Somalia ex-spy chief says talks only way to end Al-Shabaab insurgency
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Former Somali intelligence chief Fahad Yasin said Somalia’s decades-long conflict with Al-Shabaab cannot be resolved through military force alone, arguing that...
International partners draw red line on Somalia’s one-sided path to elections
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Diplomats representing Somalia’s international partners met opposition figures from the Future Council inside Mogadishu’s heavily fortified Halane base on Monday in...
How Trump’s crypto venture and Iran’s top exchange tapped into the same industry networks
When customers of Iran’s largest crypto exchange needed to move billions of dollars, networks created by two of the industry’s biggest players served as...
EU pushes dialogue after Somalia talks collapse
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met European Union Ambassador to Somalia Francesca Di Mauro at the Villa Somalia presidential palace in...
Somalia president accused of crossing ‘dangerous red line’ after extending term
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali academic and political analyst Afyare Elmi warned on Sunday that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had crossed a “dangerous red line”...
Somalia opposition warns Turkey over support for Hassan Sheikh
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali opposition leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame on Sunday warned that Türkiye’s public support for President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud risks deepening Somalia’s...
AU, UN warn of deepening Somalia crisis after election talks collapse
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The African Union and the United Nations on Saturday expressed deep concern after high-stakes election negotiations between Somalia’s federal government and...
Turkey thrust into Somalia political crisis after envoy meets outgoing president
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Turkish Ambassador to Somalia Alper Aktas met Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at the presidential palace on Saturday, in a move...
Somalia president says term not expired as opposition rejects his legitimacy
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia plunged deeper into political uncertainty on Friday after outgoing President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud declared that his presidency would continue until...
Senior Somali commanders killed in Al-Shabaab ambush near Baidoa as Southwest crisis deepens
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Two senior Somali military commanders were killed on Thursday after Islamist militants ambushed government forces on the outskirts of Baidoa, deepening...