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Clash of Turkish and Qatari interests in Mogadishu

Although the Emirati national security advisor, Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan, signalled his intent to improve relations with Ankara by meeting [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.12.2019

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Farmajo manoeuvres to shore up his power

The Somalian president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo is doing everything [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.12.2019

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The likely repercussions of a DP World comeback in Djibouti

According to information obtained exclusively by the Indian Ocean Newsletter, the current love-in between the Franco-Djiboutian businessman Abdourahman Boreh and President Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG) looks like leading to a second honeymoon (ION 1507). And indirectly, this could have an [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 29.11.2019

Legislative elections postponed

The comparative success of the Wadani party in the presidential election of November 2017 in garnering 41% of the votes [...]

Subscribers only Politics 29.11.2019

Could the ex-pirate Isse Mohamed Yuluh destabilise Puntland?

The ex-pirate turned arms smuggler Isse Mohamed Yuluh (Darod/Majerteen/Ali Saleban) [...]

Subscribers only Politics 29.11.2019

Oman and Iran opt for Somalian over Kenyan beef

In early November, the ambassador of Oman Saleh Sulaiman Al-Harthi [...]

Subscribers only Business 29.11.2019

Shell-Exxon: with tax settled, oil minister wants to lock in schedule

The Somalian minister of petroleum and natural resources, Abdirashid Mohamed [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2019

Nairobi builds diplomatic bridges with Hargeisa

With relations already strained between Nairobi and Mogadishu due to their border dispute, Kenyatta has riled Farmajo by inviting Musa Bihi Abdi.

Subscribers only Politics 15.11.2019

Upsurge in tensions between Hargeisa and Djibouti

Relations between Somaliland and Djibouti are continuing to deteriorate. The press conference held by the chair of the Somaliland opposition [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.11.2019

Relations sour between Mohamed Said Guedi and Musa Bihi Abdi

Having lost the support of Ismail Omar Guelleh following American [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.11.2019

Jubba Airways criticised by UN

The airline Jubba Airways, which operates in Somalia though it [...]

Subscribers only Business 15.11.2019

Why the Somali National Army cannot do without AMISOM and the US

The Somali National Army (SNA), which as of 2022 is set to take care of security in the country on [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.11.2019

Highly opaque public accounts…

The Indian Ocean Newsletter has been able to consult the reports on the 2018 public accounts that the auditor-general, Mohamed [...]

Free access Politics 01.11.2019

London denounces Oslo's double oil dealings

British intelligence is urging the Norwegians to cease collaborating with Kenya while at the same time supporting the Somalian government with a view to taking advantage of their oil.

Subscribers only Business 01.11.2019

Government welcomes in American consultants

The Somali Police Force (SPF) is seeking to improve its [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.11.2019

Trump breaks open his piggy bank for AMISOM

The Burundian contingent of AMISOM, the mission of the African Union (AU) in Somalia, is poised to receive a helping [...]

Free access Defence, Politics 18.10.2019

Kenyatta ready to talk but not to listen to Farmajo

Following the re-election on 22 August of the president of Jubaland, Ahmed Mohamed Islam aka Madobe, which was contested by [...]

Subscribers only Politics 18.10.2019

US beefs up security at their bases in face of Al-Shabaab

The US army has decided to bolster the communications systems [...]

Subscribers only Politics 18.10.2019

SAIC to advise US mission in Mogadishu

According to our information, the service provider to the American [...]

Subscribers only Business 18.10.2019

Islamists play nationalism card

According to US sources, after three years of zero contact between the two parties, the supreme emir of the Islamist [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.10.2019

The geopolitics of road corridors

According to information obtained by the Indian Ocean Newsletter, in mid-September the Somalian finance minister, Abdirahman Duale Bayle, and his [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 04.10.2019

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi still optimistic about his mediation abilities

As the current chairperson of the African Union (AU), the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has invited his counterparts from [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.10.2019

Chemonics to train MPs in art of transparency

On 12 September, the Washington-based firm Chemonics won a further contract from USAID worth over $2 million. The Mogadishu branch [...]

Free access Business 04.10.2019

Where's the money for Djibouti's AMISOM troops?

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

Subscribers only Politics 04.10.2019

Oil border: Kenyatta's plays the long game to win over Farmajo

The Kenyan government is keen to negotiate a deal with Somalia, which is asking to have their maritime border shifted, without having to pass by the ICJ.

Subscribers only Energy 24.09.2019

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Somalia

Clash of Turkish and Qatari interests in Mogadishu

Document
Farmajo manoeuvres to shore up his power

Spotlight
The likely repercussions of a DP World comeback in Djibouti

Legislative elections postponed

Could the ex-pirate Isse Mohamed Yuluh destabilise Puntland?

Oman and Iran opt for Somalian over Kenyan beef

Shell-Exxon: with tax settled, oil minister wants to lock in schedule

Nairobi builds diplomatic bridges with Hargeisa

Upsurge in tensions between Hargeisa and Djibouti

Relations sour between Mohamed Said Guedi and Musa Bihi Abdi

Jubba Airways criticised by UN

Why the Somali National Army cannot do without AMISOM and the US

Highly opaque public accounts…

London denounces Oslo's double oil dealings

Government welcomes in American consultants

Trump breaks open his piggy bank for AMISOM

Kenyatta ready to talk but not to listen to Farmajo

US beefs up security at their bases in face of Al-Shabaab

SAIC to advise US mission in Mogadishu

Islamists play nationalism card

The geopolitics of road corridors

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi still optimistic about his mediation abilities

Chemonics to train MPs in art of transparency

Where's the money for Djibouti's AMISOM troops?

Oil border: Kenyatta's plays the long game to win over Farmajo

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Somalia

Clash of Turkish and Qatari interests in Mogadishu

Document Farmajo manoeuvres to shore up his power

Spotlight The likely repercussions of a DP World comeback in Djibouti

Legislative elections postponed

Could the ex-pirate Isse Mohamed Yuluh destabilise Puntland?

Oman and Iran opt for Somalian over Kenyan beef

Shell-Exxon: with tax settled, oil minister wants to lock in schedule

Nairobi builds diplomatic bridges with Hargeisa

Upsurge in tensions between Hargeisa and Djibouti

Relations sour between Mohamed Said Guedi and Musa Bihi Abdi

Jubba Airways criticised by UN

Why the Somali National Army cannot do without AMISOM and the US

Highly opaque public accounts…

London denounces Oslo's double oil dealings

Government welcomes in American consultants

Trump breaks open his piggy bank for AMISOM

Kenyatta ready to talk but not to listen to Farmajo

US beefs up security at their bases in face of Al-Shabaab

SAIC to advise US mission in Mogadishu

Islamists play nationalism card

The geopolitics of road corridors

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi still optimistic about his mediation abilities

Chemonics to train MPs in art of transparency

Where's the money for Djibouti's AMISOM troops?

Oil border: Kenyatta's plays the long game to win over Farmajo

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Farmajo manoeuvres to shore up his power

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The likely repercussions of a DP World comeback in Djibouti