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"While much international attention is on Mogadishu – understandably so - another electoral crisis is brewing in the regional state of Galmudug." Read the latest #TheSomaliWire at https://t.co/G9QVf3oJ2R #Galmudugelections #OPOV

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In the days preceding the clashes, Mogadishu’s political geography shifted quietly but significantly. Read the latest #TheSomaliWire at https://t.co/IJAwgHkCD3

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"Deni has been quick to put his skills to use in recent weeks in Mogadishu and to demonstrate his utility to the Somali opposition." #TheSomaliWire at https://t.co/eCHEFJ8Lrx #SomaliaOppositionPolitics #SomaliaElectoralCrisis

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"The news of discreet talks between the two sides, mediated by Egypt, was initially reported by the influential Washington Post newspaper in April 2026 and have since been partially confirmed by official sources." Read the latest #TheHornEdition on https://t.co/Ot6pubc2Gz

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"The SWS electoral process highlights the pitfalls of conducting a poll in an environment of deepening fragmentation and where a binding national electoral roadmap is absent." Read the latest #TheSomaliWire at https://t.co/dMSxUEPvvH #SouthWestStateElectionControversy #OPOV

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⚡️LATEST: Former United Nations #Somalia official and @SahanResearch director Matthew Bryden says evidence points “to expanding ties between Yemen’s Houthis and armed groups inside Somalia, including #AlShabaab, IS-linked militants and clan militias”.

Speaking to Alhurra, he said #Somali recruits have been “sent to Yemen for naval and combat training,” while Houthi trainers and weapons shipments have “moved through several Somali regions”. His comments echo findings from a 2025 UN Security Council report.

https://t.co/xoV9HRn4Xg

[Rashid Abdi @RAbdiAnalyst]

Matt Bryden of @SahanResearch: "There is considerable evidence of expanding Houthi engagement in Somalia since 2023, not only with Al-Shabaab but also with the Islamic State group in Somalia and clan militias.”

https://t.co/QWF40YcGDz

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"'Give Peace a Chance' was the title of a 1969 single written by John Lennon, recorded during his famous honeymoon 'bed-in' with Yoko Ono." Read the latest #TheHornEdition at https://t.co/NMTNnhrbYo

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"A foreign-backed president, a besieged capital city, and a jihadist movement affiliated with Al-Qaeda-- this time not Somalia, but Mali." Read the latest #TheSomaliWire at https://t.co/MET9UBOOP0 #Saheljihadistconflict #JNIMAlQaedaaffiliate #Bamakosiege2026

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"But the US, albeit a fading global hegemon, is just one of several powers jostling for a toehold on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden." Read the latest #TheEthiopianCable at https://t.co/Mc01bOzvtO #RedSeaGeopolitics #USForeignpolicyAfrica #EthiopiaEritreaTensions #GERDdispute

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"Last weekend, the Murusade, a major sub-clan of the powerful Hawiye clan family, staged one of the largest and most colourful coronations of a clan chief in recent memory in Mogadishu." Read the latest #TheSomaliWire at https://t.co/VG4E6HvzaX #SomaliaPolitics #MurusadeClan

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"With all eyes trained on the Strait of Hormuz blockades and their geopolitical convulsions, discussions and concerns, too, have risen about the perils of other globalised chokepoints, not least the Bab al-Mandab." Read the latest #TheSomaliWire at https://t.co/rLKYzGjt6B #IUU

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"In the past months, a number of unsettling images and videos have emerged from the Russian frontlines in the Ukraine war." Read the latest #TheHornEdition at https://t.co/b1RG6SjCUa #RussiaUkrainewar #WagnerGroupinAfrica #RussiaSudangoldtrade #EritreaEthiopiaRussiaRelations

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"Villa Somalia's triumph in Baidoa may yet turn to ashes." Read the latest #TheSomaliWire at https://t.co/NsPF1yoGts #HSM #VillaSomaliapolitics #Baidoacrisis

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"Another showdown over Tigray's political architecture is unfolding, with the future of the Tigray Interim
Administration (TIA) once again at stake." Read the lateat #TheEthiopianCable at https://t.co/s5OdGydrtz #TigrayInterimAdministration #TigrayPolitics #PretoriaAgreement

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"With the president's term expiring on 15 May, and with no agreement on elections forthcoming, the mass displacement of civilians from public land has stepped up another notch." Read the latest #TheSomaliWire at https://t.co/wlNP59xzEY #Mogadishuevictions #SomaliaPolitics

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"On Tuesday, 14 April, the four-year term of Somalia's federal parliament ended, or rather, it didn't." Read the most recent #TheSomaliWire at https://t.co/25Si5IRYUm #VillaSomalia #FederalParliamentcrisis #HSMgovernment

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"Yesterday, 15 April, marked three years of brutal, grinding warfare between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)." Read the latest #TheHornEdition at https://t.co/lyIGFj7ID7 #Sudancivilwar #SudanHumanitariancrisis #Darfurcrisis

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"With Iran's ongoing conflict disrupting tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz—through which approximately 20% of global oil consumption transits—the ripple effects have reached every corner of the global economy." Read the latest #TheSomaliWire at https://t.co/YZQorDa4x4