Somalia may count itself successful, or not, in 2023, depending on who you ask, The country’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has admitted the wins on the international front have, sort of, been dampened by a sluggish push at home, But after making significant progress in recapturing territory, the offensive has stalled, raising questions about the government’s capacity to fight the Islamists…
Three things happened from the end of November: Somalia joined the East African Community, becoming the eight member. Then it got its 31-year-old arms embargo imposed by the UN Security Council lifted. This was shortly followed by a debt relief announced by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), allowing Mogadishu to start negotiating new credit lines with international lenders.
But Somalia Government has failed to improving Security situation in Country, despite Washington has worked closely with Mogadishu to counter Al Shabaab, which has come under pressure from a Somali government offensive launched last year with the backing of local clan militias as well as air support from the US and African Union forces.
