Tag: East Africa Politics

South Sudan has set December 22, 2026 as the date for its first ever general election, but with an armed opposition threatening to jail registration workers and gaping funding shortfalls unresolved, the announcement raises as many questions as it answers.

𝐒𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐢𝐲𝐨 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐨𝐨 𝐤𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐢𝐱𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐬-𝐀𝐟𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐨 𝐤𝐮 𝐒𝐚𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐝𝐚𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐥 Dowladda Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo Dowladda Jamhuuriyadda Midowga ee Tanzania ayaa kala saxiixday Heshiis Is-Afgarad (MoU) oo ku saabsan iskaashiga maareynta arrimaha socdaalka. Heshiiska waxaa dhinaca Soomaaliya u saxiixay Wasiirka Amniga Gudaha, Gen. Cabdullaahi Sheekh Ismaaciil Fartaag, halka dhinaca Tanzania uu u saxiixay Wasiirka Arrimaha Gudaha, Mudane Patrobas Paschal Katambi. Sidoo kale waxaa goobjoog ka ahaa madaxda hay’adaha socdaalka ee labada dal, Mudane Mustafa Duhulow iyo Marwo Dr. Anna P. Makakala. Heshiiskan waxa uu xoojinayaa xiriirka diblomaasiyadeed, amni iyo ganacsi ee labada dal, isaga oo qayb ka ah dadaallada lagu hormarinayo iskaashiga dalalka ku bahoobay Bulshada Bariga Afrika. Labada dhinac ayaa isla qaatay in la hirgeliyo qodobbada heshiiska, kuwaas oo diiradda saaraya isu-socodka muwaadiniinta sita baasaboorrada diblomaasiga iyo kuwa shaqaalaha dowladda, kuwaas oo laga dhaafay dal-ku-galka (visa). Sidoo kale, muwaadiniinta ku safaraya baasaboorrada caadiga ah ee labada dal ayaa 24 saacadood gudahood ku heli doona dal-ku-gal, si loo fududeeyo isu-socodka muwaadiniinta iyo ganacsatada. Waxaa si gaar ah loogu mahadcelinayaa dadaalka iyo shaqada hagar la’aanta ah ee Safiirka Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya u fadhiya Tanzania, Amb. Ilyaas Cali Xasan, iyo dhammaan shaqaalaha safaaradda ee ka howlgala dalka Tanzania.

Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has launched high-level consultations in Garowe on Somalia’s disputed elections and Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, moves that could shape Puntland’s stance and ties with Mogadishu.