[Garowe] A former pirate ringleader has been linked to the most recent chaos in the Puntland...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion...
capital, residents confirmed to Garowe Online, in what could directly impact the ongoing electoral debacles in Somalia's northeastern Federal state.
Presently, Puntland is struggling with electoral problems, squarely blamed on term-ending leader Said Abdullahi Deni, who is accused of a plot to extend his term, albeit illegally. Puntland elections are constitutionally set to be held in January 2024.