Jubaland's Madobe: Federal Mandate Has Expired, Crisis 'Requires Dialogue'

Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe said Somalia's crisis 'requires dialogue,' criticized the deployment of security forces against Mogadishu demonstrators as undemocratic, argued federal member states hold constitutional authority over their own governance and elections, and declared the federal administration's mandate had expired. The statement echoed Puntland's position and signaled continued alignment between the two federal member states within the opposition Somali Future Council.