Tag: regional tensions

In a heated address, Puntland’s president charged the Somali federal government with systematically eroding the nation’s federal model, warning that recent political maneuvers in Mogadishu threaten to concentrate authority and sideline regional states. The remarks signal deepening rifts ahead of critical national talks.

Kenyan opposition politician Farah Maalim has accused Ethiopia of meddling in Somalia’s internal affairs for three decades, alleging a coordinated alliance involving Al-Shabaab, Western intelligence, the UAE, and “sellout Somalis” working to maintain Somalia’s failed state status.

Somalia has reaffirmed support for Yemen’s unity and Saudi-led efforts, warning against threats to Red Sea and Gulf of Aden shipping amid rising regional tensions.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on political, security and economic ties, as both countries seek to deepen strategic cooperation.

Yemen’s Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi warned that any Israeli presence in Somaliland will be treated as a military target after Israel recognised the breakaway region, raising tensions in the Horn of Africa.