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Somalia PM Reshuffles Cabinet Amid Pressure Over 2026 Election Format
MOGADISHU, Somalia -Â Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Saturday carried out a targeted cabinet shake-up, removing two senior ministers and naming new appointees in...
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OPINION: Impacts of Somalia’s Debt Relief Process and the Herald for New Loans
By Mohamed Abdirahman Dhabancad
Since the year 2016, the Federal Government of Somalia in support with International Financial Institutions and Governments has carried out relentless...
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OPINION: AU–EU Summit in Luanda – Somalia’s Voice and the New Africa–Europe Bargain
By Abdirahman Jeylani
LUANDA, Angola - When African and European leaders gathered in Luanda on 24–25 November 2025 for the seventh AU–EU Summit, they did...
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A Breach, a Silence, and a Sovereignty Clash: Inside Somalia’s E-Visa Crisis
MOGADISHU, Somalia - For a country trying to convince the world that it has finally turned the corner, Somalia did not need this. A...
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Term Extension vs. Parallel Elections: Somalia’s Looming Political Crisis
MOGADISHU, Somalia -Â Somalia faces a perilous political juncture as the federal government and opposition factions pursue competing election strategies, raising concerns of a potentially...
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OPINION | From Dialogue to Destiny: Somalia’s Journey Rekindled in Arta
By Abdirahman Jeylani
In the tranquil city of Arta, Djibouti, two leaders — President Ismail Omar Guelleh and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud — stood side...
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Lessons from Puntland: Leadership, Democratization, and Political Partnership in Somalia’s Evolving Landscape
By Abdifatah Abdinur
Introduction
In Somalia’s complex and often volatile political and security environment, Puntland State emerges as a remarkable example of resilience, pragmatic leadership,...
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Remembrance Without Reform: Somalia’s Broken Promise After 14 October 2017
By Mohamed Adil
On the evening of 14 October 2017, Mogadishu burned. A truck packed with explosives tore through the heart of the Somali capital,...
