Somalia
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