Somalia: Gulf Powers Hold the Key to Lasting Peace in Somali

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Somalia: Gulf Powers Hold the Key to Lasting Peace in Somali

[East African] Apprehension is building over the future of Somalia, after a missed presidential election on February 8. A three-day meeting between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), and the five Federal Member States of Somalia (FMS), to try to stave off a constitutional crisis earlier this month, did not yield tangible outcome beyond an agreement to defer talks to February 15.

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