Jubaland Protests; Put Turkey’s Longstanding Somalia Partnership Under New Political Strain

Jubaland Protests; Put Turkey’s Longstanding Somalia Partnership Under New Political Strain

Kismaayo (WDN) — Streets in Kismaayo and Doolow have become the latest stage for Somalia’s deepening political confrontation, as protesters rallied against the Federal Government and expressed anger toward Turkey, a country that has spent more than a decade building one of Somalia’s closest and most consequential foreign partnerships. Demonstrations were held in Kismaayo on...

‘We Don’t Need Erdogan’: Anti-Türkiye Sentiment Grips Somalia – Axadle

‘We Don’t Need Erdogan’: Anger Against Türkiye Spills Onto Somalia’s Streets KISMAYO, Somalia — Anti-Türkiye sentiment erupted across parts of southern Somalia as hundreds of protesters marched through Kismayo, the interim capital of Jubaland, after a disputed incident in Doolow district, in the Gedo region. The demonstrators alleged that Türkiye played a role in an […]

Somalia: Anti-Turkish Protests Erupt in Kismayo as Jubaland Officials Accuse Ankara of Interference – Somali Dispatch

KISMAYO (SD) – A protest against the Turkish government was held in Kismayo, the interim capital of Jubaland, with demonstrators accusing Ankara of interfering in Somalia’s internal political and security affairs. Protesters carried banners and placards criticizing Turkey’s growing role in Somalia and describing Ankara’s involvement as a form of foreign interference. The demonstration comes amid increasingly strained relations between Jubaland a…