Zakaria Yusuf Analyst, Somalia Nairobi, Kenya Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Latest Updates Commentary / Africa 22 February 2017 The Regional Risks to Somalia’s Moment of Hope Eruptions of joy across the Somali-speaking Horn of Africa greeted the election of President Mohammed Abdullahi Farmajo, but to deliver a cure for Somalia’s chronic ills he will need to counter distrust in neighbouring Ethiopia and Kenya and win support from the African Union. Commentary / Africa 17 November 2016 The Islamic State Threat in Somalia’s Puntland State A stretch of Somalia's coast has been seized by Islamic State fighters who split from the country's main jihadist militia Al-Shabaab, which is aligned with Al-Qaeda. A concerted response by the Somali federal authorities is now urgently required to contain the threat. Commentary / Africa 10 December 2015 Galkayo and Somalia’s Dangerous Faultlines Commentary / Africa 15 April 2015 Al-Shabaab’s Kenyan Ambitions Three members of Crisis Group’s Horn of Africa staff consider the implications of Al-Shabaab’s longstanding ambition to broaden its campaigns from Somalia into the wider East Africa region. Commentary / Africa 13 February 2014 Puntland’s Boundary Issues: What Will Abdiweli Gas’s Call for Unity Really Mean? Load more