The Emirates Policy Center published on 7 August 2025 an article titled "The National Consultative Forum and the Future of Somalia's Political Landscape."
In mid-June, the Somali government hosted the National Consultative Forum in an effort to build national consensus and resolve the current political stalemate. The Forum failed to receive the level of regional or international endorsement the Somali government had anticipated. Puntland and Jubaland states boycotted the Forum.
