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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 [...] (423 words)

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

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 [...]

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SOMALIA Politics Document 21/12/2018

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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SOMALIA Politics Document 28/09/2018

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 [. [...]

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

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SOMALIA Politics 01/06/2018

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. [...]

SOMALIA Politics 16/03/2018

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. [...]

SOMALIA SOMALILAND Politics 02/03/2018

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 [...]

UGANDA Politics 16/02/2018

Museveni secures allies in his campaign against biological warfare

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

PUNTLAND SOMALILAND Politics 02/02/2018

An explosive ceasefire!

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

SOMALIA Politics 19/01/2018

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

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

SOMALIA Politics 19/01/2018

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 [...]

SOMALIA UGANDA Politics 01/12/2017

How Museveni is using AMISOM to purse his own agenda

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

SOMALIA Politics 06/10/2017

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 [...]

SOMALIA Politics 07/07/2017

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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SOMALIA Politics 28/04/2017

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 [. [...]

KENYA SOMALIA 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 [...]

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Abdullahi Mohamed Sanbalolshe
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Ahmed Duale Gelle Haaf
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Hailemariam Desalegn
Hulusi Akar
Ismail Omar Guelleh
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Upsurge in tensions between Hargeisa and Djibouti

Emirati intelligence exposes Iranian networks in Somalia

Rey Santana to campaign for Hussein Mohamed Farah Aidid

How Qatar is taking control of Mogadishu

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

Al-Shabaab pushes back against the CIA

Ankara unhappy about being excluded

Museveni secures allies in his campaign against biological warfare

An explosive ceasefire!

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

The Arab crisis is driving policy in Mogadishu

How Museveni is using AMISOM to purse his own agenda

A problematic Turkish base…

How Farmajo is dealing with Al Shabaab

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