MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – As the brand new yr dawns, Somalia displays on a turbulent 2024, outlined by political instability and energy struggles pushed by leaders’ unchecked ambition, Professor Afyare Abdi Elmi mentioned on Monday.
He recognized a number of key components behind the nation’s political turmoil, together with the federal government’s winner-takes-all strategy, makes an attempt to change the structure, efforts to stifle political area by self-serving electoral, celebration, and fee legal guidelines, a disjointed overseas coverage, and a fragmented opposition unable to carry the federal government accountable.
The professor famous that Somalia enters 2025 deeply polarized, with hopes that the yr will function a turning level, the place the federal government learns from its errors, corrects its misguided political course, and embraces reconciliation.
With 2024 now behind it, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accomplished greater than 2.5 years of his presidency, leaving uncertainty about whether or not the remaining 1.5 years will enable him to attain what eluded him within the earlier years.
