Somalia’s main opposition coalition will join President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s national dialogue in Mogadishu, a key move to ease political deadlock as the country faces a 2026 election deadline.
More than 700 Somali political leaders opened a Somali Future Council conference in Kismayo to seek a consensus electoral model as disputes with the federal government over upcoming elections intensify.
Senior Somali opposition figures, including Puntland President Said Deni, have arrived in Kismayo for the Somali Future Council Conference, amid tight security and rising tensions over elections and transitional arrangements.