Mogadishu (AX) – In their regular session on Thursday in Mogadishu, led by Prime Minister Barre, Somalia’s Cabinet greenlit a significant resolution identifying national security threats.
The released communiqué articulated that the ratified resolution encompasses eight key threats: terrorism, separatism, weak state infrastructure, porous borders, external meddling, climate woes, cyber insecurity, and societal strife.
This resolution, crafted by the Somalia National Security Office, is aimed at safeguarding the land from existential, governance, and unity threats, along with preserving the cohesiveness of the Somali populace.
The Prime Minister’s Office stressed that this resolution embodies the Somali government’s revamped national security strategy. Nonetheless, they sparingly provided further insight into the document’s specifics.
This move aligns with the backdrop of Somalia grappling with diplomatic strains and incursions by neighboring states and other actors in the Horn of Africa in recent years. Last night, the Ethiopian regime reiterated its commitment to the Red Sea deal with North Western of Somalia, signed earlier this year.
The resolution’s timing paralleled escalating diplomatic skirmishes and external manipulations from regional power players over the past few years. The Ethiopian government underscored its steady stance in the agreement inked with North Western of Somalia in January 2024. The accord, endorsed by Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed and North Western of Somalia’s President Muse Bihi, grants Ethiopia maritime access and military foothold in exchange for potential acknowledgment of North Western of Somalia’s autonomy.
