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Somaliland's SSC region enlists US lobbyists to appeal to Washington

Fighting has gripped the east of breakaway province Somaliland since late December. The conflict has regional repercussions and has been the subject of lobbying in Washington.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.01.2023

EU tackles Mogadishu's business climate

The EU delegation in Nairobi has set aside $2m for a contract to improve Somalia's business environment and attract foreign investors to the Horn of Africa country.

Subscribers only Business 20.01.2023

Ambassadors close to Farmajo's master spy to be shown the door

The new president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, will soon name new ambassadors in the Gulf States in order to balance out his political influence in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.01.2023

Brussels seeking spin doctor in Somalia

The EU's Nairobi mission and the European Development Fund have allocated €2m to hire a communications and advocacy firm in Somalia.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.01.2023

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Ruto's Somalia pivot

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and on the right his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto. © REUTERS / Yasuyoshi CHIBA/AFP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.01.2023

Switzerland dispatches special envoy to Horn of Africa

Switzerland, which already had an extensive diplomatic network in Africa, has now been expanded further after the federal department of foreign affairs appointed Sylvain Astier as the country's special envoy for the Horn of Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.12.2022

Brussels weighs up support for Somali army

After focusing on the Sahel and the DRC, the European External Action Service is looking towards the Horn of Africa.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 14.12.2022

Security giant Janus appoints Charles Skinner as managing director in Mogadishu

Charles Skinner is to take the helm of Janus Global Operations Somalia, a subsidiary of the US private security giant. He will work closely with Neville Viviers, who remains the firm's country manager in Mogadishu.

Subscribers only Defence 06.12.2022

The chequered past of IOG's future son-in-law

Sadak Omar Mohamed, Mogadishu's ex-police chief, is soon due to formalise his marriage to the youngest daughter of Djibouti's president. A harsh critic of former president Farmajo, Mohamed's time with law enforcement was far from plain sailing.

Free access Politics 05.12.2022

Ruto preparing to reopen land border with Somalia

Breaking news published on 05/12/22 at 1:20 pm - The Kenyan and Somali presidents have agreed to reopen the main land crossings between their two countries following intense negotiations between both heads of state. This marks a shift in the bilateral relationship, and in Kenyan security policy.

Subscribers only Politics 05.12.2022

Ex-PM Roble plays go-between for HSM and Emirates

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is reliant on the contacts of former prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble to attract funds and various other types of aid from Abu Dhabi.

Free access Defence, Diplomacy 01.12.2022

Former Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, in London, on 29 July 2021.

Gulf and Asian countries keep a close eye on African and Western mediation in the Horn

With or without special envoys, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, China and Japan have ordered their diplomats to monitor the conflict and peace talks in Tigray closely.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.11.2022

Moagadishu's budgetary headache in face of dual threat of al-Shabaab and drought

With drought hitting the country hard, Somalia is facing a major contraction of its revenues. But its security requirements have not diminished.

Subscribers only Politics 18.11.2022

Farmajo's ex-spy chief Fahad Yasin plots his comeback from Ankara

Less than six months after Farmajo's presidential election defeat, his intelligence chief is angling to return to the Villa Somalia alongside his former boss as soon as he can.

Subscribers only Politics 14.11.2022

Mogadishu seeks to defer ATMIS withdrawal as it contends with al-Shabaab

Among the items on the agenda of friday's African Union Peace and Security Council meeting is the Somali authorities' request to delay the withdrawal of the pan-African organisation's transitional mission, so as not to lose momentum in the fight against al-Shabaab.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.11.2022

EU to assist Hassan Sheikh Mohamud with state audit

The European Union's delegation to Somalia, based in Nairobi in Kenya, is shortly expected to announce the results of a tender to provide technical assistance to the office of Somalia's Auditor General Mohamed Mahmoud Ali, OAGS.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.11.2022

How Coastline Exploration bagged first oil deal of HSM era

The US junior has finally acquired the seven offshore blocks it has been eyeing for many months, thanks to the return to power of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his new government in Somalia.

Subscribers only Energy 02.11.2022

Oil exploration revival in Somalia on the cards?

Cash-strapped PM cuts salaries of ministers, civil servants

Late last month Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre requested ministers pay be temporarily cut by 20 percent and civil servants' pay by 5%.

Subscribers only Politics 02.11.2022

Farmajo prepares his return from Istanbul

Former Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as 'Farmajo', has found refuge in Turkey, after his defeat in May by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

Subscribers only Politics 26.10.2022

Richard Westbury's firm Hart Nationwide to provide security for UN mission

Hart Nationwide, a very active service provider in Mogadishu, has been entrusted with the task of providing security the United Nations mission in Somalia, for the next three years.

