Wednesday 15 July 2026
Somalia’s opposition
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.…
Analysis
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For more than twenty hours, Somalia’s capital was gripped by artillery and heavy weapons exchanges between the federal government and opposition leaders, bringing the city to a complete standstill.…
For more than twenty hours, Somalia’s capital was gripped by artillery and heavy weapons exchanges between the federal government and opposition leaders, bringing the city to a complete standstill.…
Current
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Heavy clashes erupted this afternoon in parts of Mogadishu, including the Howlwadaag district, after tensions rose around a planned opposition protest.
Former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, who had relocated to Howlwadaag earlier in the day in anticipation of the protest, said he came under…
Heavy clashes erupted this afternoon in parts of Mogadishu, including the Howlwadaag district, after tensions rose around a planned opposition protest.
Former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, who had relocated to Howlwadaag earlier in the day in anticipation of the protest, said he came under…
Current
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On Friday, talks between the Federal Government of Somalia and the opposition bloc under the Somali Future Council, led by former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni, collapsed after two days of negotiations. The talks were intended to resolve the ongoing…
On Friday, talks between the Federal Government of Somalia and the opposition bloc under the Somali Future Council, led by former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni, collapsed after two days of negotiations. The talks were intended to resolve the ongoing…
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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…
Current
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After more than a year of back-and-forth consultations, negotiations, and political meetings between Somalia’s federal government, regional state leaders, and opposition blocs, no breakthrough has been achieved on the country’s most divisive political issues: the constitutional amendments…
After more than a year of back-and-forth consultations, negotiations, and political meetings between Somalia’s federal government, regional state leaders, and opposition blocs, no breakthrough has been achieved on the country’s most divisive political issues: the constitutional amendments…
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A new report produced by the Bertelsmann Stiftung as part of its Transformation Index (BTI) 2026 — a global assessment that evaluates political transformation, economic transformation and governance performance in 137 countries — has been released, painting a grim picture of Somalia’s current…
A new report produced by the Bertelsmann Stiftung as part of its Transformation Index (BTI) 2026 — a global assessment that evaluates political transformation, economic transformation and governance performance in 137 countries — has been released, painting a grim picture of Somalia’s current…
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Somalia’s opposition bloc, based in Mogadishu, has been planning mass protests across the capital over the past several days. The demonstrations are being organized in response to the current administration led by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and what critics describe as mass evictions taking…
Somalia’s opposition bloc, based in Mogadishu, has been planning mass protests across the capital over the past several days. The demonstrations are being organized in response to the current administration led by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and what critics describe as mass evictions taking…
Current
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On Saturday, Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, formally invited the opposition bloc, Somalia’s Future Council, to attend a high-level consultative meeting scheduled for May 10.
According to a statement issued by the presidency, the invitation follows a “series of recent consultations”…
On Saturday, Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, formally invited the opposition bloc, Somalia’s Future Council, to attend a high-level consultative meeting scheduled for May 10.
According to a statement issued by the presidency, the invitation follows a “series of recent consultations”…
Interviews
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Somalia’s parliament has passed controversial constitutional amendments, triggering a new political crisis at a time of rapid regional and global change. Somalia’s former Foreign Minister, Mohamed Abdirizak, reflects on what this moment reveals about the country’s institutions, politics, and…
Somalia’s parliament has passed controversial constitutional amendments, triggering a new political crisis at a time of rapid regional and global change. Somalia’s former Foreign Minister, Mohamed Abdirizak, reflects on what this moment reveals about the country’s institutions, politics, and…
