Following the Israeli air strike on the Iranian embassy in Damascus on April 1, which killed diplomats and high-ranking generals, Iran predictably retaliated by raining missiles down on the Zionist state. Around 300 ballistic and cruise missiles, and drones were launched from Iranian territory to strike Israel for the first time. The 5-hour attack targeted […]
Since Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (HSM) was elected president in May 2022, some leaders of the federal member states of Somalia rushed local parliaments into term extensions. The President of Jubaland State, Mr. Ahmed Madobe, extended his term for one year, followed by President Abdiaziz Laftagareen of South-West State (SWS) and President Ahmed Karie Qoorqoor of […]
A week ago, Said Abdullahi Deni, the president of the Somali region of Puntland, has declared his candidacy to the country’s top seat. In his announcement speech, Deni said his main objective was to defeat the incumbent, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. He also called on all forces opposing the president to support him. Deni’s autocratic […]
In the following paragraphs, we are examining recent Somali elections history to explain how Somalia has failed to hold free, fair and peaceful elections under President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s watch. The role the president played in this failure and how his political gullibility helped his rivals achieve their agendas is well documented. First of all, […]
Indirect presidential election due on October 10th this year. The national consultation forum for the federal elections which comprises of five states leaders plus Benadir governor and the Prime minister, held two-days conference for finalizing elections dialogue in Mogadishu on the 28-29th of May, 2021. On the 30th May, 2021, the office of the prime […]
Since Somaliland unilaterally declared its independent from the rest of Somalia, after the Somali National Movement (SNM) had secured control over the northern regions, the “central clan” – the Isaaq clan in this case – dominated the political and economic systems in the region unchallenged. Non Isaaq clans, the “periphery clans” (Gadabursi, Warsangeli, Dhulbahante, Gabooye, […]
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