Somalia

Foreigners And Somalis Prosecuted For Espionage

The Benadir regional court has issued a statement summoning six suspects, mostly foreigners, on suspicion of spying and disseminating information on national security. In this affair, four foreigners and two Somali citizens Prosecuted For Espionage. The defendants are: 1 – Matt Bryden 2 – Kheyre Abdirahman Rage 3 – Rashid Abdi 4 – Emmanuel Deisser […]

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West Press Somalia To Annul Universal Suffrage

Western nations press Somalia to annul a universal suffrage law that was unanimously passed by the Parliament and signed by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on April 12. The People’s Representatives, Somali Lower House, took a widely expected constitutional step on April 12th to end the federal election deadlock and passed a law repealing the controversial […]

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Somali Parliament Approves Extension of Government Institutions

The members of the parliament met in Mogadishu today following a political crisis created by the September 17 indirect election agreement and passed a special law that gives back the assembly its power to legislate on these delayed elections. The law, that was debated and approved a majority of 149 lawmakers present at today’s meeting, […]

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Prime Minister Roble Commemorates SNA Day With Troops on the Battlefield

The Prime Minister’ Mohamed Hussein Roble, congratulated all members of the Somali National Army (SNA) forces, including officers, non-commissioned officers, officers, soldiers, wives, children and all members of the armed forces. “Your successes on the battlefield and the fact that you have weakened the strength of the terrorists give a good indication of the momentum […]

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Election Talks Or Federalism In Question

The ongoing election talks have shown that Somalia is still a country with a long way to go to extricate itself from the consequences of the chaos generated by the collapse of the state during the Civil War. Indeed, although Somalia emerged from the failed state status in 2009, from the transitional government in 2012, […]

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Somalia’s Election Concerns and the UN Response

The Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent on April 9th a letter to the UN Security Council stressing its commitment to hold federal elections and at the same time warning against any interference in Somalia’s elections. The statement, signed by Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak, was in response to a March 31st   speech by Security […]

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Heroic Gor-Gor Forces Promoted

The Somali government has promoted heroic Gor-Gor forces in Barire and Awdheegle districts of Lower Shabelle region, following a recent battle with Al-Shabab. In recent days, Al-Shabab militants have carried out a series of planned bombings and direct attacks against national army bases, but the troops have defended themselves and inflicted a crushing defeat on […]

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Gov’t Address to the Somali Nation : Puntland and Jubaland refuse the elections

As you are aware, in July of last year, 2020, the debate on the nature of Somalia’s 2020/2021 elections began. The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has sought to lead the country to a multi-party system, with some regional administrations insisting on ending the one-person, one-vote representation system, and the promising first phase of a […]

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Uncertainty Over The Election Talks

Government and international community released separate statements on the consultation conference held in Mogadishu, both reacting to the uncertainty over the election talks. Abdirashid Mohamed Hashi, the information director of the Somali presidency, spoke about the conference of the Federal Government and regional administrations leaders in Mogadishu. Abdirashid Mohamed Hashi described as false the reports […]

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Somali Leaders’ Meeting Enters Second Day

Today, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, the Prime Minister, the presidents of the five states and the governor of the Benadir region meet face-to-face for the second day at the Afisiyoni Tent airbase in Mogadishu. The conference, which started yesterday, is closed to the public and will focus on election-related issues, in particular the agenda for […]

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