Ahmed Madobe

Somali state braces for election with risks to regional stability

Mogadishu is accused by Jubaland of trying to oust President Ahmed Madobe by backing the opposition, in what observers say is a bid to get a loyalist into power in the strategic region
Kenya sees Jubaland, a lush, relatively prosperous part of Somalia where it has many troops, as a buffer between it and Al-Shabab militants

By AFP · 21 August 2019