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Somalia

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The IPSEs are presented in chronological order based on when the IPSEs have been pronounced.

Moustafa Ahmad
Moustafa Ahmad

“Both sides shared different interpretations of what the talks entailed. Mogadishu said it was a talk of reunion, and Somaliland said it was to decide its fate as an independent state. It was bound to fail, but this current crisis just catalysed its collapse.”

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Independent researcher from Hargeisa - Somaliland
06 Jan 2024 1 4
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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

“I'm calling to you, the people of Mogadishu, the Kharijites [renegades] are amongst you … so flush them out. They are in your houses, they are your neighbours, in cars that pass you by. I want us to commit today to flushing them out. They are like bedbugs under our clothes. We will never accept extremist killing or robbing our people and we will also never accept the killing of our innocent people. We will protect them from al-Shabab. Anyone who does that [kills innocent people] will face trial or justice. The people are tired of massacres, killings, and all kinds of misdeeds and they are now saying to al-Shabab: 'Enough is enough'.”

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President of Somalia
12 Jan 2023 3 3
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James Elder
James Elder

“Things are bad and every sign indicates that they are going to get worse. Without greater action and investment, we are facing the death of children on a scale not seen in half a century.”

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Unicef spokesperson
18 Oct 2022 1 2
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Afyare Abdi Elmi
Afyare Abdi Elmi

“Dealing with the Shabab will be among the first challenges facing Somalia's next government. But the new leader needs also to deliver a new Constitution, reform the economy, deal with climate change, open dialogue with the breakaway region of Somaliland and unite a polarized nation. Governance in Somalia became too confrontational over the past few years. It was like pulling teeth. People are now ready for a new dawn.”

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Executive director of the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies in Mogadishu
15 May 2022 3 2
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Abdow Omar
Abdow Omar

“While the government is busy with itself, we are suffering. The Shabab are like a mafia group. You either have to obey them or close your business. There's no freedom.”

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Businessman importing flour and sugar in the Somali capital Mogadishu
15 May 2022 3 3
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Matt Bryden
Matt Bryden

“Somalia has been in a constitutional crisis since February when the president's mandate expired. The country has been held together by a political agreement between stakeholders of the federal government, federal member states and stakeholders in the elections. That was supposed to postpone the elections until today, December 27. That has not happened and that is why we are facing this crisis. The prime minister [Mohamed Hussein Roble] was planning to convene a national conference today to chart the way forward. Now the president [Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed] has once again intervened and created a situation of real uncertainty and danger. The electoral model was modified by Farmaajo [Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed] to favour his reelection and this change is now contributing to the impasse in the electoral process. The entire process has come down almost to cherry picking, where seat by seat we are seeing rigging, we are seeing appointees of the president being given seats, and these are the people who will choose the next president.”

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Political analyst at Sahan, a think tank focusing on the Horn of Africa
27 Dec 2021 4 3
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Adam Abdelmoula
Adam Abdelmoula

“With the fighting in Bosaso town continuing … more than half of the city's population has reportedly been displaced from their homes. Some 40 percent of 70,000 internally displaced persons hosted in Bosaso town are also reported to have experienced secondary displacement.”

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United Nations’ humanitarian agency OCHA representative for Somalia
25 Dec 2021 3 2
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Abdirizak Mohamed
Abdirizak Mohamed

“Thousands of the residents in the Bosaso town fled … as sporadic fighting was going on in some parts of the town. Most people decided to leave their houses after the warring sides used heavy machine guns and mortars, mostly from two of the town's neighbourhoods.”

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Official in Bosaso, the commercial capital of the semi-autonomous state of Puntland
25 Dec 2021 4 2
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Abdirazak Mohamed
Abdirazak Mohamed

“If you go to the Somali courts for justice you won't get it, particularly in property disputes. Corruption is pervasive and the judges can't enforce their decisions. But Al Shabab can do that.”

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Somali member of Parliament
24 Oct 2021 4 3
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International Crisis Group
International Crisis Group

“The African Union (AU), which has signalled that it will name a Somalia envoy to mediate efforts over the stalled election cycle, should move forward on this with speed, and get efforts to bridge the chasm between [the president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed] Farmajo and the opposition started as quickly as possible. International actors must signal a willingness to punish spoilers, including through targeted sanctions. External actors who pursue narrow bilateral interests by backing certain factions within Somalia further risk tipping the balance toward implosion. The US, possibly through its newly appointed special envoy to the Horn, should lean on all outside powers to press for de-escalation.”

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Briefing published by the International Crisis Group think-tank
27 Apr 2021 5 2
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Catherine Soi
Catherine Soi

“There appears to be a lot of shuttle diplomacy as nobody is keen on an outright war. Diplomats are trying to get the opposing sides to the negotiating table, saying that they must de-escalate tensions. Everyone is calling for calm.”

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Al Jazeera’s journalist
26 Apr 2021 1 1
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Nicolas Berlanga
Nicolas Berlanga

“Highly concerned about the ongoing events in Mogadishu. The general interest requests maximum restraint, preserve institutions that belong to all and dialogue. Violence is unacceptable. Those responsible will be held accountable.”

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EU Ambassador to Somalia
25 Apr 2021 1 2
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