Somalia
Somalia’s Jubaland Lodges UN Complaint Alleging Federal Government Interference
Jubaland’s UN complaint lays bare a widening rift in Somalia’s fragile federal experiment KISMAYO — The latest escalation between Mogadishu and the…
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Somalia
Somalia’s Parliament greenlights creation of national human rights commission
Somalia’s Parliament Approves Long-Awaited Human Rights Commission, Signaling a New Chapter for Accountability Mogadishu — Somalia’s Federal Parliament on Saturday approved the…
Somalia
Somalia’s Turning Point: Creating Lasting Solutions Beyond Emergency Aid
Somalia at a Crossroads: moving beyond emergency fixes to durable statecraft Somalia has achieved one of the landmark technical milestones of post‑conflict…
Somalia
Kenya Mediates to Calm Rift Between Somalia’s Federal Government and Jubaland
Mohamud’s Visit to Kismayo: A Fragile Gesture Toward Reconciliation KISMAYO, Somalia — When Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud travels to Kismayo this…
Central-Africa
Report: Al‑Shabaab nets $200 million annually, financing Somalia’s insurgency
Al‑Shabaab’s War Chest: How a Militant Tax System Fuels a Comeback in Somalia A militant economy hiding in plain sight The hardest…
East-Africa
Somalia’s defense minister slams Nairobi meeting with two regional leaders, opposition
Somali Politics Spill Into Nairobi Again — And Mogadishu Pushes Back It is a familiar scene in East African diplomacy: Somali politicians…
Somalia
Somalia’s Opposition Forms New Alliance to Steer Political Transition
Somali opposition forms “Somalia Future Council” as political clock ticks In a conciliatory — and potentially combustible — move, prominent Somali leaders…
East-Africa
After 35 Years, Yasmin Abdi Farah Takes Flight as Somalia’s First Female Captain
Somalia’s Skies Welcome a New Captain — and a Revival of Possibility At dawn in Mogadishu, when the ocean breeze carries the…
Somalia
American citizen admits guilt over ties to Somalia’s ISIS affiliate
U.S. man from Minnesota pleads guilty to ties with ISIS affiliate in Somalia WASHINGTON — A naturalized U.S. citizen from Minnesota pleaded…
Somalia
U.S. Launches Airstrike Against ISIS Fighters in Somalia’s Puntland State Region
U.S. carries out airstrike on ISIS in Puntland State amid broader campaign in Somalia MOGADISHU — The U.S. military said Tuesday that…
Somalia
Somalia’s ground forces chief urges tougher Al-Shabaab campaign despite funding shortfalls
Somalia’s fight against Al-Shabaab at a crossroads as funding and politics bite MOGADISHU — On a dusty frontline in Awdhegle district, where…
