In the coming weeks I will publish Somalia–Türkiye: A Strategic Partnership Crafted to Endure — the first comprehensive insider account of a relationship I was privileged to help build during my years as Somalia’s Ambassador in Ankara.
It appears at a decisive hour. The agreements of 2024, the turbulence of the Horn, and the choices now before Mogadishu and Ankara will shape this partnership for a generation, and they deserve to be examined with the seriousness their consequences demand.
I address this book, above all, to those who carry responsibility in both capitals. It is offered not as celebration alone, but as a candid reckoning — with what has been achieved, with what remains fragile, and with what must be governed transparently and with foresight if the promise of this partnership is to be kept.
I hope it will be read in that spirit, and I welcome the debate it is meant to provoke.
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The Technical Committee representing the Nabad iyo Nolol opposition in the national negotiations will shortly brief the media on the type of elections that could be held in Somalia and the essential conditions required for their implementation. Stay tuned.
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Somalia is currently facing challenges in the areas of security, politics, and the economy. The Federal Government and the Federal Member States continue their efforts to strengthen peace, improve public services, and hold elections based on broad agreement. At the same time, the Somali people hope for stability, unity, and sustainable development so that the country can overcome its longstanding challenges.
Waxaan tacsida iyo murugada geerida la qaybsanayaa qoyska, qaraabada, bahda dhaqanka iyo dhammaan ummadda Soomaaliyeed ee uu ka baxay, Alle ha u naxariistee, Imaam Maxamed Yuusuf Cali, oo ku geeriyooday dalka Hindiya.
Sawirkani waa Madaxwyne Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo iyo saaxiibkii oo 1984-kii ku dal-xiisaya Xeebta Saambuus ee duleedka Dalxiiska Ceel-jaalle. Maantana waa markhaatiga nool ee awoodda shacabka Soomaaliyeed, maxaa yeelay? Waa goob ay shacabka Soomaaliyeed ku qoreen bog aan horey loo daalacan, bog ay magac raaga uga dhigeen: Mahadsanid Madaxweyne.
The social activist Abdirashid Muse @Gobanimodoon252 was the person with the idea to build a home for the 9th President @M_Farmaajo because he owned no abode in Somalia. He was strongly supported by @Abdihersy in this and it is now a reality. Thank you too everyone who contributed.
غطرسة المسؤول الأمريكي "توماس باراك" وإهانته للصحافيين ووصفهم بالحيونة والفوضى هي امتداد للعقلية الاستعمارية التي ترى العربي والمسلم كائن فوض��ي ومخلوق درجة ثانية !
Somaliland will never gain recognition as long as clan-based politics, lack of inclusivity, and regional rivalries define its system. States are built on unity and legitimacy — not fragmentation and favoritism.
Pakistan iyo Hindiya , waxay dhexda uga jiraan xiisad ka dhalanaysa fatahaado, wallow labada dalba ay saameyn ku yeesheen roobab iyo fatahaado aan horey uga dhicin , hadana saraakiisha Pakistan ayaa u arka in gobolka Punjab, oo ay ku jirto magaalada labaad ee ugu weyn Pakistan ee Lahore, uu wajahayo xaalad aan horey usoo marin oo ka dhalanaysa roobabka iyo isku darka ficilka Hindiya ay ku soo furtay biyo xireeno saameeyay gobolka Punjab ee Pakistan oo ah gobolka ugu weyn ee beeraha iyo sahayda cuntada, isla markaana ay ku noolyihiin ku dhawaad kala bar shacabka Pakistan, oo gaaraya 240 milyan qof.
Sida ay ku warrantay Reuters, waxaa suragal ah xaaladan inay ka caraysiiso Pakistan oo dib loo arko dagaalka labada dal ee cadaawada dheer ay ka dhaxeyso.
Mr. President, @HassanSMohamud,
The communiqué issued by your government and the splinter group of the opposition has the following three messages:
1. You will accept the revision of only five articles across four chapters of the new constitution..
2. You will keep the three legislations—the Electoral Law, the Political Parties Law, and the Election Commission Law—along with your current commissioners. This effectively implies a term extension, as these laws cannot be implemented within eight months.
3. You intend to engage with a splinter group of the opposition while avoiding or ignoring the broader opposition, including the Presidents of Puntland and Jubbaland.
Mr. President,,
Let me be blunt.
The country must have a single, agreed-upon constitution. You abandoned it. It is time for you and your government to fully return to the 2012 Provisional Constitution. Picking and choosing provisions will not work. The four chapters changed many articles—including those on political settlement, levels of government, and resource sharing—through a sham process. Simply put, what is the constitution of the country?
Mr. President,
Your government has failed to complete the necessary groundwork for direct elections that are not based on the 4.5 formula, such as establishing security in the country and conducting a population census. No matter how the government rhetoric presents it, unfortunately #Somalia will once again use the 4.5 power-sharing and indirect elections.
Mr. President,
Neither the 2024 gerrymandered and poorly designed Electoral Law nor the one-sided Election Commission will serve the interests of the Somali people. This is a power grab.
Therefore, in my view, your government must negotiate with the opposition on an indirect election model. In addition to adhering to the 4.5 clan power-sharing model, the 2026 dispensation must meet the following criteria: inclusivity, feasibility, no gatekeepers (FGS & FMS), increased voter participation, and political agreement.
Mr. President,
Unfortunately, the personalized rule, misplaced priorities, and poor decisions and choices of your government have squandered time, resources, and opportunities. Your mandate is ending. You have only eight months left to at least leave the Third Republic in the same condition you found it in 2022. The sooner action is taken, the better it will be for Somalia.
Mr. President,
In short, the solution to the crisis is to fully return to the 2012 constitution and engage in negotiations with opposition leaders, Federal Member States (FMS) leaders not affiliated with your party, and other stakeholders in good faith for a timely dispensation in or around May 2026. This approach will help #Somalia avoid parallel political projects and illegal
extensions.
Thank you
Tacsida iyo murugada waxaan la qaybsanayaa ehelada iyo qoysaska ay ka bexeen dhallinyaradii Soomaaliyeed ee ku naf waayey badda u dhexaysa dalalka Aljeeriya iyo Isbayn.
Waxaan tacsida iyo murugada geerida la qaybsanayaa qoyska, qaraabada, bahda dhaqanka iyo guud ahaan ummadda Soomaaliyeed ee uu ka geeriyoodey, Alle ha u naxariistee Ugaas Cabdullaahi Ugaas Faarax oo ka mid ahaa hoggaanka dhaqanka Soomaaliyeed ee soojireenka ah.