Author: Khadra Elmi

The Somali Election Games Series

The Election Games series is an ongoing Somali genre that mixes scripted and unscripted real-life political intrigue. Most of the players featured in this male-dominated series are Somalis and are real politicians, warlords, mercenaries and foreign handlers operating from the shadow.

Somalia at Odds with Western Donors Over Direct Election Law

Western nations are urging Somalia to annul a direct election law that was unanimously passed by Parliament and signed by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on April 12.

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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social 1d 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 5d 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 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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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social May 25, 2026

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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