Somalia

  • Jun 12, 2023
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ATMIS withdrawal may weaken Somalia’s security

Present since 2007, the AU's largest peacekeeping mission is preparing to withdraw from Somalia

Somalia
  • May 31, 2023
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Somalia’s road to a new constitution may be tumultuous

The government is trying to accelerate the constitutional reform process but faces domestic opposition

Somalia
  • Feb 24, 2023
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Somaliland’s Las Anod crisis defies easy resolution

An old conflict in a disputed border area between Somalia and Somaliland has flared into violence

Somalia
  • Feb 2, 2023
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New dynamics boost Somali security operation’s outlook

The government continues to enjoy successes in the most serious offensive against the jihadists in over a decade

Somalia
  • Dec 12, 2022
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Reform progress will buoy Somalia’s economic outlook

New President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's economic policy has been surprisingly effective

Somalia
  • Dec 1, 2022
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Somaliland electoral crisis creates sequencing dilemma

A delay to the presidential poll has exacerbated an ongoing political crisis in the self-declared state

Somalia
  • Nov 14, 2022
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Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2023

Political, economic and climate-related problems cloud the regional outlook, despite progress in some areas

East Africa
  • Sep 21, 2022
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Somali security strategy ignores old lessons

Four months into the president's new term, there is little shift in his security strategy despite promises of change

Somalia