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  1. Uncertain times ahead for #Somalia

    As promised by president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud when he was elected 4 years ago, Somalia’s constitution has been finalized — nearly 14 years after a provisory text came into force.

    To get there, he has had to prioritize state-building and this end goal over fighting the Shabaab and over a precarious status quo in relations between the federal level and Somali states.

    theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/

    #terrorism #AlShabaab #Africa

  2. Uncertain times ahead for #Somalia

    As promised by president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud when he was elected 4 years ago, Somalia’s constitution has been finalized — nearly 14 years after a provisory text came into force.

    To get there, he has had to prioritize state-building and this end goal over fighting the Shabaab and over a precarious status quo in relations between the federal level and Somali states.

    theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/

    #terrorism #AlShabaab #Africa

  3. Uncertain times ahead for #Somalia

    As promised by president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud when he was elected 4 years ago, Somalia’s constitution has been finalized — nearly 14 years after a provisory text came into force.

    To get there, he has had to prioritize state-building and this end goal over fighting the Shabaab and over a precarious status quo in relations between the federal level and Somali states.

    theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/

    #terrorism #AlShabaab #Africa

  4. Uncertain times ahead for #Somalia

    As promised by president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud when he was elected 4 years ago, Somalia’s constitution has been finalized — nearly 14 years after a provisory text came into force.

    To get there, he has had to prioritize state-building and this end goal over fighting the Shabaab and over a precarious status quo in relations between the federal level and Somali states.

    theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/

    #terrorism #AlShabaab #Africa

  5. Uncertain times ahead for #Somalia

    As promised by president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud when he was elected 4 years ago, Somalia’s constitution has been finalized — nearly 14 years after a provisory text came into force.

    To get there, he has had to prioritize state-building and this end goal over fighting the Shabaab and over a precarious status quo in relations between the federal level and Somali states.

    theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/

    #terrorism #AlShabaab #Africa

  6. - It is very likely that after a no less than miraculous advance in the first months of #Somalia ’s “total war” against #AlShabaab, the continued degradation of the security situation in the country since 2023 has been the main factor preventing her from making the list.

    #Italy

  7. - #Turkey now operates the port and airport of Mogadishu, which also hosts her largest military base abroad. She has been a major ally against #AlShabaab, including providing TB2 drones and attack helicopters, training her police and military (including the elite Gorgor). She holds banking, mining, #oil, #gas concessions.

    #Somalia

  8. - When #Ethiopia #Somalia relations normalized, Southwest cooperated again with Mogadishu. Trust remains minimal.

    - The onus on state-building means voter registration and a new income tax added fuel to the fire.

    - The prospect of general OPOV elections in 2026 - including at the local, regional and federal levels makes the situation all the more volatile.

    The capital of Southwest is encircled by #AlShabaab. Local infighting as well as Southwest-Federal tensions naturally play in their hands

  9. To #Trump, #Somalia is a military theatre (first), an aid and immigration concern (second).

    - 48 to 51 airstrikes and 1 ground operation under the entire Biden administration (against #IslamicState and #AlShabaab)
    - have risen to 124 airstrikes and 1 ground operation in 2025 alone
    - and at least 25 strikes in the sole month of January 2026 !

    garoweonline.com/en/news/somal

    #US

  10. It certainly fits within the current Somali-Saudi rapprochement, but as for "counter-radicalization", I have my doubts.

    Here I'm appealing to wiser people than me (!), as I am not an Islamic scholar, but it would seem to clash with certain local norms, #Sufi and also #Shafi'i. There might be eery overlaps with #AlShabaab propaganda.

    #Somalia #Islam #SaudiArabia

    sonna.so/en/somalia-and-saudi-