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Mogadishu Opposition Protest Fails, Highlighting Somalia’s Shifting Political Landscape

By Sayid Ali HajiSunday May 10, 2026 Mudaaharaadkii ay dhawaan ku baaqeen qaar kamid ah siyaasiyiinta mucaaradka ee Muqdisho, oo loo arkayay tijaabo lagu cabbirayo culayskooda siyaasadeed, taageerada bulshada iyo awoodda ay ku abaabuli karaan dadweyne, ayaa ku dhammaaday si aan la saadaalin karin oo ah niyad-jab iyo sawir-xumo. Arrin kale oo si gaar ah loo xusay ayaa ahayd in xukuumaddu soo dhawaysay, una asteysay goobtii lagu qaban lahaa dibad-baxa, isla markaana kaalin ka qaadatay sugidda amnigooda iyo kan guud. Taasi…

Somalia: where should the change that Somalis yearn for truly begin?

Opinion | Somalia’s Next Leap Won’t Come From Another Election On a dusty midmorning in Mogadishu, as tuk-tuks weave past concrete blast walls and hopeful new cafes, I asked a lawyer what he most wanted from the state. He didn’t say elections. He said a judge he could trust. That answer hangs over Somalia’s future. For more than three decades, the country has circled the same roundabout: hurry toward a vote, argue over the rules, postpone, compromise, vote, then start over. Each cycle spotlights familiar headlines about…