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Why Is Somalia’s Political Crisis So Difficult to Solve?

There seems to be no end in sight for the political crisis in Somalia. On February 8, the mandate of President Muhammad Abdullahi Muhammad, commonly known as Farmajo, expired without a date set for either parliamentary or presidential elections. The...

Corrado Cok, May 24, 2021

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Why the UAE Wants Somalia in the Yemen Conflict

Adam Dempsey, August 17, 2020

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The Humanitarian Disaster Before Us: COVID-19 in Somalia

Arden Bentley, June 6, 2020

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This Bilingual Somali Newspaper Is Beating the Media at Its Own Game

Dave Porter, April 15, 2018

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What Needs to Be Done to Make Africa Politically Stable

Jakkie Cilliers, January 6, 2018

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by Eliza Richardson

Threat of Piracy Heightened Off Somalia and Yemen

December 18, 2017

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by Yusuf Hassan

How Federalism Can Work in Somalia

November 29, 2017

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by Theodore Karasik & Maya Yang

Horn of Africa Feels Geopolitical Impact of Qatar Crisis

November 7, 2017

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by Samuel Ollunga & Atul Singh

Africa This Month: Famine Fears After Drought and Flood

March 31, 2017

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The World’s Largest Refugee Camp May Close

March 10, 2017

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