Has Shabaab been weakened for good? The answer is ‘yes’ and ‘no’

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Several analysts have highlighted the supposed weakening of Al Shabaab, the violent Somali Islamist militant group. The Somali foreign minister Abdisalam Hadliyeh Omer claimed...

Somalia:The Somali Political class and the struggle over the Form of Government for Somalia

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The political conflict in Somalia is no longer characterised as a conflict between clans vying for the presidency. The conflict is over the form...

Somalia named as world’s most corrupt country, Denmark the least, while US is ‘one to watch’

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Somalia is the most corrupt in the world, Denmark the least, while America's falling score is a 'red flag', according to a global corruption...

Somalia:Can Galkayo be under one district administration?

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The  clashes in Galkayo between Puntland and Galmudug forces have brought back questions about the indispensability of bringing the district under one administration. At...

2 attacks in Somalia; Islamic cleric who played music killed

A Somali policeman stands guard next to destroyed shops after a car bomb attack at a busy junction in the Wadajir district of the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. Somalia was hit by two violent attacks Monday, one killing an Islamic cleric in the northern city of Galkayo, and a second killing at least six people in a car bomb blast in Mogadishu, police said. (Farah Abdi Warsameh/Associated Press)
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Somalia was hit by two violent attacks Monday, one killing an Islamic cleric and 17 of his followers for playing music and a second...

Somalia: Analysts warn effort to create Jubaland state within Somalia will test limits of federalism in that country.

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By Peter MARTELL - NAIROBI -After decades of war, Somalia is taking small steps toward recovery, but breakaway regions, rival clans and the competing...

Somalia: US Clears Way to Arm, Train Somali Forces

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AU Special Representative appeals for restraint on the current political standoff in South West State of Somalia

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Mogadishu – December 15, 2018: The Special representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia (SRCC) and Head of AMISOM, Ambassador...

Somalia:FSG launches initiatives to ensure that the Somali National Army troops are paid in a consistent and timely manner.

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The Federal Government of Somalia launched today a series of initiatives to ensure that the Somali National Army troops are paid in a consistent...

Somalia: Using Khat as trade and political leverage

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by Bashir Goth “When you chew Khat, you are on the top of the planet, but after you spit it out, the planet is on...