unfinished

OP-ED: A Federation at a Crossroads: Somalia’s Leap from Standoff to Settlement Somalia is staring down a constitutional and political rupture that exceeds the usual turbulence of fragile states. A high-stakes confrontation between the Federal Government in Mogadishu, headed by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and the South West State administration led by President Abdiaziz Laftagareen, has emerged as the most perilous challenge to Somalia’s federal project since its launch. Beneath the surface lies an architecture…

On 28 November 2020, Mauritania will celebrate 60 years of independence. The anniversary of an ambitious project, so much so that it was to build in 1960 to make the young state exist. Sixty years later, a long road has been traveled, but some projects remain unfinished, such as unity and social cohesion. A file that emerged during the latest presidential campaign and for which some votes call on the head of state, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani,…