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Somalia

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  • somali diaspora covid-19
    Covid-19Somalia

    Why is the Somali diaspora so badly hit by COVID-19?

    By Yusuf Sheikh Omar
    May 13, 2020
    The Somali community in Europe has lost many lives to the coronavirus. We are significantly over-represented in infection and death figures. Read all our ...
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  • Abdirashid Janan, Somalia
    PoliticsSomalia

    High-profile jailbreak undermines Somalia’s fight for justice

    By Laetitia Bader
    March 24, 2020
    Abdirashid Janan’s arrest suggested justice might soon be served. His escape shows how far away it remains. On 31 August 2019, dramatic news emerged ...
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  • Somalia elections: At President Farmaajo's inauguration in 2017. Credit: AMISOM/ Ilyas Ahmed
    PoliticsSomalia

    Somalia: President Farmaajo’s stacks the deck to secure a second term

    By Sakariye Cismaan
    November 28, 2019
    With full elections unlikely in 2020, the incumbent is trying to lock down the support of lawmakers who will again select the president. Although ...
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  • Troops from Kenya have been crucial in helping liberate towns from al-Shabaab control in Somalia. Credit: AU-UN/ Tobin Jones.
    KenyaPoliticsSomalia

    Kenya and Somalia’s maritime dispute: One winner, two losers?

    By Abdullahi Abdille Shahow
    October 30, 2019
    The ICJ hearing comes with high risks for both sides. Its postponement offers the interdependent neighbours another chance to talk. If and when Kenya ...
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  • Somali expels UN envoy: Mogadishu, Somali. Credit: Frank Keillor.
    Africa InsidersSomalia

    Insiders Insight: Kicked out of Mogadishu

    By Africa Insiders
    January 8, 2019
    If you haven’t subscribed to the Insiders Newsletter, you’re missing out on the juiciest insights from our top journalists and analysts. To subscribe, click HERE. ...
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  • AMISOM has been operating in Somalia since 2007. Credit: AU-UN IST PHOTO /STUART PRICE.
    SocietySomalia

    After AMISOM: What will it take to secure Somalia?

    By Paul D. Williams
    October 11, 2018
    There are four broad things Somalia must do to be able to maintain its own security. Once again, Somalia’s government and its international partners ...
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  • The Berbera Port deal with DP World. Credit: Tristam Sparks.
    DijboutiEconomyEthiopiaSomalia

    How an unrecognised state’s port deal could shift dynamics across the Horn

    By Bashir Ali
    May 1, 2018
    Despite Somalia’s protestations, DP World and Somaliland are set to expand Berbera port. Some in the neighbourhood are excited. Others are worried.  Despite officially ...
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  • Guests attend a ceremony to remember the victims and families of the October 14 attack in Mogadishu. Credit: AMISOM/Ilyas Ahmed
    PoliticsSomalia

    Remembering and responding: Somalia after the blast

    By Sakariye Cismaan
    October 23, 2017
    The most positive thing that can come out of the horrendous incident is for Somalia’s leadership to galvanise the people towards a common goal. ...
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  • Somalia's President Farmaajo with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz during the former's visit to Riyadh this February.
    PoliticsSomalia

    “Neutral” Somalia finds itself engulfed in Saudi Arabia-Qatar dispute

    By Muhyadin Ahmed Roble
    August 16, 2017
    President Farmaajo withstood significant pressure in staying out of Saudi Arabia’s feud with Qatar. But it may pay a cost for its neutrality. Six ...
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  • PoliticsSomalia

    The Big Cheese: Why President Farmaajo holds so much hope for Somalia

    By Sakariye Cismaan
    February 9, 2017
    Why is there so much excitement around the former prime minister’s surprise appointment as Somalia’s new president? On 8 February, the protracted Somalia elections ...
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