SOMALI LEADERS IN KISMAYO TO NEGOTIATE 2016 ELECTION FORMAT: The president and regional leaders will negotiate whether the next parliament will be chosen using the 4.5 clan formula, a new clan sharing system formulated at the district level, or other options. In reality, leaders are not debating whether there should be a clan-based system or not — but over which clan-based system to use. Galmudug’s president hinted a compromise could be in the works. But, a complicated consensus could be difficult to implement, putting more obstacles in front of a 2016 election for a new parliament and president. [READ MORE]
SOMALIA’S FEDERALISM PAINS
♣ Last state formation conference opens in Jowhar…
♣ …But Hawadle clan elders refuse to attend, due to a dispute with Somalia’s President
AL-SHABAAB UPDATES
♣ Al-Shabaab fighters were paid Sh10,000 ‘monthly stipend’, according to U.S. court documents
♣ ISIS in Libya Makes Open Threat Against Al-Shabaab
RECENT SOMALIA NEWSROOM ANALYSIS
♣ Ex-Shabaab Jihadist in U.S. for Terror Trial
♣ Al-Shabaab Releases “Donald Trump” Video
FEATURED MUSIC VIDEO [ETHIOPIA]
Artist: Kemekem
Song: “I Like Your Afro” (originally by Meklit), Featuring Samuel Yirga
♣ Did #OromoProtests Bring Down The Ethiopian Government’s “Master Plan”?
KENYA: LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL?
♣ Kenya steps up security along troubled border with Somalia
♣ The Hague Trial: Sang defence tested as Ruto takes stage at Hague court
♣ Powering Africa: “Off-grid” is not the answer
IRAN’S DECLINE IN THE HORN
♣ Somaliland jails two Shia propagandists
♣ Iranian NGO denies being looted in Mog
♣ As Economy Crumbles, Sudan Ditches Iran for Saudi Arabia
♣ Djibouti, Sudan, Eritrea, and Somalia break relations with Iran
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