Month: June 2022

A Nation’s Gratitude: Somalis Unite to Honor President Farmajo

President Farmajo’s integrity is an oddity in a country plagued by endemic corruption

New NISA Chief Stormed Fahad Yasin’s Residence

The new director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Mahad Salad, stormed Fahad Yasin’s residence, grabbed any valuables he could find there, then ransacked the place while the former spymaster was on a trip.

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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social 2d ago

#Türkiye, enticed by the promise of lucrative resource deals and strategic influence, now finds itself deeply entangled in a #Somali quagmire of its own making.
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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social 3d ago

The electoral crisis took a significantly more dangerous turn yesterday in #Mogadishu, when government forces reportedly attacked the residences of key opposition figures.
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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social 5d ago

With PM Abiy’s Prosperity Party expected to secure a comfortable parliamentary majority, few believe the outcome will alter #Ethiopia political direction. Instead, attention has turned to what a renewed term might mean for a nation where millions remain voiceless.
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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social May 29, 2026

#Senegal's political situation, pitting 2 former allies (Sonko & Diomaye) against each other, has degenerated from a simple political division into a major institutional crisis. It's no surprising that France & the IMF are playing a role in another African crisis.
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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social May 28, 2026

As May 15, 2026, the date marking the official end of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s 4-year mandate, crossed the calendar, #Somalia didn't celebrate a democratic transition. Instead, the nation slipped quietly back into a zero-sum game of political brinkmanship
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