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Somalia’s 2026 election risks a legitimacy crisis

Unilateral reforms and elite deadlock threaten the country’s fragile settlement.

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA - APRIL 23: People have their photos, finger prints and details taken as they are registered to vote in a voting registration run by the National Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission poster on April 23, 2025 in Mogadishu, Somalia. The country launched the first voter registration drive in over 50 years ahead of presidential elections planned for 2026. The country has long used an indirect, clan-based voting system, but its current president has pledged to implement a one-person, one-vote model. (Photo by Ed Ram/Getty Images)

The way out of Somalia’s political impasse

Only a pragmatic approach can lift Somalia out of its current crisis.

Security forces block a street with an armoured personnel carrier during protests against the government and the delay of the country's election in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Feb 19, 2021. [AP Photo]

Ending famine in Somalia, the Turkish way

As Somalia faces yet another famine, donors should learn from the successful aid model Turkey employed in the country.

Somali people carry Turkish and Somali flags as they gather in support of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his government in Somalia''s capital Mogadishu

US policies do more harm than good in Somalia

Substantive change in dealing with Somalia is long overdue.

Dealers wait for clients as they trade with bundles of Somalian currency from at an open forex bureau along Hamarweyne district of in Somalia''s capital Mogadishu [REUTERS]

Somalia: Spectre of political meltdown

Which political system can end Somalia’s vicious cycle of political crises?

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's dismissal of the prime minister has triggered another crisis in Somalia [AFP]

Somalia: Rescuing the process of transition

For a constitution to be created successfully, the process must be transparent, inclusive and thoroughly debated.

U.N. Special Representative for Somalia Augustine Mahiga talks with Somalia''s President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed after his arrival in the capital Mogadishu

Ending the famine in Somalia

The blame game should stop and the international community must address the situation before it gets too late.

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US dual track policy misses the point

The US approach to statebuilding has inadvertantly led to more clan divisions, but youth groups are pressing for unity.

somali child

Somalia: Manifestation of stealth trusteeship

Somalia is being run by many masters with irreconcilable agendas, but this exploitation must end if peace is to prevail.

somalia: manifestation of stealth trusteeship

Somalia: System of a down

Until deeper political and constitutional conflicts are settled, appointing new officials may well be a futile exercise.

Somali government soldier