News Somalia Politics: Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed steps up mediation in Kenya, Somalia sea row
That is the last thing he would want as he eyes re-election in federal elections set for next year, a tall order given the country's ethnic politics according to analysts. "The nature of Somali ...
News Somalia Politics: Somalia-Somaliland: The Perils of Delaying New Talks
Discussing Somaliland's political status could create counterproductive dynamics, including with Gulf states, and should happen later. Executive Summary Tensions between Somalia and Somaliland ...
News Somalia Politics: Diplomatic tensions between Kenya, Somalia spike in wake of maritime dispute
JOHANNESBURG – Rising tensions between Kenya and Somalia over political and economical interests have seen the two East African countries also spar pettily over border and immigration rules. When ...
News Somalia Politics: Security Council Extends Mandate of African Union Mission in Somalia, Authorizes Troop Reduction, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2472 (2019)
(See Press Release SC/13439.) It also underlined the necessity of taking a coordinated and cohesive approach to Somali-led political and security reforms, for all stakeholders to consider the ...
News Somalia Politics: Somalia's Puntland Steps Up Attempts to Fragment Somaliland Political, Military Strength
At a time the Republic of Somaliland has made the greatest number of overtures for Somaliland-Somaliland peace and rapprochement between the two sides, the Puntland Federal State of Somalia steps ...
News Somalia Politics: East Africa: How Somalia's Internal Politics Fuels Obstinacy On Boundary Row With Kenya
When Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo flew to South Africa last week to attend the inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa, he avoided Kenyan airspace. This comes at a time when the ...
