Abdirahman Jeylani Mohamed

Somalia's Election Standoff Is a Referendum on Its Post-Transition State

0 Visits: 8792 | 21 December 2025 21:18
KISMAYO, Somalia (Horn Observer) – Somalia's latest political confrontation is not merely another dispute over timelines, term limits, or electoral modalities. It is a stress test of the country's post-debt-relief political contract—and, by extension, of the international state-building…

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Somalia's Political Crossroads – Reform, Resistance, and the Road to 2026

0 Visits: 7302 | 23 July 2025 19:00
MOGADISHU, Somalia - As Somalia approaches a pivotal moment in its political evolution, leaders from across the spectrum are once again locked in a tense standoff.

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Somalia's Sudden Break with Donor Community: Hassan Sheikh's Flight from Accountability

0 Visits: 10492 | 15 June 2025 11:53
MOGADISHU – On June 10, 2025, Somalia's Federal Government did something that stunned diplomats, shocked civil society, and rattled the political establishment: it formally demanded the dismantling of the C6+—an international coordination group composed of key Western and regional actors including…

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Fear of Defeat: Why Somalia's Government Is Targeting the Opposition with Foreign Agenda Claims

0 Visits: 6199 | 25 May 2025 13:47
MOGADISHU, Somalia — When governments fear political defeat, they don't pursue reform—they deflect.

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OP-ED: Three Years On – How Hassan Sheikh Betrayed Somalia's Fragile Federalism

0 Visits: 7737 | 15 May 2025 20:16
MOGADISHU – Three years ago, on May 15, 2022, Somalia's political landscape appeared poised for a reset. The return of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to Villa Somalia was met with cautious optimism—an elder statesman reclaiming the reins of power in a nation desperate for unity and recovery.

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One Person, One Vote in Somalia: A Sound Principle, Flawed Execution

0 Visits: 15080 | 27 February 2025 20:18
MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) - Somalia's push for a "one person, one vote" (1P1V) electoral system is an ambitious step toward realizing a more inclusive and democratic future.

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The Peril of Unchecked Public Land Auctions and the Rise of Oligarchs in Somalia

0 Visits: 6985 | 15 February 2025 22:50
MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) – Somalia, still reeling from decades of civil war and political instability, is now facing a new deeply troubling crisis: the systemic auctioning of its public lands.

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