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Somalia

Sheikh Aden Sunne's arrest worth its weight in foreign aid

The detention of the imam Adan Abdirahman Warsame aka Sheikh Aden Sunne has raised questions about the president's strategy. The [...]

Subscribers only 08.03.2019

Why are Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo and Hassan Ali Khayre at loggerheads?

The meeting between the Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali [...]

Subscribers only Politics 08.03.2019

Al-Shabaab's underground economy

International aid, mining resources from neighbouring countries, trafficking to Asia… Al-Shabaab's revenue streams remain intact.

Subscribers only Politics 22.02.2019

Musa Bihi Abdi embarrassed by his predecessor

The chair of the National Assets Monitoring Committee in the Somaliland parliament and opposition figure Ibraahim Mahdi Buubaa was not [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.02.2019

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Farmajo's fifty-fifty oil deal

The tax arrangements for the selling off of oil blocks will serve investors' interests, but above all those of the president…

Subscribers only Business 22.02.2019

Michael Rubin: the American way from Berbera

On an official visit from 8 to 14 February to give a lecture at the University of Hargeisa (‘Shifting US [...]

Subscribers only 22.02.2019

Renewed dialogue: the devil as always is in the details

To overcome the technical issues that are hindering the resumption [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.02.2019

African Union representative's compromising ties with Fahad Yassin

After the UN ambassador was driven out, it is now the turn of Francisco Madeira, the AU envoy in Mogadishu, to be criticised for his ties with the n°2 of Somalian intelligence.

Subscribers only Politics 08.02.2019

Farmajo isolated over offshore auction

The Senate and the minister of petroleum are indignant at the auction of offshore oil blocks that will begin on 9 February in London.

Subscribers only Business 08.02.2019

Mogadishu accuses Nairobi of mistreating Somalis in Kenya

The Somalian president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo is keen to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 08.02.2019

Nairobi attack: the anti-ISIS strategy of Al-Shabaab

The attack against the DusitD2 hotel in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday 15 January, for which the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group Al-Shabaab [...]

Subscribers only Politics 25.01.2019

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Nigel Roberts appointment becomes constitutional issue

According to information obtained by the Indian Ocean Newsletter, on 12 January President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo announced that he [...]

Subscribers only 25.01.2019

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Will Farmajo's reign end like Siad Barre's?

Donald Trump is not the only one to have led his administration into a shutdown - his Somalian counterpart Mohamed [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2019

Will Dahabshiil pay for its ties to Abdi Ilay?

The Somaliland financial services firm stands accused by Ethiopia of collusion with the former administration of the Somali region - a charge vigorously denied by Dahabshiil.

Subscribers only Business 11.01.2019

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Emirati intelligence exposes Iranian networks in Somalia

According to a secret report by the Emirati intelligence services which the Indian Ocean Newsletter has seen, the Iranian internal intelligence agency Itilaat and the supreme emir of the Somalian Islamist network, Ahmed Diriye, are collaborating closely.

Subscribers only Politics 21.12.2018

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Somalia

Sheikh Aden Sunne's arrest worth its weight in foreign aid

Why are Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo and Hassan Ali Khayre at loggerheads?

Al-Shabaab's underground economy

Musa Bihi Abdi embarrassed by his predecessor

Document
Farmajo's fifty-fifty oil deal

Michael Rubin: the American way from Berbera

Renewed dialogue: the devil as always is in the details

African Union representative's compromising ties with Fahad Yassin

Farmajo isolated over offshore auction

Mogadishu accuses Nairobi of mistreating Somalis in Kenya

Nairobi attack: the anti-ISIS strategy of Al-Shabaab

Document
Nigel Roberts appointment becomes constitutional issue

Document
Will Farmajo's reign end like Siad Barre's?

Will Dahabshiil pay for its ties to Abdi Ilay?

Spotlight | Document
Emirati intelligence exposes Iranian networks in Somalia

Document
UNDP seeks stricter arms controls

Ethiopia and Eritrea to shore up Farmajo

Who is Kenya Airways outsourcing its risks to on Nairobi-Mogadishu route?

Document
Where has the budget's missing $20 million gone?

Why Mogadishu has barred entry to Menkerios

Indirect clash between Musa Bihi Abdi and Farmajo in Nairobi

As AMISOM departs, the Ethiopians arrive

How Hargeisa intends to strengthen its banking system

Rey Santana to campaign for Hussein Mohamed Farah Aidid

Is Hargeisa set to succumb to its neighbours' influence?

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DRC The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Andry Rajoelina

African Development Bank

Paul Biya

Erik Prince

AFRICOM

Somalia

Sheikh Aden Sunne's arrest worth its weight in foreign aid

Why are Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo and Hassan Ali Khayre at loggerheads?

Al-Shabaab's underground economy

Musa Bihi Abdi embarrassed by his predecessor

Document Farmajo's fifty-fifty oil deal

Michael Rubin: the American way from Berbera

Renewed dialogue: the devil as always is in the details

African Union representative's compromising ties with Fahad Yassin

Farmajo isolated over offshore auction

Mogadishu accuses Nairobi of mistreating Somalis in Kenya

Nairobi attack: the anti-ISIS strategy of Al-Shabaab

Document Nigel Roberts appointment becomes constitutional issue

Document Will Farmajo's reign end like Siad Barre's?

Will Dahabshiil pay for its ties to Abdi Ilay?

Spotlight | Document Emirati intelligence exposes Iranian networks in Somalia

Document UNDP seeks stricter arms controls

Ethiopia and Eritrea to shore up Farmajo

Who is Kenya Airways outsourcing its risks to on Nairobi-Mogadishu route?

Document Where has the budget's missing $20 million gone?

Why Mogadishu has barred entry to Menkerios

Indirect clash between Musa Bihi Abdi and Farmajo in Nairobi

As AMISOM departs, the Ethiopians arrive

How Hargeisa intends to strengthen its banking system

Rey Santana to campaign for Hussein Mohamed Farah Aidid

Is Hargeisa set to succumb to its neighbours' influence?

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Document
Farmajo's fifty-fifty oil deal

Document
Nigel Roberts appointment becomes constitutional issue

Document
Will Farmajo's reign end like Siad Barre's?

Spotlight | Document
Emirati intelligence exposes Iranian networks in Somalia

Document
UNDP seeks stricter arms controls

Document
Where has the budget's missing $20 million gone?