Saturday 13 June 2026
Constitutional review
Opinion
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Somalia’s post-2012 settlement rested on an agreed provisional constitution. The events of March, May, and June 2026 indicate that this rulebook has fractured, leaving the country in it is most dangerous constitutional crisis to date.…
Somalia’s post-2012 settlement rested on an agreed provisional constitution. The events of March, May, and June 2026 indicate that this rulebook has fractured, leaving the country in it is most dangerous constitutional crisis to date.…
Current
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The much-anticipated talks between the Federal Government of Somalia and the opposition bloc collapsed on Friday after two consecutive days of negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough. The discussions, held in Mogadishu, were aimed at resolving the political dispute surrounding the country’s…
The much-anticipated talks between the Federal Government of Somalia and the opposition bloc collapsed on Friday after two consecutive days of negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough. The discussions, held in Mogadishu, were aimed at resolving the political dispute surrounding the country’s…
Opinion
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Somalia’s election crisis now converges with a deeper institutional fracture, raising the specter of fragmentation, conflict, and a post-federal future.…
Somalia’s election crisis now converges with a deeper institutional fracture, raising the specter of fragmentation, conflict, and a post-federal future.…
Current
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On March 8, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed into law a controversial constitutional amendment package that his administration has pursued for nearly two years.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, President Mohamud described the moment as the culmination of a long process of…
On March 8, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed into law a controversial constitutional amendment package that his administration has pursued for nearly two years.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, President Mohamud described the moment as the culmination of a long process of…
Interviews
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Somali scholar and senator, Abdi Ismail Samatar, says the new constitution could be a fatal step backward for the country.
On the 30th of March, Somalia held a joint session of its parliament where lawmakers from the upper and lower houses passed a bill making major revisions to…
Somali scholar and senator, Abdi Ismail Samatar, says the new constitution could be a fatal step backward for the country.
On the 30th of March, Somalia held a joint session of its parliament where lawmakers from the upper and lower houses passed a bill making major revisions to…
