Michele Gonnelli
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- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli#UPDATE Puntland and Jubaland regional states, along with the Somaliland administration, have rejected the federal government’s Sunday decision to cancel agreements with the UAE.
- Reposted by Michele GonnelliDP World says it will continue operations at Berbera despite the UAE–Somalia dispute.
- #Somalia (still Provisional) #Constitution 2012 Article 54. 'The #allocation of #powers and resources shall be negotiated and agreed upon by the [FGS] and the [FMS].. except in matters concerning: (A) Foreign Affairs; (B) National Defense; (C) Citizenship and Immigration; (D) Monetary Policy',
- which shall be within the powers and responsibilities of the federal government.
- Article 53. #International #Negotiations (1) In the spirit of inter-governmental cooperation the Federal Government shall consult the Federal Member States on negotiations relating to foreign aid, trade, treaties, or other major issues related to international agreements. [...]
- Reposted by Michele GonnellisOFIES (Society of Friends of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies) lecture by Dr Heran Sereke Brhan, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Deputy Director and presentation of the book "Ethiopian Devotions" edited by the late Prof Marilyn Heldman for the IES library Jan 8 2026
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli"A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reposted by Michele GonnelliEvery time someone says “geopolitics” or “geoeconomics” god electroshocks a kitten.
- #Israel's recognition of #Somaliland 'Al-Chabaab... de même que l’immense majorité... de citoyens de l’État fédéral, ils voient d’un très mauvais œil ce qui relève à leurs yeux d’une trahison à la fois de la cause palestinienne et de l’unité du peuple somalien' theconversation.com/la-reconnais...
- Murkus Virgil Hoehne puts #Israel's recognition of #Somaliland into a wider context and discusses potential future scenarios, ranging from civil war, to country partition, or a renewed Federal #Somalia, among others africanarguments.org/2026/01/isra...
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- #Venezuela #US #Donroe by @bennorton.com 'In addition to enormous reserves of oil and natural gas, Venezuela also has significant deposits of gold, critical minerals, and rare earth elements. [US] want to create a new supply chain.. that cuts out China' geopoliticaleconomy.com/2026/01/05/d...
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli“Transatlantic loyalty first”. The note issued by 🇮🇹 on #Venezuela may appear surprising ("a legitimate defensive intervention against hybrid attacks"), but only up to a point. As on other issues (see lnkd.in/dBxWWSMS), “Italy has no intention of supporting initiatives not aligned with Washington"
- Reposted by Michele GonnelliTwo people confirmed dead as Iran protests turn into ‘battlefield’
- #Israel's recognition of #Somaliland #'AlShabab can frame #recognition as Zionist interference betrayal to the Palestinians by Somaliland, strengthening ties with the Houthis, Iran, and the Eritrean dictator—who opposes Somalia’s fragmentation and #UAE interference..' www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli#BREAKING | #Somalia–#Turkey President Hassan set to depart to Ankara for a meeting with President Erdogan on Tuesday.
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli#BREAKING: #Israel says it will convene an urgent session on Monday following its recognition of #Somaliland. Meanwhile, #Somalia—currently non-permanent member of the UN Security Council—set to assume UNSC rotating presidency in January.
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli#Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh hosted former and opposition leaders at the presidential palace for a joint discussion on #Israel’s recognition of #Somaliland. Tomorrow, President Hassan is set to address Parliament in an extraordinary session.
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli🚨 BREAKING: European Union reaffirms support for #Somalia's unity & territorial integrity, following #Isreal's recognition of #Somaliland, per statement.
- #BREAKING The African Union rejects any recognition of #Somaliland, reaffirms the commission's unwavering commitment to the unity and sovereignty of #Somalia, per statement.
- #Somalia 'attempted to build the hardware of a modern state without cultivating the software of citizenship' 'Somalia’s failure was not inevitable.. its future is not doomed.. rebuilding a republic begins with restoring the moral meaning of public life' husseinsheikhali.substack.com/p/the-idea-o...
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli🚨 #SOMALIA In #Mogadishu voters line up casting ballots in controversial yet historic local council election, with 1,604 candidates vying for 390 seats across 16 districts. 15 associations failed to field full candidate lists, unlike President Hassan's JSP association.
