Somalia enters unchartered waters as election disputes intensify

Woman placing voting slip into a ballot box. [Courtesy/GettyImages]

Somalia is entering one of the most politically volatile periods in recent memory as tensions escalate between the Federal Government and several Federal Member States ahead of the planned 2026 elections.

A series of sudden and dramatic developments in recent weeks has sparked fears of a widening constitutional crisis that threatens to fracture the country’s fragile federal system and undermine security in the capital.