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Somalia
Mohamud plots a year in power over a fractured nation

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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during a visit to the province of Sool in Las Anod, on 17 January 2026.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during a visit to the province of Sool in Las Anod, on 17 January 2026. © Abuukar Mohamed Muhidin/Anadolu/AFP

The president seems content to accept limited control over a few federated states. He is counting on Turkey and Qatar's support and the fact that the international community is otherwise engaged – with the Iranian issue – to extend his term.

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