South West State President Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed (Lafta-Gareen) has appointed a nine-member electoral committee to organize regional elections, a direct challenge to the federal government which declared him illegitimate just one day earlier. The move mirrors the unilateral election strategy employed by Jubaland leader Ahmed Madobe in 2013, setting the stage for a potentially explosive confrontation as rival forces remain deployed across the strategic region.
Donald Trump has offered renewed U.S. mediation over Ethiopia’s GERD dispute with Egypt and Sudan, proposing drought safeguards and energy cooperation as tensions rise over Nile water security.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met a Djibouti government delegation in Las Anod to discuss bilateral ties, regional stability, and Djibouti’s continued backing for Somalia’s unity and federal transition.
Somalia and Singapore’s foreign ministers held a phone call on Friday to explore stronger bilateral ties, reaffirm Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and stress commitments to regional stability and international law.
Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry has rejected the Israel–Somaliland recognition move as legally invalid, reaffirming full support for Somalia’s sovereignty, unity and federal government amid wider Arab and Gulf backing.