President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo with H.H. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha - May 25, 2017 (Photo Villa Somalia) Qatari influence and Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's over-reliance on Doha have reversed years of security progress. by Abdullahi Mohamed...
Mogadishu 12 July 2014- A delegation from Somalia Federal Government, Civil Society and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), alongside other African and US participants completed two-week course in Ghana on election management. The course, which covered the entire electoral...
Veteran Somali politician Mohamed Osman Jawari looks on August 26, 2012 in Mogadishu during his candidacy, before being elected as the speaker of Somalia's new parliament. Somalia's new parliament endorsed on Tuesday all 10 ministers appointed by the prime minister,...
By Dr. Mohamud Uluso From the outset, I apologize in advance if the title of my article causes discomfort and anger especially for the valuable and capable presidential candidates who are not from Hawiye clan. Let me make clear that...
Barclays bank says it doesn't want to enable money laundering, but critics say it is cutting vital flows of money into the country. By Tom Murphy/ August 13, 2013 Somalis are bracing for the impact of the British bank Barclay’s decision to sever...
Nairobi, November 21, 2013-Somali authorities arrested two journalists, one of them the victim of an alleged rape, on Wednesday in Mogadishu, the capital, and charged them with defamation in connection with a report on the alleged rape, according to...
Somalia Election Presidential candidates, former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, center, and incumbent leader Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, right, attend a voting session for the presidential election at the Halane military camp which is protected by African Union peacekeepers, in Mogadishu, Somalia...
In Summary • Experts say the Somali constitution gives considerable autonomy to regional governments to enter commercial oil deals. • But a petroleum law that has not yet been adopted by the country’s parliament but is being invoked by federal officials...
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The National Consultative Forum held in Kismayo ended in deadlock. As leaders prepared to leave the city for the capital and other federal states the AUE ambassador to Somalia arrived with a message reportedly to encourage leaders to agree...