On the Horn’s dilemma: meeting Somalia’s president

The Intelligence from The Economist

EpisodeNov 30, 202228m

On the Horn’s dilemma: meeting Somalia’s president

The Intelligence from The Economist

EpisodeNov 30, 202228m

The Horn of Africa’s resurgent jihadists of al-Shabab pose the biggest problem to Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. He tells us his plans—political, economic and principally ideological—to calm tensions. Western pilots have been training their Chinese counterparts, to widespread consternation. And looking back on the best footballers never to have appeared in a World Cup.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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