Somali Future Council

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The Somali Future Council (Somali: Golaha Mustaqbalka Soomaaliya; SFC) is an opposition coalition against the Federal Government of Somalia. It was founded on October 2, 2025 by the president of Puntland and the president of Jubaland as part of the ongoing constitutional crisis.

The coalition temporarily expanded to include the South West State on March 19, 2026 after the state's president had severed ties with the federal government on March 17. On March 30, the president of the South West State was removed by the Somali National Army and replaced with Ahmed Mohamed Hussein as the head of a new transitional government.

Background

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Negotiations

Talks at Halane Camp in Mogadishu between the Somali Future Council and the Government began on May 12 with mediation from US and UK ambassadors. The SFC was represented by former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni and the government by outgoing Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama.

The talks collapsed on the third day after the opposition leaders demanded the president acknowledge that his mandate had ended to which he maintained that it had not. The Federal Government of Somalia subsequently released a statement affirming the president's position on the implementation of direct elections.

On May 26, Somali clan elders met with leaders of the SFC. According to Garad Jama Garad Ali, the Garad of the Dhulbahante clan, the talks between the opposition and the government have been delayed rather than abandoned. He claimed that the delays may be in part due to some of the traditional elder committees not having been completed as of yet.

Clashes

On August 17, forces loyal to Laftagareen attempted to contest the city of Baidoa but were driven out by federal troops. The fighting resulted in at least four civilian deaths and many more were left injured.

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