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International Crisis Group appeals to the EU to save Somalia


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Trouble looks to be brewing in Somalia. The country is fractured politically, Al-Shabaab’s insurgency is back on the attack and foreign partners are questioning the wisdom of continuing to pump money into the dysfunctional federal system based in the capital Mogadishu.

The EU and its member states can help Somalia by:

  • Pressing Mogadishu to reach an agreement with the political opposition and federal member states over a framework for the 2026 polls, conducting shuttle diplomacy jointly with the AU and UN and preparing to mediate together if necessary;
  • Announcing its contribution to AUSSOM in 2025 by the AU-EU summit in November and fast-tracking support for 2026 ahead of a conference Brussels is planning on Somalia early in the year, while revamping its security assistance missions under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) to better plug gaps in Somali security capabilities;
  • Assessing the shortcomings of the Somalia-EU roadmap, which the two sides committed to in 2023, and preparing a revised version that emphasises the need to address underlying political barriers to stability. As part of this effort, Brussels should press for sustained talks between the federal government and Puntland to bridge differences over how the country’s system of federalism should work.
 
Somalian government media response:


The ICG frames Somalia’s challenges as problems that can only be managed through external mediation and continuous foreign involvement. Its recommendations call on the European Union, the African Union, and the United Nations to intensify their political role in Somalia’s internal affairs. This narrative ignores Somalia’s growing institutional progress under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s administration and delegitimizes Somali-led solutions.

The ICG’s persistent calls for “shuttle diplomacy,” “external mediation,” and “roadmap reassessment” are not neutral proposals. They are tools to keep Western institutions embedded in Somalia’s decision-making process. This ensures a continued flow of consulting contracts, research grants, and donor engagement for the ICG and its affiliates.
 
Good on the FG to call out Matt Bryden trying to squeeze one last consulting contract before shit dries up. :salute:

The same folks that said the ICU was sending soldiers to Lebanon to help the shia Hezbollah :pachah1:
 

caano_shaah

Male/not the same person as @caanoshaah
Good on the FGS to call these xaramis out. They are trying to extract funding one last time from the EU before its all cut off. Its time to finally kick these parasitic western NGOs out of Somalia.
 
HSM wanted 10k more African union troops. If you put out an demand like that. Don't except others to think Xamar waa saif. Glad that AUSSOM isn't getting funded.
 

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