Abdi Guled

Somalia's Fragile Balancing Act: Power Struggles, Rebel Gains, and International Friction

MOGADISHU, Somalia— Somalia's political class is entering the latter half of 2025 in a state of uneasy turbulence, as President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud maneuvers to consolidate authority over fractious federal states, al-Shabab militants press their insurgency in the heartland, and external powers…

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