On Wednesday, fighting broke out in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Jubbaland between regional and federal government forces. The violence came after Jubbaland held an election without Mogadishu’s ...

Mogadishu, Somalia - As part of this year's International Women's Day (IWD) celebrations, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud hosted a State iftar dinner for women leaders on Saturday, recognizing ...

Somalia announced another extension in parliamentary elections, pushing the deadline to complete the vote to March 15. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble made the announcement after a virtual ...

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A Somali restaurateur who has survived multiple ... Osman lost his campaign for re-election by one vote and willing stepped down in one of the first true acts of African political democracy.

“We will not participate in a manipulated election that benefits only one side,” said a senior official at the conference. “The Somali people must reject the erosion of democracy and any attempts to ...

In Minnesota, Muslims and Somali Americans talked politics, religion and how their votes were swayed in the 2024 election. Some showed a new affinity for the Republican Party under Donald Trump.

A group of Somali opposition presidential candidates has rejected the government's plan for upcoming elections. The rejection could result in yet another delay for the Somali polls. The opposition ...

The electoral framework is fundamental to balancing central authority and regional autonomy in a federal system, power structures ...

The Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs & Reconciliation officially inaugurated a four-day Awareness and Mobilization Workshop on Elections in Mogadishu.

Somali police announce curfew in capital during ... that will keep almost all residents at home during a presidential election by lawmakers on Sunday, in which incumbent leader Mohamed Abdullahi ...

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud holds talks over phone with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir as well as Vice President Riek Machar, ...