By: Abdirahman Jeylani Mohamed Saturday May 16, 2026 Somalia has reached a fraught political milestone. On 15 May 2026, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s constitutional mandate formally expired, landing the country in one of its most precarious moments in recent memory. The date carries heavy symbolism. It coincides with Somali Youth Day, a commemoration of the generation behind the Somali Youth League (SYL), which once imagined a united, democratic and sovereign Somali republic built on civic nationalism rather than…

The party of former President Joseph Kabila has just suffered a crushing defeat in the congregation after President Jeannine Mabunda was fired. After this setback, six senators sent a memorandum to Joseph Kabila, listing a number of dysfunctions within the party and violently attacking the coordination of the FCC, from which they are demanding resignation.…