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PM Roble Published List Of New Electoral Commissions

Following a review and amendment to the May 27th National Consultative Assembly agreement, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble released a list of Federal, State and Dispute Resolution Electoral Commissions. Mr. Roble issued last night a decree appointing committees to oversee the upcoming elections for the two Houses of the Federal Parliament and the Dispute Resolution […]

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Dr. Abdirahman D. Beyle: Somali Personality Of The Month Of April

Kormeeraha Magazine contributors has chosen Dr. Abdirahman Duale Beyle, the Federal minister of finances, as the Somali Personality of the Month of April. Dr. Beyle who contribution to the country is immeasurable, is also an internationally acclaimed economist. Since being appointed Minister of Finance, he has put the state’s finances back in order and rehabilitated […]

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Agreement Reached On Elections

The United Nations Security Council convened a special session on the situation in Somalia today, attended and addressed by members including Somali Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak and United Nations Special Representative to Somalia James Swan. First, Somali Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak said in his speech to the Security Council that an agreement had been reached […]

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Army Deserters Responsible For Mogadisho Violence Will Reintegrate SNA

At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble at the Galmudug President’s residence, the decisions of the technical committee tasked by the prime minister to resolve the recent crisis in Mogadishu were announced. The terms of the agreement reached this afternoon in Mogadishu. 1. That all troops who arrived in Mogadishu during the […]

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President Farmajo Addresses The Nation

Following the shift in the political discourse initiated by the Hirshabelle and Galmudug leaders yesterday, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, addressed the Somali people last night, expressing deep concern over the current situation, the elections and the future of the country. The President spoke of the Government’s commitment to […]

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Galmudug And Hirshabelle Leaders Urge For A Return to the September 17 Deal

In a dramatic shift in Somalia’s political saga, the regional states of Hirshabelle and Galmudug leaders jointly issued a statement assessing the polarized political situation in the country and calling for a return to the September 17 deal. In their statement, published yesterday, Ahmed Abdi Karie Qoorqoor and Ali Abdullahi Hussein Gudlawe deplored the tragic […]

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Money smuggled from Kenya

Police Seized Large Sums Of Money Being Smuggled From Kenya

The Somali Police at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport seized a large amount of cash that was smuggled into the country by a plane from Kenya. Somali police spokesman Sadiq Adan Ali, who released the statement, did not give many details but said investigations were ongoing and the owner of the money in question is […]

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Somalia at Odds with Western Donors Over Direct Election Law

Western nations are urging Somalia to annul a direct election law that was unanimously passed by Parliament and signed by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on April 12.

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Prime Minister Roble Commemorates SNA Day With Troops on the Battlefield

Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, congratulated all members of the Somali National Army (SNA) forces, including officers, non-commissioned officers, officers, soldiers, wives, children and all members of the armed forces. “Your successes on the battlefield and the fact that you have weakened the strength of the terrorists give a good indication of the momentum and […]

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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.

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