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Mogadishu (WDN) – High-stakes talks held today inside the heavily fortified Halane compound ended without a breakthrough, exposing the deepening political fracture gripping Somalia just two days before the federal government’s mandate expires.

The meeting in Halane comes after multiple failed attempts to mediate the deepening political standoff between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and opposition leaders, including reconciliation efforts led by traditional elders and other influential stakeholders. According to political sources who spoke to WardheerNews, the prior mediation initiatives collapsed after the president refused to compromise on his administration’s unilateral push toward a one-person, one-vote electoral model, a move that lacks broad political consensus and risks further deepening Somalia’s constitutional and political crisis.

The closed-door meeting in Halane compound, reportedly held at a Somali intelligence facility inside Mogadishu’s airport zone, brought together President Hassan Sheikh and First Deputy Prime Minister Salah Jama on one side, and former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed alongside Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni on the other.

The negotiations were mediated by UK Ambassador Charles King and acting US Chargé D’affaires Justin Davis a clear sign of growing international alarm over Somalia’s rapidly escalating political crisis. Sources close to the Somali Salvation Council told Media that the most explosive disputes centered on elections and the future political direction of the country, with each side fiercely defending its own electoral model as the only viable path for Somalia.