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Ahmed Ibrahim

US inks deal to build up to 5 bases in Somalia
Africa

US inks deal to build up to 5 bases in Somalia

This isn't necessarily about security but about an increasing influence game in the region

How Somalia never got back up after Black Hawk Down
Africa

How Somalia never got back up after Black Hawk Down

The Battle of Mogadishu in October 1993 unleashed decades of American intervention with very little to show for it.

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Africa

Can an ex-al-Shabab deputy-turned-Somali official open space for talks?

Easing of international sanctions paved the way for this former militant’s appointment, providing a model for locally-led peace efforts.