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The Jubaland crisis is an ongoing armed conflict in the autonomous Jubaland state of southern Somalia.It resulted from a constitutional dispute between Somali Federal Government led by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre versus Jubaland, following the re-election of Ahmed Madobe as the state's president for a third term.
During a press conference Somali President Hassan Sheikh praised Ethiopian contributions to AU operations in Somalia and stated "we will keep continue on that". [15] Senior Somali government officials stated to journalists that the government was “ready to reconsider” Ethiopian involvement in AUSSOM following the Ankara dialogue.
A constitutional crisis developed in Somalia when the Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, changed the Constitution of Somalia on April 30, 2024. The change was strongly opposed by the President of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni, and as a direct result, Puntland withdrew its recognition of the Federal Government of Somalia and declared itself an independent state based on Article 4 of the ...
MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Somalia on Tuesday rejected a pact its breakaway region of Somaliland signed with Ethiopia allowing it to use a major port with access to the Red Sea in return for recognition ...
12 December – Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi is inaugurated as President of Somaliland. [66] 21 December – Puntland state of Somalia announces that it will introduce a new banknotes currency in 2025. The state had previously shifted to use of the United States dollar in 2021, due to severe inflation of the Somali shilling. [67]
The Ethiopian–Somali conflict is a territorial and political dispute between Ethiopia, Somalia, and insurgents in the area.. Originating in the 1300s, the present conflict stems from the Ethiopian Empire's expansions into the Somali-inhabited Ogaden region during the late 19th century.
However, conflict continued in the southern and central parts of the country. Within months, the coalition government had gone from holding about 70% of south-central Somalia's conflict zones, territory which it had inherited from the previous Yusuf administration, to losing control of over 80% of the disputed territory to the Islamist insurgents.
Somali government launches a major offensive in August 2022, and takes at least a third of Al-Shabaab territory; Las Anod conflict between Somaliland and SSC-Khatumo begins in 2023 [26] Ongoing Constitutional crisis in Somalia since 2023, Puntland withdrew its recognition of the Federal Government and declared itself a de facto independent state