Day: 11 April 2021

Election Talks Or Federalism In Question

The ongoing election talks have shown that Somalia is still a country with a long way to go to extricate itself from the consequences of the chaos generated by the collapse of the state during the Civil War. Indeed, although Somalia emerged from the failed state status in 2009, from the transitional government in 2012, […]

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Somalia’s Election Concerns and the UN Response

The Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent on April 9th a letter to the UN Security Council stressing its commitment to hold federal elections and at the same time warning against any interference in Somalia’s elections. The statement, signed by Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak, was in response to a March 31st   speech by Security […]

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