Day: 29 May 2026

Senegal’s Political Crisis: From Brotherhood to Institutional Showdown

Less than two years after their revolutionary alliance brought down the old regime, Senegal’s two most powerful men—President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko—are locked in a full-blown institutional crisis.

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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social 14h ago

#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 1d ago

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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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social 5d ago

Somali migrants in #SouthAfrica have found themselves caught between economic opportunity and deadly violence. While they come seeking a better life, they are met with regular protests, lootings, and killings driven by xenophobia.
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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social May 18, 2026

In Borama, youth burn flags to protest the May 18 celebration while elders warn of “Mogadishu propaganda.” Between Israel’s recognition and December’s dead protesters, a region’s broken promise threatens to unravel Somaliland’s 35-year project.
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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social May 17, 2026