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Farmajo's secret plans for the armed forces

Although Somali president Mohamed Farmajo would like to see the Somalia National Army (SNA) become really an army he got [...]

Subscribers only Politics 26.05.2017

How will new prime minister handle oil resources?

Somalia's new prime minister, Hassan Ali Khayre, former head of Soma Oil & Gas (AEI 788), is being pressured to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.05.2017

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How the regions grab profits from ports

A report on "good governance" has cast light on arrangements that largely deprive the central government of revenue from ports.

Subscribers only Politics 12.05.2017

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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 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 28.04.2017

Sterling Energy keeps Odewayne card up its sleeve

British junior Sterling Energy has decided to keep its stake in the Odewayne onshore block, located in the southwest of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.04.2017

British appear set to slap sanctions on Hargeisa

Britain’s deputy ambassador to Mogadishu, Andrew Allen, travelled to Hargeisa on March 27 at the invitation of the Wadani opposition [...]

Free access Politics 07.04.2017

Drought raises fresh fears of Al Shabaab assaults

Drought is having unexpected collateral effect in Somalia. The country’s [...]

Subscribers only Politics 07.04.2017

Call on Turks to board fishing sector

Turkey’s ambassador to Mogadishu, Olgan Bekar, is appealing to Turkish [...]

Subscribers only Business 07.04.2017

Who is the new muscle-man in oil?

With Mogadishu wanting to get the country's oil exploration back off the ground, the oil and mineral resources ministry has [...]

Free access Energy 28.03.2017

Behind the scenes in Farmajo-Johnson encounter

Britain's foreign secretary didn't discuss only the fight against famine when he met with Somalia's new president.

Subscribers only Politics 24.03.2017

UAE military base: Hargeisa keeps trying to persuade neighbors

President of the ruling Kulmiye party, Musa Bihi Abdi, has been unsparing in his efforts to win the approval of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.03.2017

Berbera may not be a haven of peace for DP World

Decidedly, the arrival of the Dubai-based port operator DP World in Berbera is a highly delicate matter. According to Indian [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2017

Silanyo's Emirati military base a non-starter

Somaliland’s presidential affairs minister, Mohamoudi Hashi Abdi, did his best in Riyadh on Feb. 23-24 to meet with Somali president [...]

Subscribers only Politics 10.03.2017

An election date set?

According to our sources, Somaliland president Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud a [...]

Subscribers only Politics 10.03.2017

US Africa Chamber of Commerce names a rep for Somalia

Martin Mohamed, president of the US African Chamber of Commerce, [...]

Subscribers only Business 10.03.2017

Glover Park Group still gets Hargeisa’s vote

Somaliland has renewed the contract of the lobbying concern Glover [...]

Subscribers only Business 10.03.2017

A director of Soma Oil becomes prime minister, no less

The future suddenly looks a little brighter for the British [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.02.2017

Uproar over plans for Egypt-UAE military base

The prospect of an Emirati military base in Berbera (ION 1444) has brought regional tensions into sharp focus. The existing [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.02.2017

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 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.02.2017

GardaWorld and Aktis Strategy train police

Security companies from Canada and the United Kingdom are soon to give course to Somalia's police in a UK Foreign Office project.

Subscribers only Business 24.02.2017

Cairo sends team to persuade Farmajo

An Egyptian delegation landed in Mogadishu in mid-February following the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.02.2017

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How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

Successively struck by a financial crisis, a drought and the effects of the regional ma- chines of its neighbours and the Gulf states, Somaliland, long an island of stability in a very troubled region, is struggling to maintain that status.

Subscribers only Politics 10.02.2017

How Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud's election strategy came unstuck

Egypt and Ethiopia wanted continuity; in the end Farmajo won.

Subscribers only Politics 10.02.2017

Saad Ali Shire, the minister who opposes the UAE base

Foreign Minister Saad Ali Shire, has threatened to hand President Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud aka Silanyo his resignation. He is virulently [...]

Subscribers only 10.02.2017

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How Al-Shabab plans to sabotage the elections

With the re-election on Jan. 11 of Mohamed Osman Jawari as the speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, and now that Abdi Hashi Abdullahi has taken up the post of the assembly's Upper House, MPs will soon vote for [.

Subscribers only Politics 27.01.2017

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Somalia

Farmajo's secret plans for the armed forces

How will new prime minister handle oil resources?

Document
How the regions grab profits from ports

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

Sterling Energy keeps Odewayne card up its sleeve

British appear set to slap sanctions on Hargeisa

Drought raises fresh fears of Al Shabaab assaults

Call on Turks to board fishing sector

Who is the new muscle-man in oil?

Behind the scenes in Farmajo-Johnson encounter

UAE military base: Hargeisa keeps trying to persuade neighbors

Berbera may not be a haven of peace for DP World

Silanyo's Emirati military base a non-starter

An election date set?

US Africa Chamber of Commerce names a rep for Somalia

Glover Park Group still gets Hargeisa’s vote

A director of Soma Oil becomes prime minister, no less

Uproar over plans for Egypt-UAE military base

Farmajo begs Kenyatta for help

GardaWorld and Aktis Strategy train police

Cairo sends team to persuade Farmajo

Spotlight
How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

How Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud's election strategy came unstuck

Saad Ali Shire, the minister who opposes the UAE base

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How Al-Shabab plans to sabotage the elections

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Farmajo's secret plans for the armed forces

How will new prime minister handle oil resources?

Document How the regions grab profits from ports

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

Sterling Energy keeps Odewayne card up its sleeve

British appear set to slap sanctions on Hargeisa

Drought raises fresh fears of Al Shabaab assaults

Call on Turks to board fishing sector

Who is the new muscle-man in oil?

Behind the scenes in Farmajo-Johnson encounter

UAE military base: Hargeisa keeps trying to persuade neighbors

Berbera may not be a haven of peace for DP World

Silanyo's Emirati military base a non-starter

An election date set?

US Africa Chamber of Commerce names a rep for Somalia

Glover Park Group still gets Hargeisa’s vote

A director of Soma Oil becomes prime minister, no less

Uproar over plans for Egypt-UAE military base

Farmajo begs Kenyatta for help

GardaWorld and Aktis Strategy train police

Cairo sends team to persuade Farmajo

Spotlight How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

How Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud's election strategy came unstuck

Saad Ali Shire, the minister who opposes the UAE base

Spotlight How Al-Shabab plans to sabotage the elections

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How the regions grab profits from ports

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Military bases a token of UAE-Turkish rivalry for clout

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How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

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How Al-Shabab plans to sabotage the elections