Week Observer: January 31 – February 6
Foreign Relations Feb 1 A Togo-flagged boat MV Fox, loaded with illegal charcoal at the Kismayo Port, Jubaland, under AMISOM’s Kenyan contingent supervision, is now anchored in Salalah, Oman. The…
Week Observer: January 24 – January 30
Elections Jan 25 Finance Minister Dr. Abdirahman Beileh lost his seat to Dr. Abdillahi Hashi Abib. In an interview few hours before the polls, he hinted Prime Minister Roble is…
Week Observer: January 16 – January 23
Federal Elections Jan 16 Only one and two days after the date when the new electoral calendar comes into effect, January 15, almost all regional states have published a partial…
Week Observer: January 7 – January 15
Elections 2021 Jan 15 The Federal Election Implementation Team (FEIT) elected Mr. Muse Gelle Yusuf as its new Chairman following a secret ballot eclipsed by political pressure and vote buying.…
Somalis Expect Leadership As Drought Hits Hard
Somali regions from north to south and east to west are struggling with severe drought characterized by lack of rain, low rivers and declining pastures. So far, the disaster has…
PM Roble’s Offensive on State Security
Since Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble came under investigation for his involvement in the diversion of land belonging to the Somali National Army (SNA), he has gone on the offensive…
Prime Minister Roble Suspended For Corruption
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has suspended Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble from office as the investigation into his misappropriation of public land reserved for the Somali National Army (SNA) is…
Tensions Rise in Bosaso as Puntland Security Forces Defy Presidential Decree
Tensions remain high in Bosaso as the Puntland Security Forces (PSF) and troops loyal to Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni face off following a presidential decree dismissing the PSF commander.
Abdirahman Irro Transferred Waddani Party Control
Waddani party chairman Abdirahman Irro officially handed over control of the party to Hirsi Ali Haji Hassan who was elected at the 2nd Congress on November 15-16, 2021. Mr. Abdirahman…
UK-drafted Resolution Renews UN Sanctions On Somalia
On November 15, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution drafted by the United Kingdom subjecting Somalia to a draconian sanctions regime for another year. The resolution is roughly…