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14/09/2018

IOG's neighbours encircle and isolate him

The Ethiopian PM is rallying Eritrea and above all Somalia to exert pressure on Djibouti. [...]

14/09/2018

Has NISA been infiltrated by Al-Shabaab?

The Indian Ocean Newsletter has obtained a copy of a confidential memo dated 10 September addressed to the United Nations [...]

14/09/2018

The EU anticipates Brexit

Following the yes vote in the referendum on the withdrawal [...]

14/09/2018

Pressure for the return of DP World to Doraleh

‘We will continue to exploit every legal avenue to defend our rights as the shareholder and concession holder of the [...]

Spotlight 31/08/2018

Beijing and Washington battle it out for Bab-el-Mandeb

With the diplomatic and economic tit-for-tat between the US president Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping in full swing, control of the commercial maritime traffic through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait - which accounts for 40% of world trade - has become [...]

31/08/2018

A Somalian spy chief sought on Kenyan soil

The Somalian embassy in Nairobi is seeking to protect the deputy director of its National Intelligence Security Agency (NISA), who [...]

31/08/2018

Farmajo rejigs his Arab alliances and jettisons Qatar

Noting the reconfiguration of relations in the Horn instigated by Cairo, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, the Somalian president Mohamed Abdullahi [...]

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31/08/2018

Farmajo shakes up his security apparatus

On 16 August, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo appointed a [...]

31/08/2018

Sonoran Policy Group, Mogadishu's new lobbyist in the USA

Since 10 August, the CEO of Sonoran Policy Group, Richard [...]

27/07/2018

A hitch at the summit

During the Somalia Partnership Forum (see here), the European Union [...]

27/07/2018

The EU backs Mogadishu despite its own parliament's misgivings

Brussels boosts aid to Somalia while turning a blind eye to Farmajo's shortcomings… [...]

27/07/2018

Matteo Giacomo Spreafico, an Alpine head for EUTM Somalia

On 11 July, a mountaineer was appointed by the chair of the political and security committee of the European Union [...]

Spotlight 13/07/2018

The murky world of arms supplies to the Horn

After interviewing sources in Djibouti and Somalia, The Indian Ocean Newsletter has gathered revealing information regarding the provenance and destination of arms transiting through Djibouti. It is a slickly run operation and the authorities, though they may not officially endorse [...]

13/07/2018

Jamal Mohamed Hassan generates tensions with Hargeisa

In late June, the Somalian minister for economic planning, Jamal Mohamed Hassan, sent a letter to Somalia's donor countries in [...]

15/06/2018

Charcoal trafficking casts a dark shadow over Mogadishu and Djibouti

An essential resource for financing Al-Shabaab, charcoal is informally commercialised throughout the Horn of Africa. [...]

Spotlight 01/06/2018

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

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. [...]

01/06/2018

Inquiry into siphoning off of EU contributions to AMISOM

A confidential report by a coalition of NGOs has claimed that the Burundian regime is appropriating a slice of the European funds… [...]

01/06/2018

BGR to shore up the finance minister

The powerful lobbying firm BGR Government Affairs, founded by the [...]

18/05/2018

The Turkish-Qatari drive to control Mogadishu

Imams funded by Doha have been tasked with instilling anti-Emirates sentiment in Somalia. [...]

18/05/2018

SAACS, Galmudug's very special consultancy

Since late April, SAACS Independent Intelligence Agency, a company registered [...]

18/05/2018

Joint airspace negotiations get off the ground

On 17 May, the Somalian minister for civil aviation, Mohamed [...]

04/05/2018

Arab threats and promises over the ports

In unilaterally cancelling DP World's contract to manage the Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT - ION 1469), the Djiboutian authorities may [...]

04/05/2018

Setbacks for the Emirates as Qatari influence grows

Following the suspension of relations between Abu Dhabi and Mogadishu [...]

13/04/2018

Why the speaker of parliament found himself in the firing line

Threatened with a vote to remove him, the speaker of parliament Mohamed Osman Jawari stepped down on 9 April after [...]

13/04/2018

A new strategy to weaken Al-Shabaab

The Somalian security and intelligence apparatus has dreamt up a [...]

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CHANNEL SOMALIA

IOG's neighbours encircle and isolate him

Has NISA been infiltrated by Al-Shabaab?

The EU anticipates Brexit

Pressure for the return of DP World to Doraleh

Beijing and Washington battle it out for Bab-el-Mandeb

A Somalian spy chief sought on Kenyan soil

Farmajo rejigs his Arab alliances and jettisons Qatar

Refine your search

Farmajo shakes up his security apparatus

Sonoran Policy Group, Mogadishu's new lobbyist in the USA

A hitch at the summit

The EU backs Mogadishu despite its own parliament's misgivings

Matteo Giacomo Spreafico, an Alpine head for EUTM Somalia

The murky world of arms supplies to the Horn

Jamal Mohamed Hassan generates tensions with Hargeisa

Charcoal trafficking casts a dark shadow over Mogadishu and Djibouti

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

Inquiry into siphoning off of EU contributions to AMISOM

BGR to shore up the finance minister

The Turkish-Qatari drive to control Mogadishu

SAACS, Galmudug's very special consultancy

Joint airspace negotiations get off the ground

Arab threats and promises over the ports

Setbacks for the Emirates as Qatari influence grows

Why the speaker of parliament found himself in the firing line

A new strategy to weaken Al-Shabaab

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