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Somalia

Silanyo's Emirati military base a non-starter

Somaliland’s presidential affairs minister, Mohamoudi Hashi Abdi, did his best in Riyadh on Feb. 23-24 to meet with Somali president [...]

Subscribers only Politics 10.03.2017

An election date set?

According to our sources, Somaliland president Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud a [...]

Subscribers only Politics 10.03.2017

A director of Soma Oil becomes prime minister, no less

The future suddenly looks a little brighter for the British [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.02.2017

Uproar over plans for Egypt-UAE military base

The prospect of an Emirati military base in Berbera (ION 1444) has brought regional tensions into sharp focus. The existing [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.02.2017

Farmajo begs Kenyatta for help

Newly elected Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, has been quick to make known his desire to forge a reconciliation [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.02.2017

GardaWorld and Aktis Strategy train police

Security companies from Canada and the United Kingdom are soon to give course to Somalia's police in a UK Foreign Office project.

Subscribers only Business 24.02.2017

Cairo sends team to persuade Farmajo

An Egyptian delegation landed in Mogadishu in mid-February following the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.02.2017

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How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

Successively struck by a financial crisis, a drought and the effects of the regional ma- chines of its neighbours and the Gulf states, Somaliland, long an island of stability in a very troubled region, is struggling to maintain that status.

Subscribers only Politics 10.02.2017

How Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud's election strategy came unstuck

Egypt and Ethiopia wanted continuity; in the end Farmajo won.

Subscribers only Politics 10.02.2017

Saad Ali Shire, the minister who opposes the UAE base

Foreign Minister Saad Ali Shire, has threatened to hand President Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud aka Silanyo his resignation. He is virulently [...]

Subscribers only 10.02.2017

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How Al-Shabab plans to sabotage the elections

With the re-election on Jan. 11 of Mohamed Osman Jawari as the speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, and now that Abdi Hashi Abdullahi has taken up the post of the assembly's Upper House, MPs will soon vote for [.

Subscribers only Politics 27.01.2017

Will the United Arab Emirates control the Red Sea's African coastline?

Already running commercial ports in Djibouti and Berbera, the UAE are developing more and more military installations on the Red Sea, to Ethiopia's consternation.

Subscribers only Politics 13.01.2017

It's gloves-off as Wadani and Kulmiye campaign for top job

The presidential race turns sour between the two front-runners.

Subscribers only Politics 13.01.2017

Al-Shabaab evicts Islamic State

The fight between Al-Qaeda's Egyptian leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and Islamic State group caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ended in a victory [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.01.2017

Djibouti clan split over Somali parliament appointments

The appointment to the Somali federal parliament of three representatives [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.01.2017

CHEC restructures to develop its projects

China Harbour Engineering Co (CHEC) has appointed a new manager [...]

Subscribers only Business 13.01.2017

Presidential race prompts costly foreign meddling

With Dec. 28 set by Somalia's main political leaders as the date for the presidential election, a multi-million dollar war [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.12.2016

Edna Adan Ismail has a busy day in Paris

Somaliland’s former foreign minister, Edna Adan Ismail, paid a day trip to Paris on Nov. 9. The World Health Organization’s [...]

Free access 23.12.2016

Reshuffle a boon for Al-Ittihad al-Islami

In carrying out its cabinet reshuffle on Dec. 3, President [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.12.2016

Army under pressure

Addis Abeba, particularly officials working within AMISOM (the African Union's [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.12.2016

Silanyo cashes in on food aid

President Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud, known as Silanyo, has used a [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.12.2016

President's entourage gobbles up parliamentary seats

From the day deputies were elected to the Upper House, on October 30, the international community – via UNSOM, the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 25.11.2016

Ougas Abdirahman Diriye Ibrahim in prison

What the government of President Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud, generally known as Silanyo, attacked was a veritable symbol! Motivated by a [...]

Subscribers only 25.11.2016

Journalist Said Mohamoud Gahayr still in prison!

Although he should have been released after serving two months in prison for "sedition and insurrection", the journalist, teacher and [...]

Free access 11.11.2016

Mohamud Uluso, an outsider in presidential election

The executive director of the Somalia Center for Governance and Development, based in East Lansing, Michigan, Mohamud Uluso, registered his [...]

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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

Silanyo's Emirati military base a non-starter

An election date set?

A director of Soma Oil becomes prime minister, no less

Uproar over plans for Egypt-UAE military base

Farmajo begs Kenyatta for help

GardaWorld and Aktis Strategy train police

Cairo sends team to persuade Farmajo

Spotlight
How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

How Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud's election strategy came unstuck

Saad Ali Shire, the minister who opposes the UAE base

Spotlight
How Al-Shabab plans to sabotage the elections

Will the United Arab Emirates control the Red Sea's African coastline?

It's gloves-off as Wadani and Kulmiye campaign for top job

Al-Shabaab evicts Islamic State

Djibouti clan split over Somali parliament appointments

CHEC restructures to develop its projects

Presidential race prompts costly foreign meddling

Edna Adan Ismail has a busy day in Paris

Reshuffle a boon for Al-Ittihad al-Islami

Army under pressure

Silanyo cashes in on food aid

President's entourage gobbles up parliamentary seats

Ougas Abdirahman Diriye Ibrahim in prison

Journalist Said Mohamoud Gahayr still in prison!

Mohamud Uluso, an outsider in presidential election

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Somalia

Silanyo's Emirati military base a non-starter

An election date set?

A director of Soma Oil becomes prime minister, no less

Uproar over plans for Egypt-UAE military base

Farmajo begs Kenyatta for help

GardaWorld and Aktis Strategy train police

Cairo sends team to persuade Farmajo

Spotlight How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

How Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud's election strategy came unstuck

Saad Ali Shire, the minister who opposes the UAE base

Spotlight How Al-Shabab plans to sabotage the elections

Will the United Arab Emirates control the Red Sea's African coastline?

It's gloves-off as Wadani and Kulmiye campaign for top job

Al-Shabaab evicts Islamic State

Djibouti clan split over Somali parliament appointments

CHEC restructures to develop its projects

Presidential race prompts costly foreign meddling

Edna Adan Ismail has a busy day in Paris

Reshuffle a boon for Al-Ittihad al-Islami

Army under pressure

Silanyo cashes in on food aid

President's entourage gobbles up parliamentary seats

Ougas Abdirahman Diriye Ibrahim in prison

Journalist Said Mohamoud Gahayr still in prison!

Mohamud Uluso, an outsider in presidential election

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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

Spotlight
How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

Spotlight
How Al-Shabab plans to sabotage the elections