Somalia’s South West State: A New President Installed, a Crisis Inflamed
Against all sensible advice, the Federal Government of Somalia muscled in on a local election to shove aside an Islamist conservative candidate. It scored...
ROBOW’S ARREST: TURMOIL IN THE SOUTH WEST. December 17, 2018 By: Hassan M. Abukar
Mukhtar Robow, the former number-two man in Al-Shabaab and a presidential candidate in Somalia’s South West (SW) region, was arrested on December 13, 2018,...
International Partners Concerned Over Recent Events in Somalia’s South West State
The following international partners* (listed below) are concerned about the recent events in South West State. We extend our deepest condolences for the death...
The Hope of a Free And Fair Election Is Waning in Baidoa
By: Abdulkadir M. Abow
After the resignation of the entire members of the first electoral commission and the former president in early November, a new...
UNCERTAINTY IN THE SOUTH WEST STATE ELECTIONS
By Hassan M. Abukar
The resignation of Sharif Hassan Aden, former president of Somalia’s South West (SW) regional state, was supposed to ease tensions during...