Somali president promises return of soldiers sent to Eritrea
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has announced that soldiers sent to train in Eritrea will return home, after more than a year of controversy over […]
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Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud elected President of Somalia
Five years later, he returns to power: Somalia elected Sunday for the second time Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud as its president, after a vote under high […]
Somalia election 2022: 39 candidates in the lineup
A record 39 candidates have been registered for the presidential election scheduled for Sunday in Somalia, announced Tuesday the parliamentary committee in charge of organizing […]
Somali presidential election set for May 15
The presidential election expected for more than a year in Somalia will be held on May 15, announced Thursday on public television, citing the Parliamentary […]
Somali PM orders expulsion of AU representative, President objects
Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble on Thursday ordered the expulsion of the African Union’s representative in the country, triggering a new row with President […]
Somalia: Incomplete Parliamentary elections by deadline
Somalia failed to complete elections for the lower house of Parliament by Tuesday’s deadline, marking yet another delay in the electoral process that should lead […]
Somalia: government spokesman injured in Shebab attack
Government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu was injured Sunday in a shebab suicide attack on his car in Mogadishu, Somalia, the prime minister’s office and police […]
Somalia: President Farmajo “suspends” Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble from his duties
Head of state Mohamed Abdullahi, known as Farmajo, announced in a statement on Sunday night (December 26) and Monday (December 27) that he was “suspending” […]
Somalia: Opposition boycotts election process
This process is designed to elect, region by region, a lower house of Parliament by the end of December. Together with the Senate, it is […]
Somalia: President and Prime Minister agree to “accelerate” the electoral process
Somalia’s president and Prime minister have called for the “acceleration” of the electoral process leading to the appointment of a new Head of State, ending […]