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli🚨 #SOMALIA's president Hassan Sheikh cast his ballot in Mogadishu's controversial local council election in the Wardhiigley district. This is the first municipal local council election in 57 years in #Mogadishu.
- escalation of the US #drone campaign in northern #Somalia, rising level of impunity over civilian deaths By Mohamed Gabobe, Faisal Ali Semira Gaid: most strikes occur in areas controlled by AS or other armed groups, independent verification nearly impossible www.dropsitenews.com/p/somalia-un...
- Reposted by Michele GonnelliOttima intervista di @fabrizio-coticchia.bsky.social su #Ucraina, #Italia, #Nato e #UnioneEuropea www.play2000.it/detail/140?e...
- #Somalia 'the most viable way to ensure a safe transition', according to Afyare Elmi: an improved indirect election model, fixed number of delegates for each seat, traditional elders from each constituency select delegates, parties agree on nr. of delegates www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
- #SomaliFutureCouncil Conference opens in #Kismayo #SFC aims at reaching a consensus-based electoral model that can avert political conflict #FGS 'accused opposition figures of resisting the return of power to the people through one-person, one-vote elections' www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/D...
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- #Sudan The #Kanabi Killings: #SAF and Proxies Killed Hundreds and Dumped the Bodies in Canals The investigation establishes a broader pattern of racially motivated atrocities against farming communities largely of non-Arab, black Sudanese descent sudanwarmonitor.com/p/investigat...
- #Sudan #TasisState Whose PM is from the Ta’aisha Arab tribe of Darfur - highly symbolic in the context of the rivalry between the Baggara (cattle-herding) Arabs of Darfur and the settled Arabs of northern Sudan who have dominated since independence, 1956 jamestown.org/rsf-establis...
- #UK's choices, omissions in #Sudan and in #Rwanda 'Freed from the normative frameworks of European institutions, British foreign policy has been gradually re-aligned toward pragmatic alliances that prioritize economic and geopolitical utility over ethical commitments' mailchi.mp/e712f647e85f...
- #Somalia #LowerJuba #Jamaame #U.S. #Airstrikes, Somali Troops Killed at Least Seven Children in a November Offensive open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
- #Libya #Chad #Sudan @emadbadi.bsky.social 'In weakly governed borderlands, the market for #mercenary labour and the market for #weapons interact to entrench a regionalized economy of insecurity.. networks in which weapons, fighters, fuel and [ICT] move together' globalinitiative.net/analysis/imp...
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli#Cuba's newly appointed non-resident ambassador to Somalia, Ines Fors Fernandez, has presented her credentials to President Hassan Sheikh in #Mogadishu. In 2023, #Somalia & Cuba agreed to restore ties last cut in the 1970s after Cuba backed #Ethiopia in the Somalia-Ethiopia war.
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- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli#GuineaBissau's new military ruler General Horta Inta-A names Ilidio Vieira Te as the country's new PM, days after a coup ousted President Embalo. Both Inta-A – who was sworn in as Guinea-Bissau’s transitional president on Thursday – and the new PM Te are close to the deposed president Embalo.
- Interview with Kholood Khair, #Sudan In the end, [the leaders] ethnicized the conflict and it became effectively a conflict between two Arab-supremacist ideologies.. the riverine Arabs of the center and the north against the Sahelian, pastoralist Arabs of the west' www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
- Interview with Kholood Khair, #Sudan 'it’s still more of a domestic than a proxy war... if, tomorrow, the SAF and the R.S.F. got together and made a deal, that would be more likely to stop the war than if Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the U.A.E. made a deal' www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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- #Somalia: New report shows increase of online and offline violence against #women #journalists - IFJ Breakdown of cases by year: • 2023: 31 • 2024: 21 • 2025 (so far): 27 Including: sexual harassment, physical assault, attempted rape, online abuse www.ifj.org/media-centre...
- 'A retired Ethiopian general.. told New Lines by phone: “Both Abiy and Isaias want war, but their own limits trap them.”' #Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed is pushing for a route to the sea, while #Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki is digging in to resist a fragile peace, @mkheirom newlinesmag.com/argument/eri...
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli‘Budapest bella, ma non ci vivrei’ www.roars.it/ecco-il-test...
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- Reposted by Michele GonnelliSouth Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed powerful vice president Benjamin Bol Mel in a shock move. Within a year, Kiir suspended First VP Riek Machar and has now sacked the second VP — a major shake-up at the top.