Subscribers only Defence 20.10.2022

Hassan Sheikh torn between Cairo and Addis Ababa

The Somali president's inner circle is torn on where to stand with the two rival Nile powers, Ethiopia and Egypt. With Sheikh expected to attend the coming Arab League summit, pressure is mounting.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.10.2022

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud.

South-West State leader cuts Hassan Sheikh out of diplomatic loop

From his Baidoa base, Abdiaziz Laftagareen is busy networking and making his influence felt. He was recently in Nairobi for talks with the new administration of William Ruto, without having cleared this first with the federal president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.10.2022

President of Somalia's South-West State, Abdiaziz Laftagareen, in Baidoa on 3 September 2022.

Special envoys descend on Nairobi amid peace talks prospects on Tigray

The government of Tigray accepted yesterday evening a new African Union mediation offer, hours after the Ethiopian government did the same. Three days ago, US envoy Mike Hammer hurried back to the region. Special envoys from Europe and the UN were due to meet on Friday.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.10.2022

President's entourage divided over drought strategy as risk of famine looms

Consensus is sorely lacking in when it comes to tackling Somalia's humanitarian emergency and likely famine, to the detriment of international aid cooperation and the country's citizens.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 28.09.2022

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (right) and newly appointed Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, in Mogadishu, 15 June 2022.

Somali officials apologise to ousted UN envoy Haysom in political ploy

The South African diplomat Fink Haysom was declared persona non grata in Somalia by the former president Farmajo in 2019. Some regional officials have now apologised to him, in an apparent ploy to undermine South West state president Abdiaziz Laftagareen.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 26.09.2022

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Somalia

Somaliland's SSC region enlists US lobbyists to appeal to Washington

EU tackles Mogadishu's business climate

Ambassadors close to Farmajo's master spy to be shown the door

Brussels seeking spin doctor in Somalia

Spotlight
Ruto's Somalia pivot

Switzerland dispatches special envoy to Horn of Africa

Brussels weighs up support for Somali army

Security giant Janus appoints Charles Skinner as managing director in Mogadishu

The chequered past of IOG's future son-in-law

Ruto preparing to reopen land border with Somalia

Ex-PM Roble plays go-between for HSM and Emirates

Gulf and Asian countries keep a close eye on African and Western mediation in the Horn

Moagadishu's budgetary headache in face of dual threat of al-Shabaab and drought

Farmajo's ex-spy chief Fahad Yasin plots his comeback from Ankara

Mogadishu seeks to defer ATMIS withdrawal as it contends with al-Shabaab

EU to assist Hassan Sheikh Mohamud with state audit

How Coastline Exploration bagged first oil deal of HSM era

Cash-strapped PM cuts salaries of ministers, civil servants

Farmajo prepares his return from Istanbul

Richard Westbury's firm Hart Nationwide to provide security for UN mission

Hassan Sheikh torn between Cairo and Addis Ababa

South-West State leader cuts Hassan Sheikh out of diplomatic loop

Special envoys descend on Nairobi amid peace talks prospects on Tigray

President's entourage divided over drought strategy as risk of famine looms

Somali officials apologise to ousted UN envoy Haysom in political ploy

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Somalia

Somaliland's SSC region enlists US lobbyists to appeal to Washington

EU tackles Mogadishu's business climate

Ambassadors close to Farmajo's master spy to be shown the door

Brussels seeking spin doctor in Somalia

Spotlight Ruto's Somalia pivot

Switzerland dispatches special envoy to Horn of Africa

Brussels weighs up support for Somali army

Security giant Janus appoints Charles Skinner as managing director in Mogadishu

The chequered past of IOG's future son-in-law

Ruto preparing to reopen land border with Somalia

Ex-PM Roble plays go-between for HSM and Emirates

Gulf and Asian countries keep a close eye on African and Western mediation in the Horn

Moagadishu's budgetary headache in face of dual threat of al-Shabaab and drought

Farmajo's ex-spy chief Fahad Yasin plots his comeback from Ankara

Mogadishu seeks to defer ATMIS withdrawal as it contends with al-Shabaab

EU to assist Hassan Sheikh Mohamud with state audit

How Coastline Exploration bagged first oil deal of HSM era

Cash-strapped PM cuts salaries of ministers, civil servants

Farmajo prepares his return from Istanbul

Richard Westbury's firm Hart Nationwide to provide security for UN mission

Hassan Sheikh torn between Cairo and Addis Ababa

South-West State leader cuts Hassan Sheikh out of diplomatic loop

Special envoys descend on Nairobi amid peace talks prospects on Tigray

President's entourage divided over drought strategy as risk of famine looms

Somali officials apologise to ousted UN envoy Haysom in political ploy

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Ruto's Somalia pivot