The damaging defeat of the Somali National Army (SNA) in its confrontation with Sheikh Ahmed Madobe in Ras Kamboni in December will be hard to recover from...

When the agreement on general elections was reached Ahmed Madobe in Kismayo for example imagined that if as many believed Al Shabaab was on the verge of historic defeat he could win elections hands down...

Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe's local forces comprise mainly his Ogadeni kinsmen and include far fewer of the second most important local clan the Marehan...

In Jubaland the anti-jihadist offensive is still in its infancy and the federal government is placing its hope on its 31 October agreement with South West State's President Ahmed Madobe to recruit other Federal Member States (FMS) to the fight against Al Shabaab...

President Ahmed Madobe of South West State and Farmajo are locked in dispute over the polls...

Qalbi Dhaga is popular there especially in the rank and file of Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe's supporters since he belongs to an important sub-clan of Mahamed Subeyr/Ogadeni...

Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe's relations with the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) which attempted to use South West State as a buffer zone after its invasion in 2016 are deteriorating...

The Jubaland president Ahmed Madobe (who is Ogadeni) has tried to shore up his position by playing the Guri off against the Galti...

An instance of Farmajo putting his political interests first came in Jubaland the devolved state bordering Kenya where Ahmed Madobe presides where he exploited his clan (Marehan) influence in Gedo an important part of the region...