- 'Western support for #AU missions in #Somalia has rested on threat assessments.. so too has the approach of dominant #TCCs' such as #Ethiopia: '‘Yes, you are contributing something, but you are also staying to ensure that the country is weak’' it was has been remarked www.diis.dk/en/research/...
- Reposted by Michele GonnelliQui presenterò alcune mie riflessioni sulla politica estera e di difesa italiana nel #Mediterraneo allargato e nell' #IndoPacifico #Italia #Strategia #Security @unipisa.bsky.social
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- #Sudan #Gold #UAE #Switzerland 'Switzerland is directly implicated in these problematic flows, importing gold of unknown origin from the UAE. Between January and September 2025, Bern imported 316 tonnes of gold, valued at CHF 27 billion' www.swissaid.ch/en/media/uni...
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- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Inside #UAE's secret #Sudan war op at #Somalia's Bosaso town. Weapons funneled to #RSF via Bosaso Airport.
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli#Somalia President Hassan arrives in Cairo, days after #Eritrea's Afwerki, to attend the inauguration of #Egypt's new Grand Museum. Hassan previously attended #Ethiopia's GERD dam inauguration — a move criticized by #Cairo and #Asmara as a threat to regional stability.
- Reposted by Michele GonnelliA pleasure to be interviewed by Tefera Ghedamu @EBC about the history of International Conferences of Ethiopian Studies and the latest 22nd @Hawassa University
- 🎥 YL #Ethiopia Country Director Dr. Alula Pankhurst joined Meet EBC with Tefera Ghedamu to discuss #ICES2025. He reflected on the 66-year journey of the conference & shared YL Eth Qual6 findings on #youthtransitions amid multiple crises. 👉 Watch the video here: bit.ly/4hDKO8h @yloxford.bsky.social
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli#Somalia's president Hassan congratulates Samia Suluhu on her re-election — while #Tanzania's opposition rejects the results. Meanwhile, #Mogadishu faces its own election standoff that could lead to parallel results — a scenario that could deepen political fragmentation.
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli#Ethiopia's Red Sea dreams stir fears of new conflict in the Horn of Africa.
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli📊 Today’s #CYWRPF seminar, which has been organised monthly for the past 15 years by @yloxford.bsky.social #Ethiopia, highlighted findings from the MODA study by PSI & UNICEF. 🔹 80.4% of children in Ethiopia face multidimensional deprivation. 🔹 Highest in Somali, Afar & SNNP regions. #ChildPoverty
- Reposted by Michele GonnelliCatherine #Connolly elected as #President of the Republic of #Ireland. All the results here: www.presidentialelection.ie/election-res... #Eire
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli#Djibouti parliament has voted to lift the presidential age limit of 75, paving the way for 77-year-old President Ismail Omar to seek a 6th term — which he is widely expected to win. Guelleh ruled since 1999, succeeding his uncle Hassan Gouled Abtidoon.
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli#Sudanese Armed Forces troops reportedly fled #AlFashir ahead of the #RSF takeover of the city — leaving an estimated 200K civilians stranded. Insiders told Sky News that the army struck a deal to secure safe passage for its soldiers.
- Reposted by Michele Gonnelli#Somalia's Bosaso airport become biggest #UAE's key hubs for funneling weapons to #RSF in Sudan — with 18 flights to Libya in October alone. Previously, #Khartoum raised the issue with #Mogadishu, but Puntland regional state authorities dismissed it — despite UAE presence in the region.
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- Reposted by Michele GonnelliSulle recenti elezioni regionali in #Toscana. Una riflessione sulle virtù e i vizi della legge elettorale, alla prova dei fatti delle ultime tre contese elettorali (2015, 2020, 2025). opi.sp.unipi.it/la-toscana-e...
- Reposted by Michele GonnelliMustaf was denied entry to #Denmark after securing EU-funded scholarship to the University of Copenhagen — because Denmark doesn't recognize the Somali passport. Denmark has embassy in #Somalia & works with the same govt that issues those passports.
- Reposted by Michele GonnelliAustralia sheep-export ban helps #Somalia win $1 billion in livestock sales — exports jumped from $523 million in 2021 to $974 million last year.
