According to sources privy to discussions between the President of the Republic of Somaliland HE Muse Bihi Abdi, and the Qatari delegation headed by the Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign…
The parliament speaker says 140 MPs backed the return to the September agreement that will allow for indirect presidential and parliamentary elections. Somalia’s lower house of parliament has voted unanimously…
MOGADISHU – A shaky calm has returned to Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu on Monday morning after a night of deadly clashes between troops loyal to the outgoing president and pro-opposition forces.…
MOGADISHU – Somalia’s government is on the brink of bankruptcy after donor nations suspended budget support, Finance Minister Abdirahman Bayle said on Saturday, after the country’s international partners decided not…
Former US Deputy Secretary of State for Africa and Ambassador to Guinea and Ethiopia Tibor Nagy has advised Somalia to learn from the democratic ideals of Somaliland in holding presidential and parliamentary elections Nagy…
Leaders holed up inside Mogadishu’s high-security international airport have failed to agree a plan, risking further unrest. For nearly a month, men from the militias of at least two of…
Banadir provincial administration on Thursday issued a new directive that a $5 fine will be levied on those who do not wear face masks amid surge in Covid-19 cases in…
Somalia has signed a historic debt cancellation agreement with the Italian government on Thursday. But the country likely will remain dependent on foreign aid as it recovers from decades of…
Gunfire erupted in Mogadishu on Friday as security forces clashed with aides guarding opposition politicians during protest. The protesters were demonstrating against delayed elections in the Somali capital and security…
Turkey’s recently announced space program, which aims to make a soft landing on the moon in 2028, will cost upwards of $1bn and would require building a rocket launch site…
Former Presidents Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (L) and Sharif Sheikh Hassan (R) Mogadishu (HOL) – The Council of Presidential Candidates is gearing up for planned protests against President Farmajo on Friday…
The UN and African Union have urged Somali leaders to resume talks to resolve the impasse on how to proceed with elections. The term of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also…
As the Horn of Africa nation struggles to reach a consensus on this year’s general election, the country’s controversial clan-based indirect voting system is under scrutiny. Plans to proceed with…
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has called for a meeting with federal state leaders next week to resolve the impasse on how to proceed with elections. The term of President…
Uncertainty looms large in the Horn of Africa as Somalia prepares for its delayed and contentious elections normally meant to take place when the president’s term expires on 8 February.…
