Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Somalia’s newly elected president, is facing many problems in his country, including a drought that threatens millions with famine, political divisions hampering unity, and a rise in…
While much has been written about how climate change can lead to conflict, far less is reported on how conflict can worsen theimpact of climate change, especially through impeding government…
Expectations that the Somali National Army (SNA) is a unified fighting force were shattered 25 April when it split in two and several hundred soldiers from both sides exchanged gunfire.…
After initially declaring elections would be postponed for two years, a decision that was met with violent protests, President Farmaajo of Somalia has changed his mind and now says they…
Much of the attention regarding Somalia’s political impasse has been on strong disagreements between the federal government and two of the country’s five federal states, Jubaland and Puntland. Also frequently…
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), a peacekeeping force comprised of troops from several African nations, faces the strongest challenges to its ability to conduct military operations since its…
An attack on a United Nations (UN), compound in Somalia this past February by al-Shabaab extremists has been linked to North Korea. An investigation into the remains of mortar rounds…
On 26 September, troops from the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) and Somali National Army (SNA) exchanged fire along the border between Bulahawa and Mandera towns amidst protests over the alleged…
Some troop rotations within the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have been put on hold this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, 1,000 AMISOM soldiers have been withdrawn,…
Egypt has expressed great displeasure with Ethiopia’s decision to move forward with the first phase of filling its recently completed Grand Renaissance Dam. The dam, constructed in Ethiopia on the…