Somalia’s Government and Opposition Fail to Break Electoral Deadlock in Today’s Meeting
By Goth Mohamed Goth Mogadishu i-Today's meeting between the Federal Government of Somalia and opposition politicians ended without an agreement on the most critical points...
A Country on the Edge: How Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is pushing Somalia towards civil war
By Khadar Afrah On the evening of 6 May 2026, in the Warlaliska neighbourhood of Deyniile district in Mogadishu, federal government forces opened fire on...
Avoid Instability: Farmaajo Pushes for Electoral Agreement Before Mohamud’s Term Concludes
Mogadishu - Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has called for the remaining days of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s term to be used to...
Somali Opposition Insists on Holding Tomorrow’s Protest Against Displacement of Mogadishu Residents
By Goth Mohamed Goth Mogadishu - The Somali opposition, which held a meeting in Mogadishu today, has insisted that tomorrow they will proceed with a...
Somali Opposition Rejects Term Extension, Warns of Constitutional Crisis After May 15
By Goth Mohamed Goth MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali opposition leaders have warned that the country faces a constitutional crisis if the government proceeds with any...
Several Arrested in Badhan as Family of U.S. Airstrike Victim Protests Puntland Presidential Visit
By Jama Ayaanle Feyte Badhan, Puntland – Security forces in Puntland arrested several civilians on Saturday during a protest against a planned visit by regional...
Somaliland Rejects Joint IOC Foreign Ministers’ Statement, Insists Recognition is a “Grounded Legal Reality”
HARGEISA, Somaliland | April 19, 2026 – The Government of the Republic of Somaliland issued a sharp and formal rebuke on Sunday in response...
Statement by the African Union Commission on Israel’s Reported Decision Regarding Somaliland
Statement by the African Union Commission on Israel’s Reported Decision Regarding “Somaliland”. The African Union Commission expresses deep concern and strongly condemns reports of Israel’s...
Over 100 Somali MPs Declare That Their Term Has Ended and the Country Has Entered a Constitutional Crisis Caused by President Hassan Sheikh
PRESS RELEASE April 16, 2026 According to Article 60 of the 2012 Constitution, under which constitutional bodies were elected and sworn in, April 14, 2026, marked...
China’s military support for Somalia is on the rise – what Taiwan and Somaliland have to do with it
Somalia’s foreign minister meets with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing in 2024. Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua via Getty Images China recently pledged to expand military support to Somalia in its...
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