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Somalia

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  • PoliticsSomaliaTop story

    Somalia: State-building as the elite’s perverse incentive

    By Najib Ahmed
    September 4, 2023
    Facing growing allegations of corruption and nepotism, can the Hassan Sheikh administration win the war against Al Shabaab? Prompting widespread ridicule across the world ...
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  • OpedSomaliaTop story

    Understanding the local context is key to addressing fragility in Somalia

    By Liban Obsiye
    August 31, 2023
    No longer a vision of the failed state of a decade ago, for Somalia the journey from fragility to sustainability is long, tough and ...
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  • SomaliaTop story

    The unexpected success of Somalia’s new fight against Al Shabaab

    By Liban Obsiye
    May 25, 2023
    Why the new Somalia president’s declaration of war against the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab is generating a national zeitgeist. During Ramadan, there was much talk in ...
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  • Horn of AfricaSomaliaSomalia

    Crisis in Lasanod: Border Disputes, Escalating Insecurity and the Future of Somaliland

    By Markus Virgil Hoehne
    February 6, 2023
    Crisis in Lasanod: Escalating Insecurity and the Future of Somaliland
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  • Typical coping strategies such as a nomadic lifestyle are inadequate to handle what is potentially the worst food crisis in Somalia's recent past. Credit: UNDP Somalia.
    ClimateEditor's PicksSomalia

    Somalia faces worst humanitarian crisis in recent history

    By Mukesh Kapila
    June 23, 2022
    The most severe drought for 40 years, war in Ukraine, and poor governance have led Somalia to the brink. Aid raised is a fraction ...
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  • Girls line up during a basketball drill in Mogadishu, Somalia. Credit: AU UN IST/Tobin Jones.
    Editor's PicksPoliticsSomalia

    To counter al-Shabaab, Somalia’s new govt must do something for the kids

    By Liban Obsiye
    May 24, 2022
    President Mohamud must honestly examine why thousands of children have been recruited by the militants, whether forcibly or otherwise. Earlier this month, Somali legislators ...
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  • A nurse at a hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia. Credit: AU UN IST/Tobin Jones.
    Covid-19SocietySomalia

    As a nurse in Somalia, I know we need vaccines. Where are they?

    By Deka Abdullahi Abukar
    November 18, 2021
    The pandemic has overwhelmed us. Vaccines are the only solution, yet as rich countries give out third jabs, we’ve barely inoculated 2% of Somalis. ...
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  • AU forces AMISOM and the Somali National Army on a joint operation. Credit: AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
    PoliticsSocietySomalia

    Why Somalia’s grand strategies aren’t working

    By Liban Obsiye
    August 18, 2021
    Afghanistan shows that billions of dollars and years of international support aren’t enough. Somalia’s insecurity problem needs a Somali solution. Somalia’s security challenges are ...
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  • A Somalia National Army parade in 2012. Credit: AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
    PoliticsSomalia

    Somalia’s divided army reflects its divided politics

    By Liban Obsiye
    June 23, 2021
    The Somali National Army’s recent infighting along clan lines exposed its ongoing fragility. But integration is possible. On 25 April, the Somali National Army ...
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  • kenya refugee camps closure
    KenyaSocietySomalia

    Whether or not Kenya closes its camps, much damage has been done

    By Cory Rodgers & Mohamed Talil
    April 9, 2021
    Two weeks ago, Kenya issued an ultimatum for the UNHCR to present a plan for the closure of two huge refugee camps. Its deadline ...
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