One way forward could be a dialogue with Mogadiscio, that seemed to have been miraculously restarted last year — two days before the Ethiopian MoU was inked. It nevertheless proved federal #Somalia was willing to go in that direction. Another clue is the lack of federal funding allocated to #SSC-#Khatumo so far. Whether memory of the #Ishaaq #genocide can be grappled with and relations normalized, within or outside of federal Somalia, is another issue entirely.

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They follow in that the example of the #Dhulbahante, which managed to defeat #Somaliland’s army with the support of #Puntland last August, and were formally reunited as the 6th region of federal #Somalia in October (#SSC-#Khatumo).

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#Somaliland’s Coast Guard Corps has arrested 170+ Ethiopian human traffickers off the coast of #SSC-#Khatumo, reaffirming its sovereignty over the unionist region, highlighting the many trafficks with Yemen, and posing itself as a necessary actor in countering them.

#Ethiopia had been careful to frame her project of a naval base in #Awdal as a way to join the fight against the #Houthis, until now to no avail.

https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/ethiopian-nationals-arrested-in-somalia

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Hassan Sheikh has tried to convene a #NCC meeting and invite all federal leaders, including #Puntland’s Deni, an offer rejected by the latter. President/Leader Said Abdullahi Deni has instead called for a meeting of regional presidents/leaders to discuss the future of federalism in #Somalia. So far, the only regions that are not expected to attend are the newly founded #SSC-#Khatumo, which formally rejoined Somalia last October, and breakaway #Somaliland.

https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/puntland/puntland-boycotts-hassan-sheikh-s-meeting

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Muse Bihi Abdi plays his political survival in #Somaliland, among multiple crisis, including the secession of #SSC-#Khatumo and an extension of his term. #Puntland is unlikely to bow to Mogadiscio in the middle of a row on the very principle of its very large autonomy and of the terms of power-sharing within the Somali federation.

#Ethiopia #Somalia #SSCKhatumo #Djibouti #Kenya

Situated in the northeast of #Somalia, the region of #Puntland has been relatively spared by Al #Shabaab (#AS). The Galgala hills are however a small #ISIS stronghold.

It is adjacent to the new region of #SSC-#Khatumo, which the #PMPF helped secede from #Somaliland. Despite Puntland laying a claim on the region since 1998, SSC-Khatumo has made known its will to remain a separate state within federal Somalia.

Le Somaliland, en parallèle, fait face à une grave crise électorale et à une guerre civile qui l'a vu perdre la région de SSC-#Khatumo, celle-ci formant un nouvel État fédéral (fin août 2023).

Lors de la visite d'un envoyé spécial du Somaliland, le président de l'#Ouganda Museveni avait proposé sa médiation en vue d'une réconciliation (fin septembre 2023).