Browsing: Somalia

Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been re-elected as the 10th president of Somalia, defeating incumbent President Mohamed Farmajo in the third round of vote…

Two former presidents will face off against the incumbent in Somalia’s long-delayed presidential vote on Sunday behind blast walls to protect lawmakers from Islamist attacks and…

Reports indicate that an explosion has occurred at Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, injuring an unspecified number of soldiers. Multiple reports say a suicide bomber targeted vehicles at…

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) has imposed a curfew on the Afisyoni air force hangar in the capital, Mogadishu, and the surrounding areas…

A parliamentary committee has concluded the nominations process for presidential candidates in Somalia. With 39 contenders running for the presidency in the restive horn of Africa…

President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has formally declared his candidacy for a second term in the presidential elections scheduled for May 15. He stated he…

A new round of conditions has been stipulated for one of the toughest contests in the forthcoming Somalia presidential polls set for May 15, 2022, after…

State TV announced Thursday, Somalia will hold presidential elections on May 15, said a statement by a parliamentary committee tasked with organising the long-delayed polls. The…

On Sunday, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, a former Somalia transitional federal president, was elected to the House of the People (the lower house of Somalia’s bicameral parliament).…

An African Union (AU) mission troop camp in Shabelle, central Somalia has been attacked by Somalia’s al-Shabaab group. The early morning car bomb and gun attack…