Spotlight | Somalia
A year from election, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud faces looming isolation

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in New York in September 2022.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in New York in September 2022. © Dave Sanders/The New York Times via REA
Dissident regions, the advance of Al-Shabaab, feigned national dialogue... The president's 2026 re-election campaign heralds a rocky road ahead. What's more a united front is taking shape, comprised of his two main opponents from Jubaland and Puntland. [...]
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