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Somalia

Revolt against President Mohamud

Over a hundred Somalian MPs meeting in Hotel Sahafi in Mogadishu on 5 May called for President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to resign.

Subscribers only Politics 09.05.2014

Mogadishu applies pressure on ENI

After flirting with the idea of publicly denouncing the Italian company ENI, the Somalian oil ministry finally entered dialogue with its executives.

Free access Business 09.05.2014

Fabrizio Marcelli

The Italian foreign affairs minister Federica Mogherini announced in late April that the Italian embassy in Mogadishu, which has been [...]

Subscribers only 09.05.2014

Diplomatic relations under strain

Mogadishu and Nairobi are verging on a diplomatic crisis because of the way the Kenyan government treats the ethnic Somali [...]

Subscribers only 28.04.2014

Who Bolloré has to talk to in Berbera

Hargeisa has instructed a British lawyer to negotiate with the French group Bolloré to hammer out the details of the agreement to manage Berbera port.

Subscribers only Business 04.04.2014

Hassan Mohamed Hussein

The proposal by the new mayor of Mogadishu, Hassan Mohamed Hussein generally known as Mungab (Hawiye/Abgaal/Ely), to take control of [...]

Subscribers only 04.04.2014

Djibouti contingent becomes a target

The attacks by Al Shabaab radical Islamists against members of the Djibouti army in Somalia are growing.

Subscribers only Politics 21.03.2014

A patchwork of virtual States

Several virtual regional administrations are being created in the southwest of the country, following the lead of Jubaland in Kismayo.

Subscribers only Politics 21.03.2014

Mohamed Deylaf

The reservoir with a capacity to store 40,900 tonnes of diesel oil, jet fuel and other oil products recently inaugurated [...]

Subscribers only 21.03.2014

Abukar A. Osman Mardadi

The president of the new virtual State of Shabelle in south-western Somalia (see here), Abukar Abdi Osman Mardadi (Digil/Garre), is [...]

Subscribers only 21.03.2014

Takaful Insurance of Africa

The Kenyan insurance company Takaful Insurance Africa (TIA) is keen [...]

Subscribers only Business 07.03.2014

Clan militia get the upper hand

Jarat Chopra, the coordinator of the Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring group, sent a letter on 6 February to the United [...]

Subscribers only Politics 21.02.2014

Berbera: Talks with Bolloré making progress

The first official visit to France last week by President Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud aka Silanyo of Somaliland was marked by [...]

Subscribers only 28.01.2014

Daud Mohamed Omar

Somalia’s new mineral resources minister, Daud Mohamed Omar, is a native of the breakaway region of Puntland. And he’s also [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.01.2014

New cabinet, same old power game

Four fifths of the new ministers are MPs. They shouldn’t therefore have too much trouble getting parliament to approve this new cabinet on 21 January.

Subscribers only Politics 24.01.2014

Soma Oil’s Russian sponsors

Soma Oil & Gas, which is headed by Michael Howard, the former chairman of the UK Conservative Party, has found some Russian financial backers.

Free access Business 24.01.2014

Mahad Mohamed Salaad

A young recruit by Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, the new Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Mahad Mohamed Salaad (Hawiye/Habar [...]

Subscribers only 24.01.2014

Abdiweli Mohamed Ali

The new president of the autonomous region in the north east of Somalia known as Puntland, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali "Gaas", [...]

Subscribers only 10.01.2014

A lobbyist for Mohamed Yonis

The Somaliland minister for foreign affairs, Mohamed B. Yonis, has just signed a contract with New York public relations company [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.12.2013

Haggle over refugees looming

Kenya wants to send some 500,000 refugees back home. But Mogadishu says that the security situation it still too risky to allow them back.

Subscribers only Politics 20.12.2013

Jason Daniel McCue

The Briton Jason Daniel McCue, 44, does not only deal with security issues via his MODA Alliance Group of which [...]

Subscribers only 20.12.2013

Fawzia Adam's contacts list in Paris

Invited to Paris for the security in Africa conference on 6 and 7 December, the Somalian Deputy Prime Minister and [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.12.2013

Farah Abdulkadir eliminates Abdi Shirdon

The internal bickering in the government in Mogadishu (ION nº1368) between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his Prime Minister Abdi [...]

Subscribers only 03.12.2013

Spotlight
Hassan Sheikh's building already ablaze

Just as differences over Jubaland seemed to be calming down a little, the tension that has been simmering for a while between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon moved up a notch at the beginning of [.

Subscribers only Politics 22.11.2013

Fight for control of road to Merca

The fighting in the vicinity of KM-50 on November 17 was the third episode in an ongoing struggle for control of the Mogadiscio-Afgoye-KM50-Merca highway.

Subscribers only Politics 22.11.2013

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Somalia

Revolt against President Mohamud

Mogadishu applies pressure on ENI

Fabrizio Marcelli

Diplomatic relations under strain

Who Bolloré has to talk to in Berbera

Hassan Mohamed Hussein

Djibouti contingent becomes a target

A patchwork of virtual States

Mohamed Deylaf

Abukar A. Osman Mardadi

Takaful Insurance of Africa

Clan militia get the upper hand

Berbera: Talks with Bolloré making progress

Daud Mohamed Omar

New cabinet, same old power game

Soma Oil’s Russian sponsors

Mahad Mohamed Salaad

Abdiweli Mohamed Ali

A lobbyist for Mohamed Yonis

Haggle over refugees looming

Jason Daniel McCue

Fawzia Adam's contacts list in Paris

Farah Abdulkadir eliminates Abdi Shirdon

Spotlight
Hassan Sheikh's building already ablaze

Fight for control of road to Merca

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Paul Biya

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Somalia

Revolt against President Mohamud

Mogadishu applies pressure on ENI

Fabrizio Marcelli

Diplomatic relations under strain

Who Bolloré has to talk to in Berbera

Hassan Mohamed Hussein

Djibouti contingent becomes a target

A patchwork of virtual States

Mohamed Deylaf

Abukar A. Osman Mardadi

Takaful Insurance of Africa

Clan militia get the upper hand

Berbera: Talks with Bolloré making progress

Daud Mohamed Omar

New cabinet, same old power game

Soma Oil’s Russian sponsors

Mahad Mohamed Salaad

Abdiweli Mohamed Ali

A lobbyist for Mohamed Yonis

Haggle over refugees looming

Jason Daniel McCue

Fawzia Adam's contacts list in Paris

Farah Abdulkadir eliminates Abdi Shirdon

Spotlight Hassan Sheikh's building already ablaze

Fight for control of road to Merca

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Spotlight
Hassan Sheikh's building already ablaze