Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble met with the head of United Nations in Somalia, James Swan in the capital Mogadishu. The two sides discussed the acceleration of the country’s elections and the technical and financial support of the international community. Prime Minister Roble and James Swan agreed on the importance of expediting the election process. […]
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Somalia’s Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League Ilyas Sheikh Omar met with the Director of the International Center for Conflict Resolution and Peace in Cairo, Ambassador Ahmed Abdilatif. The sides discussed ways to increase the training provided to Somalia which is related to rebuilding the country and strengthening the civil service […]
Mr Simon Mulongo, the deputy Special Representative of the AU Mission in Somalia (Amisom), was on Thursday, given seven days to leave the country for allegedly taking part in “incompatible activities” contrary to the strategy of Amisom and Somalia, according to statement from Somalia’s Foreign ministry. It did not clarify the “activities” Mr Mulongo was […]
Somalia has expelled Ugandan diplomat Simon Mulongo, the Deputy Head of the African Mission in Somalia (Amisom), for allegedly engaging in “incompatible” behaviour. The Horn country’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in a letter copied to Amisom and the African Union Commission (AUC), declared the envoy persona non grata. Somalia has now ordered Mulongo to leave […]
The Gender Committee of the Federal Electoral Implementation Team (FEIT), on Sunday engaged dozens of women candidates for the Lower House of Parliament to explore ways of ensuring that the women’s 30 percent quota is met in order to improve the overall representation of women in the ongoing elections. In attendance at this engagement were […]
Elections for Somalia’s Lower House of Parliament commenced Monday morning with the election of Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Guleid is the first MP in Lower House elections. MP-elect Guleid got 97 votes while his only challenger Mushtaq Ibrahim garnered three votes. Also elected to the Lower House chamber of Somalia’s Federal Parliament is Bihi Iman. […]
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Somali Media Association (SOMA) condemn the arbitrary detention of eight journalists by South West State police in Baidoa on Thursday, 28 October while we call Galmudug police to unconditionally free journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Tohow currently detained in Guriel town. On Thursday 28 October, South West State police led by Baidoa […]
TukTuk drivers and ordinary Somalis decried the jump in fuel prices and voiced concern over the increase of fuel prices. The fuel price increased from last week with 1 litre now selling at $0.8 in Mogadishu. “The increase in fuel is just ridiculous and any increase in fuel prices means an increase in many other […]
Jubaland state president Ahmed Islam Madobe appointed Kismayo governor who will also double up as the mayor of Kismayo. In a brief statement from his office, Madobe appointed Omar Abdullahi Mohamed was appointed the mayor and governor of Kismayo. “The President of Jubaland State of Somalia, Ahmed Mohamed Islam, has appointed Omar Abdullahi Mohamed as […]
Al-Shabaab group has sentenced three people in Kuntunwarey district in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region. The Al-Shabaab court handed three men different sentences according to al-Shabaab-affiliated media on Saturday . Hassan Abdi Amey, who was married was stoned to death by the militants for allegedly raping a girl. The second man who was not identified was […]
A UN Panel of Experts on Somalia says worsening climate change in the region could benefit terrorist group Al-Shabaab. In a report submitted to the UN Security Council earlier in October, the Panel said the terrorist group was using people’s exposure to the bite of climate change to cement their influence in Somalia and the […]
The African Union Mission, a continental peacekeeping force, has dismissed accusations it had a hand in the violence witnessed in Guri-el town in Galmudug State in Central Somalia, pitting the local militia against the government forces. The fighting has been going on between the militia loyal to the moderate Islamist group Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa […]
Several days of fighting between government troops and militia have heightened political uncertainty over the long-overdue national polls. In addition, there is still no agreement on the electoral procedure. After weeks of heated disputes between the outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and his Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble over the disappearance of a female spy, […]
Somalia militia, Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa (ASWJ), has agreed to a ceasefire following talks brokered by the local business community, ending days of bloodshed in Galmudug federal state. Regional state President Abdi Karie Qoorqoor told the media on Tuesday night that the group, seen as moderate and who had been government allies, agreed to leave […]
Somalia’s militia, Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa (ASWJ) has agreed to a ceasefire following talks brokered by the local business community, ending days of bloodshed in Galmudug federal state. Regional state President Abdi Karie Qoorqoor told the media on Wednesday that the group, seen as moderate and who had been government allies, agreed to leave Gur-el […]
Somalia’s international partners say they are concerned the violence in Galmudug State of Somalia could derail the country’s electoral calendar and security programmes. In a joint statement on Tuesday, the UN, the African Union, the European Union and other partners warned that the fighting could worsen the humanitarian crisis and derail other government programmes for […]
Despite detailed reviews and proposals by the AU and the UN, AMISOM’s future remains far from clear. The end of 2021 was the deadline for the withdrawal of African Union peace mission forces from Somalia. But increasing violence and the country’s uncertain political future makes that unlikely. In the latest clashes on 24 October between […]
Somalia’s forces on Saturday battled regional militia in the centre of the country, killing a senior elite commander and several others. The battle, which could signal growing bad blood between armed groups initially seen as moderate and the government, resulted in the death of Major Abdifatah Fayle, the commander in Galmudug State of the American-trained […]