Elections

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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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.

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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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Afisiyoni Meeting (Day 2): Electoral Technical Committee Report

President Farmajo, accompanied by the Prime Minister, the Presidents of Galmudug, South West, Hirshabelle and the Governor of Banadir, heard a report from the Electoral Technical Committee. The Acting Chairman of the Technical Electoral Commission and Minister of Information of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr. Osman Abokor Dubbe, reported on the Joint Plan issued […]

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Afisiyoni Meeting Opened Without Puntland And Jubaland Leaders

Today, the much-awaited Afisiyoni Tent Somali leaders’ meeting was opened without Puntland And Jubaland leaders, Said Deni and Ahmed Madobe. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo chaired this preliminary meeting of the National Conference on Completing Electoral Issues and the implementation of the September 17, 2020 agreement ratified by the Somali Federal Parliament. The meeting was […]

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How Farmajo Trapped Rebellious Leaders

As many expected, Said Deni and Ahmed Madobe didn’t show up at the meeting today citing bogus pretexts. This meeting was however a trap and the two rebellious Leaders fell into it with their eyes wide open. All of Somalia was curious about how the two recalcitrant leaders of Puntland and Jubaland would react who […]

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Standoff Over The Federal Elections

Many Somalis are shocked at the absurdity of giving too much credit to politicians such as Deni or Madobe who crack down on political opponents and restrict public freedoms in their own region to block federal elections because they want to be consulted on matters that are within federal jurisdiction.

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Last Elections Conference Will Be Held At The Afisiyoni Airbase

The Federal Republic of Somalia has invited regional governments and the Benadir regional administration to join the federal government in a meeting on March 22nd and 23rd, 2021 to conclude negotiations on electoral issues. The two-day conference which will be organized by Prime Minister’s Office is planned to take place on Monday and Tuesday at […]

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