Month: November 2021

Waddani Party

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 Mohamed Abdillahi Irro, welcomed this morning the newly elected chairman of the Somaliland National Party, better known as Waddani, in his office based in Hargeisa. […]

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UN Security Council

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 similar to the previous one as it re-imposes the same limitations and prohibitions on the struggling nation while Somalia’s concerns about violations by foreign troops […]

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FGS met AUPSC

FGS To AU: AMISOM Must Exit As Planned

African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) headed by the Egyptian Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to African Union, Dr. Mohamed Omar Gad, wrapped up its three-day visit to Mogadishu today after the Somali government insisted that AMISOM must exit as planned. The delegation arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday and met with Foreign Affairs […]

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Mulongo in Halane

Why Mulongo Was Expelled From Somalia

Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expelled the Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DSRCC) for Somalia, Simon Mulongo. A statement, dated November 4, 2021, sent to the African Union (AU) Commission in Addis-Ababa and the Office of African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the federal government of Somalia […]

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QoorQoor October Personality

QoorQoor: Month Of October Personality

This month, the Kormeeraha Magazine chose Ahmed Karie Qoorqoor, the president of Galmudug, as the personality that marked the month of October. Coming from a region that has produced the best and worst politicians in Somali history, he has distinguished himself from his very corrupt and aimless peers. His detractors have criticized him for having […]

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