PM Robleh met with Representatives of the International Community
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…