Jan 2, 2025 · MOGADISHU, Somalia – On Thursday, Somalia officially began its two-year term as a member of the United Nations Security Council. Joining Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, and Panama for the 2025-2026 term,...

Dec 11, 2024 · MOGADISHU, Somalia – Tensions over Somalia’s new one-person, one-vote electoral system were high on Tuesday as Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met with a Kenyan delegation in Mogadishu. The delegation, carrying a message from Kenyan President William Ruto, discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties, focusing on …

Nov 27, 2024 · MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali Parliament descended into chaos on Wednesday as lawmakers debated the approval of a controversial election commission, amid rising political tensions over the new one-person, one-vote system championed by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.. The session was briefly disrupted when lawmakers from Jubaland staged a protest with whistles, halting proceedings for several ...

Dec 27, 2024 · MOGADISHU, Somalia — At least 51 people have been killed in three rounds of violent clashes between two Somali clan militias in Da’awaley town, Ethiopia’s Somali region.. The battle erupted over a grazing land dispute. The first two rounds of fighting took place on Wednesday and Friday last week, resulting in multiple casualties on both sides.

Nov 17, 2024 · MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has called in Denmark’s Ambassador to Somalia, Steen Sonne Andersen, following comments he made about Somaliland’s presidential election. The remarks have sparked public outcry and calls for the ambassador to be declared persona non grata. Minister Moalim confirmed that Ambassador Andersen is scheduled to meet with him on ...

Dec 24, 2024 · MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia and Ethiopia held bilateral talks aimed at advancing the Ankara Declaration and strengthening their relationship, which has faced challenges since January.. A Somali delegation, led by the State Minister for Foreign Affairs, met with Ethiopia’s counterpart, Mesganu Arega, in Addis Ababa on Tuesday, discussing ways to improve their cooperation.

Nov 28, 2024 · MOGADISHU, Somalia – Jubaland, a federal member state of Somalia, has issued an arrest warrant for Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in retaliation for a similar decision by a Mogadishu-based court, which sought the arrest of the region’s leader, Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe, on charges of ‘treason.’. The First District Courthouse in Kismayo issued its own arrest warrant against ...

Oct 11, 2024 · MOGADISHU, Somalia– On Sunday, Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe appointed a seven-member election committee to oversee an indirect leadership election, directly challenging Somalia’s one-person, one-vote system.. The move was condemned by the Somali federal government, which argued it violated key agreements between federal …

Dec 11, 2024 · MOGADISHU, Somalia – Jubaland regional state has reportedly canceled Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre’s planned visit to Kismayo, about 500 km southwest of the capital, Mogadishu, just two days after the state cut all ties with …

Jan 1, 2025 · MOGADUSHU, Somalia – The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission (AUSSOM) officially began on Wednesday, following the UN Security Council Resolution, despite concerns over troop contributions.