AEI's Critical Threats Africa File posted on 29 January 2026 an analysis titled "Somalia" by Michael DeAngelo and Liam Karr.
The federal government of Somalia in Mogadishu inaugurated North East state as a federal member state amid political disputes with Somaliland, which has claimed the territory since it declared independence from Somalia in 1991, and the autonomous neighboring state of Puntland, which has claims on parts of North East state. North East state, which is home to a different clan than the rest of Somaliland, has been a location of periodic conflict for many years. This situation significantly complicates the situation in Somalia, Somaliland, and Puntland.
