As African Union peacekeepers prepare to withdraw from Somalia, a deeper question than military readiness has surfaced: whether a nation can hold itself together when its political foundations are fractured from within. Former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, speaking in Mogadishu, offered a sobering reminder that armies do not collapse for lack of weapons alone — they collapse when the governments behind them lose coherence and legitimacy. The gathering of seven African heads of state in Kampala to debate the future of the peacekeeping mission underscores that Somalia's fate is being shaped sim
Former Somali President warns of security risks amid AUSSOM transition
Potential for widespread instability and Al-Shabaab resurgence could displace populations and increase casualties if security transition fails.