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Somalia
The political implications of combating Al-Shabaab

On 13 October, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo received a high-ranking delegation from Uganda, Ethiopia and Djibouti – three of [...]

Published on 03/11/2017 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Abdi Farah Said
Abdihakim Dahir Said
Abdullahi Mohamed Sanbalolshe
African Union
Ahmed Duale Gelle Haaf
Al-Shabaab
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Hailemariam Desalegn
Hulusi Akar
Ismail Omar Guelleh
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo
National Intelligence and Security Agency
Yoweri Museveni

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Salaam Group moves to clean up its US image

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Upsurge in tensions between Hargeisa and Djibouti

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Spotlight | Document | Somalia
Emirati intelligence exposes Iranian networks in Somalia

According to a secret report by the Emirati intelligence services which the Indian Ocean Newsletter has seen, the Iranian internal intelligence agency Itilaat and the supreme emir of the Somalian Islamist network, Ahmed Diriye, are collaborating closely.

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Rey Santana to campaign for Hussein Mohamed Farah Aidid

The head of operations at SAACS Independent Intelligence Agency, Rey Santana, is to run the campaign of Hussein Mohamed Farah [...]

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Spotlight | Document | Somalia
How Qatar is taking control of Mogadishu

While Qatar trumpets its development aid for Somalia, Doha's influence behind the scenes is now extending even to the security apparatus of the febrile Somalian state. Mogadishu has become a front line in the power struggle that Qatar is waging [.

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Split by the Gulf crisis, the Federal State is coming apart at the seams

The Somali nation presided over by Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo (Darod/Marehan) seems to be reliving the collapse 27 years ago of the regime of the former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre, who was from the same clan as the current president.

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Somalian president Mohamed Farmajo seeks help from his ally, emir of Qatar Hamad al-Thani.

Somalia
Al-Shabaab pushes back against the CIA

The lull in the attacks was short-lived and the Islamist fundamentalists are gaining ground… The low-down.

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Somalia, Somaliland
Ankara unhappy about being excluded

The political dialogue between Mogadishu and Hargeisa, which was suspended in March 2015, is set to resume in late March [...]

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Uganda
Museveni secures allies in his campaign against biological warfare

According to military sources, President Yoweri Museveni is preparing his [...]

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Puntland, Somalia, Somaliland
An explosive ceasefire!

According to information obtained by the Indian Ocean Newsletter, exchanges [...]

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Somalia
Why is the US targeting IS rather than Al-Qaeda in Somalia?

A secret report compiled by a Gulf state has noted [...]

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Somalia
The Arab crisis is driving policy in Mogadishu

Tensions between members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Qatar against the backdrop of war in Yemen have resulted [...]

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Somalia, Uganda
How Museveni is using AMISOM to purse his own agenda

According to security sources, the Pentagon concluded an accord in [...]

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Somalia
A problematic Turkish base…

Scarcely had the Turkish army chief of staff, General Hulusi Akar, inaugurated his country's largest foreign base on 30 September [...]

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Somalia
How Farmajo is dealing with Al Shabaab

Washington has thrown its backing behind the Somali government in its bid to divide the Islamist movement.

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Spotlight | Somalia
Military bases a token of UAE-Turkish rivalry for clout

With Turkey poised to open a training camp for the Somali National Army (SNA) in Mogadishu the United Arab Emirates is equally building several military sites in Somalia. The two countries are locked in a struggle for influence against a [.

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Kenya, Somalia
Farmajo begs Kenyatta for help

Newly elected Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, has been quick to make known his desire to forge a reconciliation [...]

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Hulusi Akar
Ismail Omar Guelleh
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Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Somalia
The political implications of combating Al-Shabaab

Somalia
Salaam Group moves to clean up its US image

Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland
Upsurge in tensions between Hargeisa and Djibouti

Spotlight | Document | Somalia
Emirati intelligence exposes Iranian networks in Somalia

Somalia
Rey Santana to campaign for Hussein Mohamed Farah Aidid

Spotlight | Document | Somalia
How Qatar is taking control of Mogadishu

Spotlight | Somalia
Split by the Gulf crisis, the Federal State is coming apart at the seams

Somalia
Al-Shabaab pushes back against the CIA

Somalia, Somaliland
Ankara unhappy about being excluded

Uganda
Museveni secures allies in his campaign against biological warfare

Puntland, Somalia, Somaliland
An explosive ceasefire!

Somalia
Why is the US targeting IS rather than Al-Qaeda in Somalia?

Somalia
The Arab crisis is driving policy in Mogadishu

Somalia, Uganda
How Museveni is using AMISOM to purse his own agenda

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A problematic Turkish base…

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How Farmajo is dealing with Al Shabaab

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Military bases a token of UAE-Turkish rivalry for clout

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