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Somalia

Paramilitary defectors alter security balance between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu

A few months after Ethiopia released their leader, several members of the Liyu Police, suspected of numerous abuses, returned in numbers to neighbouring Jubaland in Somalia. And the Somali president has just appointed one of these ex-paramilitaries to head the army.

Subscribers only Defence 15.11.2024

Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in Nairobi on 22 October 2024. © X/@TheVillaSomalia

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 31.10.2024

Somali squad pulls out of African Nations due to lack of funds

Its withdrawal means Burundi qualifies automatically for the second round.

Subscribers only Business 24.10.2024

The United Nations Headquarters building in New York City on 16 July 2024. © Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AFP

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Khartoum, Mogadishu: crises in the Horn the focus of tense UN negotiations

With just a few days to go before the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, the European and American blocs are struggling to speak with one voice as the number of conflicts in Africa grows and Western donor funding dries up.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.09.2024

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in his office in Mogadishu in February 2024. © Feisal Omar/Reuters

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud suffers mid-term blues

Somalia's leader is in a fragile position on political, diplomatic and security fronts with less than two years to go before the next national presidential election. He will have to resolve a number of dilemmas regarding the allies he has chosen.

Subscribers only Defence 27.08.2024

Outgoing president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, aka Farmajo, at the inauguration ceremony of his successor, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, on 9 June 2022 in Mogadishu. © Mohammed Dhaysane/Anadolu via AFP

Ex-president Farmajo maps out path back to power

Casting their net wide from Doha to Nairobi, the former leader and his entourage are scoping out potential allies in the diaspora and the Gulf states. The elections for the presidency of Galmudug State in November will be a first test of their strategy.

Subscribers only Politics 21.08.2024

Salaam Group moves to clean up its US image

The Somali group has hired PR consultancy Whitestar Business Group to represent their interests in Washington.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 16.10.2024

Trump camp ponders Somaliland strategy

Former diplomats in charge of Donald Trump's Africa policy want him to include recognition of Somaliland's independence in his programme. But regional tensions mean not everyone is convinced.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.08.2024

Doha regains foothold in Mogadishu

Qatar is taking advantage of a lull in relations between Somalia and the United Arab Emirates to move its pawns into play. Its diplomats are already starting to take the lead in upcoming talks with Al-Shabaab.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.07.2024

Djibouti-Somaliland tensions rise

The presidents of Djibouti and Somaliland have accused each other of destabilisation. Djibouti is quietly training new republican guard recruits and denies any malice towards its neighbour, but is having trouble digesting the deal Somaliland signed with Ethiopia in January.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.07.2024

President of Somaliland Muse Bihi (left) and Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti.

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Horn of Africa corridor competition intensifies as regional rivalry deepens

Ethiopia, Africa's most populous landlocked country, hopes to diversify supply routes to reduce its dependence on Djibouti. The future transport corridors are attracting the attention of international development partners and of the Gulf States, which are battling for influence in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.05.2024

Swiss seek mediation role in East African crises

Bern is looking to boost its influence by using its soft power to help address the many crises in the region. It is also hoping to grow trade with the continent.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy 11.04.2024

Re-opening of Kenya-Somalia border back on hold

Kenyan security services reckon the security needed to resume cross-border trade is not yet in place. This is putting the brakes on Somalia's integration into the East African Community.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.03.2024

Kenyan security officers in Liboi, near the Kenyan border with Somalia, in 2011.

The AU's strategy for replacing its transition mission

The African Union will not withdraw from Somalia entirely. But the nature of the force that will replace the AU's transition mission will depend on the success of its withdrawal and on significant budgetary constraints.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 19.02.2024

Abiy-Bihi memorandum of understanding puts Paris in awkward position

Landlocked Ethiopia is counting on France to speed up the training of its currently fleetless navy. But the prospect of an Ethiopian naval base being established in the secessionist territory of Somaliland risks upsetting the two countries' military cooperation.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 29.01.2024

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Somalia

Paramilitary defectors alter security balance between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu

Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

Somali squad pulls out of African Nations due to lack of funds

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Swiss seek mediation role in East African crises

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Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

AfDB finances upgrade of Somaliland's second busiest road

After bombshell MOU, Addis Ababa and Hargeisa get ball rolling on customs cooperation

IMF set to give Mogadishu clean slate

African Union and Mogadishu unable to agree on ATMIS deputy

Somalia security conference to be held in New York in December

Security Council to discuss lifting arms embargo

Landmark bank licence bolsters Museveni's regional power play

Canada's Cowater International touches down in Mogadishu

Private security heavyweights vie for EUCAP contract

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Somalia

Paramilitary defectors alter security balance between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu

Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

Somali squad pulls out of African Nations due to lack of funds

Spotlight Khartoum, Mogadishu: crises in the Horn the focus of tense UN negotiations

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Djibouti-Somaliland tensions rise

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Spotlight
Khartoum, Mogadishu: crises in the Horn the focus of tense UN negotiations

Spotlight
Horn of Africa corridor competition intensifies as regional rivalry deepens

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Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland