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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Brussels, on 18 June 2026.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Brussels, on 18 June 2026. © Daniel Gnap/NurPhoto/AFP

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Inside the Mogadishu-Brussels diplomatic row

For the past month, the conditions for granting visas to Somali nationals in EU countries have been tightened. This decision, justified by Mogadishu's lack of cooperation, also follows the fallout from a secret agreement with Stockholm, the revelations of which are rocking the Swedish political establishment in the run-up to the elections.
LogoSubscribers only Diplomacy 29.07.2026
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and former president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in Mogadishu, on 23 May 2022.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and former president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in Mogadishu, on 23 May 2022.© Feisal Omar/Reuters

Ankara scores double success in Mogadishu

Both the government and the opposition have set out their conditions in order for an agreement to be reached at the end of the new round of negotiations currently taking place in the Somali capital. Turkey is playing a key role in the process and is increasingly making its presence felt in both the military and economic spheres.
Free access Politics, Diplomacy 16.07.2026

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