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 ...

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 ...

Dec 29, 2024 · MOGADISHU, Somalia – Burundi has withdrawn from the new African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) due to a lack of consensus with Somalia over troop allocation.. Burundi’s ambassador to the AU, Willy Nyamitwe, discussed with his Djiboutian counterpart, Abdi Mahamoud Eybe, Chair of the AU Peace and Security Council, Burundi’s concerns over troop numbers.

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,...

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 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.

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.

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 …

Nov 15, 2024 · MOGADISHU, Somalia – Heavily armed Somali military forces were deployed to Elwak town, Gedo region, after Kenyan-led mediation talks failed to resolve political tensions over the country’s new one-person, one-vote system.. Troops from the 43rd Division of the Somali National Army have reportedly established new defensive lines upon arrival and are preparing to launch anti-Al-Shabaab ...

Dec 26, 2024 · MOGADISHU, Somalia – A U.S. drone strike has killed a senior Al Shabab leader near Kunya Barowe in the Lower Shabelle region, about 257 km northeast of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.. Sheikh Mohamed Mire, a long-time figure in Al Shabab who was head of the regions (Wilayaat), was killed in the U.S. air raid, according to a statement released by Al Shabab.