Alarm Bells in Mogadishu: Security erodes as Al-Shabaab races towards “Greater Somalia”

Somalia has entered a crossroads marked by fragile security, fractured politics, dwindling external support, and a painful reality in which the terrorist movement Al-Shabaab poses a formidable threat. For 18 years, the group has waged war against the federal government. Yet the federal authorities in Mogadishu remain preoccupied with persistent disputes among Somali politicians, most recently over elections scheduled for May.

By Albert Kuzor