Turkiye

Ankara’s Blind Spots in the Somali Quagmire

Turkey, 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 21h 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 2d 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 4d 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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