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Somalia at a Crossroads: moving beyond emergency fixes to durable statecraft Somalia has achieved one of the landmark technical milestones of post‑conflict recovery—completion of HIPC debt relief in December 2023 and continued engagement with the IMF under an Extended Credit Facility—but the country’s deeper fractures are widening rather than closing. IMF staff forecasts for 2025 now point to growth near 3 percent, down from about 4 percent in 2024, and officials warn the economy is vulnerable to political paralysis,…

This is a major step forward in the joint military talks in Geneva two days after the start of a face-to-face meeting between representatives of two warring parties in Libya: the Government of National Unity (Tripoli) and the Libyan National Army (Benghazi). Agreements have been reached to address the very difficult situation of civilians. It is an agreement in six specific points which, once implemented, will make the daily lives of Libyans less difficult. These points were recorded at a press conference held on…