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In recent days, President Hassan Sh. Mohamud’s public address has raised more questions than answers about the future of Somalia’s fragile democratic journey.

The latest East African Community (EAC) summit at the weekend focused, among other issues, on the resolution of two conflicts that are threatening the stability of the region — the dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia and the unabated violence by rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Puntland, a semi-autonomous region in north-eastern Somalia, is mounting a significant counteroffensive against the Islamic State (ISIS)

The British newspaper “Financial Times” reported that Russia is recruiting mercenaries from Yemen, Nepal, and Somalia for the war in Ukraine, enticing them with promises of well-paid jobs and citizenship, only to force them into frontline service.

Somalia is embracing a defining moment in its modern history as it prepares to transition from decades of clan-based power-sharing to an inclusive, democratic system based on universal suffrage. The country’s adoption of the “one person, one vote” model represents not just a technical shift in governance but a profound redefinition of power dynamics, equity and national unity. For Somalia’s youth—the majority of the population—this transformation could not come at a more critical time.

The political standoff between Somalia’s Federal Government and Ahmed Madobe, the leader of Jubaland, reveals the deep fractures within the country’s power structure.