The National Electoral Commission has begun dispatching election materials to South West State, days before the region’s landmark one-person-one-vote polls scheduled for 15 May 2026. […]
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Somalia’s Police Chief Locks Arms with Turkey
Somali Police Force Commander Major General Asad Osman Abdullahi met with a senior Turkish delegation in Mogadishu on Tuesday to sign a new security cooperation […]
MP Fardowsa Egal Resigns From Hassan Sheikh’s Ruling Party
Somali lawmaker and former minister Fardowsa Osman Egal formally resigned from the Justice and Unity Party (JSP) on Monday, marking the latest defection from President […]
‘I Am Still President’: Laftagaren Refuses to Concede
Ousted Southwest state president Abdiasis Laftagaren has forcefully renewed his claim to office, declaring in a televised interview that he remains the region’s lawful leader […]
UN, UK Envoy Back Somali Future Council, Demand Inclusion
The United Nations Transition Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) and the British ambassador to Somalia have jointly welcomed the launch of the Somali Future Council talks, […]
Voter Registration Begins in Somalia’s Wargalo Town
The National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEC) has launched a voter registration drive in Wargalo, a rural town in the Mudug region of central […]
Somali Opposition Presents Three Demands to President
Somali opposition leaders have presented President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud with a set of three core demands to resolve an escalating political crisis, warning that unilateral […]
Deni Threatens to Void Federal Government as Hassan Sheikh Courts Elders
Somalia faces a political split after Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni vowed to stop recognizing the federal government if no political agreement is reached by […]
Somalia Reaffirms Somali-Led UN Transition in Mogadishu Talks
Somalia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ali Mohamed Omar, received a United Nations Transition Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) delegation in Mogadishu on […]
Farmaajo confirms he offered Somalia’s presidency to Bihi
Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has confirmed a long-circulating rumor that he once offered the Somali presidency to ex-Somaliland leader Muse Bihi Abdi during […]