The AEI's Critical Threats Africa File published on 9 October 2025 an article titled "Somalia--Counterterrorism" by Michael DeAngelo and Hannah Ochs.
Somali government and African Union forces pushed al-Shabaab out of several villages in the Lower Shabelle that al-Shabaab had held since March 2025.
Foreign Policy posted on 24 September 2025 an article titled "Turkish Drones are Fueling a Somali Shadow War" by Mohamed Gadobe.
Turkey is waging in Somalia a drone war against the al-Shabaab terrorist organization. It has the support of the United States and the UAE.
Ethiopia Insight published on 19 August 2025 a commentary titled "The Gedo Stratagem: Ethiopia's High-Stakes Proxy Politics" by Muktar Ismail, regional analyst.
Straddling the tri-border area of Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, the Gedo region has become the epicenter of proxy wars, clan rivalries, and al-Shabaab resurgence, threatening to destabilize the entire Horn of Africa.
The Committee to Protect Journalists posted on 15 May 2025 a press release titled "Alarming Escalation: At Least 41 Journalists Targeted since March in Somalia."
Somali security personnel have arrested, assaulted, or harassed at least 41 private media journalists since mid-March. The crackdown follows a deteriorating security situation caused by the al-Shabaab terrorist organization.
The Elephant posted on 19 March 2022 a commentary titled "Somalia's Electoral Impasse" by Harun Ibrahim, University of Cape Town.
The author argues that the prospects of holding an election in Somalia based on universal suffrage remain a distant dream. Somalia is once again at a crossroads due to political disagreement over the electoral process. There is growing political tension between the Somali president and prime minister. The political process has involved widespread corruption and nepotism. External players such as the UAE and Qatar have become increasingly involved in the support of preferred factions.
The Washington Post published on 18 September 2021 an article titled "How an Intelligence Officer's Disappearance in Somalia Has Ripped the Government Apart" by Rachel Chason and Omar Faruk.
The disappearance of a Somali intelligence officer has resulted in a power struggle between the Somali president and prime minister that has torn the government apart.
The Council on Foreign Relations blog posted on 15 September 2021 a commentary titled "Somalia's Ongoing Political Crisis Exposes Fundamental Problem for U.S. Policy" by Michelle Gavin.
Somalia's fragile government is again on the brink, consumed by the president and prime minister's tussle for the control of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA).
Aljazeera published on 16 September 2021 an article titled "Somalia Crisis Deepens as President Withdraws PM's Powers."
Somalia's president has suspended the prime minister's power to hire and fire officials, plunging Somalia into a new crisis.
The International Crisis Group (ICG) published on 14 September 2021 a statement titled "Somalia's Politicians Play with Fire - Again."
Tension between Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and President Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmajo" have burst into the open, triggering another clash between rival branches of the federal forces. They follow the unexplained murder of a national intelligence agent and Roble's subsequent suspension of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) chief. The murdered NISA officer was apparently poised to blow the whistle on the training of Somali troops in Eritrea, most of whom have not returned to Somalia. There is speculation they were sent to the front lines in Ethiopia's war in Tigray Region.
