Somalia

  • Sep 9, 2015
  • 13 min read

Prospects for Africa in the fourth quarter

Global market volatility and low commodity prices are steadily raising the region's risk profile

Africa
  • Sep 8, 2015
  • 7 min read

Federal stakes escalate as Somalia's 2016 shift looms

Efforts to impeach the president signal growing rivalry over what happens after the federal government's mandate expires

Somalia
  • Sep 2, 2015
  • 2 min read

Impeachment effort may be warning to Somali leader

Presidnet appears to be successfully mobilising support against the mooted impeachment motion

Somalia
  • Aug 21, 2015
  • 2 min read

Pressure on Somali president threatens transition

Parliamentary moves against the president could become the most significant spat yet to be experienced by the government

Somalia
  • Aug 4, 2015
  • 2 min read

Corruption probe spikes Somalia's oil hopes again

Soma sought to harness first-mover advantage in Somalia's oil sector, but has been mired in controversy

Somalia
  • Jul 28, 2015
  • 2 min read

Somalia will limp to 2016 without buy-in from regions

Somalia's political elite is gearing up to decide on its post-2016 dispensation, but divisions signal future risks

Somalia
  • Jul 23, 2015
  • 2 min read

Somali army surge needs strong state to exploit gains

Al-Shabaab's territorial losses shift the group's operations and equate to fragile gains for Somalia state-building

Somalia
  • Jul 17, 2015
  • 2 min read

Somalia mission may struggle to reverse fortunes

Al-Shabaab's relatively successful Ramadan offensive reveals signs of AMISOM strains

Somalia