Month: March 2021

PM Robleh met with Representatives of the International Community in Somalia

Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Robleh met representatives of the international community in Somalia. They discussed the acceleration and completion of the country’s electoral process, in accordance with the September 17, 2020 agreement and the recommendations of the Baidoa Technical Committee. Prime Minister Robleh assured the people of Somalia and international partners that the Federal […]

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Regional Leaders In Disagreement Over Details

The regional state leaders’ meeting at the Airport Hotel inside Aden Adde International Airport ended without a deal last night as they were in disagreement over details. This Third meeting, in a series of meetings which started a few days ago, would have made good progress on sensitive issues. However, the parties are still at […]

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Puntland Unpaid Forces Set Up Roadblocks

Puntland, Darawish forces, protesting against unpaid salaries, have installed a checkpoint on the Garowe-Gaalkacyo highway for almost a week. Units of the protesting army, complaining of lack of rights and salaries, barred Puntland officials from using the Garowe-Gaalkacyo highway, particularly in the Harfo area of Mudug region. Army officials told Puntland Post that they would […]

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Unruly MPs Barred From Parliament

Speaker of the People’s Assembly, Mr. Mohamed Mursal, barred 15 lawmakers from attending the next five parliamentary sessions. In the letter issued yesterday by the speaker of the Parliament, these lawmakers were declared to be in contempt of Parliament for obstructing the March 27th 2021 session. Contempt is any action that obstruct or interferes with […]

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Opposition MPs prevented today’s Parliament meeting

The expected meeting of the People’s Assembly in Villa Hargeisa was cancelled this morning not long after it was opened. Today’s meeting agenda was sent last night to the House of Representatives’ members to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the meeting was interrupted by a small, well-organized group of representatives alleging that the announced agenda […]

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Enough With The Election Deadlock

The federal election is blocked by unruly politicians but longer we wait, the more difficult it will be. Somali people are saying: enough with the election deadlock! Somali people are tired of listening to a minority of politicians dragging the reputation of the nation in the mud. President Farmajo has shown multiple times to the […]

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Electoral Consultative Body Discusses Absent Regional Leaders

The Minister of Information of the Federal Government of Somalia, Osman Abokor Dubbe, who addressed the National Electoral Consultative Conference, said that President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has sent a delegation to the Heads of State of Puntland and Jubaland who have not yet joined the National Electoral Consultative Assembly. The Minister pointed out that the […]

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Foreign Representation Cacophony and the Somali Gov’t Response

In the past few hours, there have been increasing calls from donors to Somalia over the election. Friends of Somalia have for the past 24 hours have started sending tweets calling for urgent elections. The European Union (EU) says the Somali people want the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections to take place. The EU also […]

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Army Takes Over Afgoye Security From AMISOM

The Somali National Army has taken over responsibility for security in Afgoye district from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). A ceremony was held in Afgoye district of Lower Shabelle region, attended by officials including the Commander of the Armed Forces, General Mohamed Tahliil Bihi, the Deputy Commander of AMISOM, the Commander of the […]

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Federal Gov’t, Puntland Trade Barbs Over Dhahar Police Brutality

Following a violent suppression of a popular uprising in the Sanag Region’s town of Dhahar, the Federal Government of Somalia issued a statement condemning the Puntland Administration’s use of live bullets to subdue the crowd. “The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) is deeply saddened by today’s heinous act in Dhahar, Sanaag region, in which Puntland […]

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