The AU mission’s success relies on the handover of military responsibilities to an effective Somali replacement. But the Somali National Army remains as politicized and clan-divided as it has ever been.
The developing electoral crisis over the past few months has led to greater misuse of forces.
A strong partnership between Mogadishu and the regions is vital to a unified counterinsurgency effort.
Pakistan could become a vanguard of climate resilience, but it faces tremendous hurdles.
The conflict has been propped up by blame games, ineffective diplomacy, recurring geopolitical tensions and proxy warfare in the Great Lakes region, and the Congolese state’s weak commitment to addressing grievances that drive armed group proliferation.
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