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Kenya Floods Claim 81 Lives, Displacing Thousands Amid Heavy Rains
Torrential rains, causing severe flash floods across Kenya, have resulted in at least 81 deaths this month, officials reported on Sunday. The…
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Somalia’s Ocean Stars depart for key AFCON 2027 qualifier
Sunday March 22, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — With their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) dream on the line, Somalia’s national football…
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Somalia election delay impact on democracy and stability explained
Somalia’s repeated election delays have become a central test for the country’s fragile democratic development and political stability. Elections in Somalia are…
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Somalia election 2026 latest updates and what to expect next
Somalia’s push toward one-person, one-vote elections in 2026 has entered a decisive and contested phase, shaped by a pilot vote in Mogadishu,…
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Somalia Approves Election Delay, Extends Parliament and Presidential Mandates
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s parliament has approved constitutional changes that extend the terms of the president and lawmakers and push back planned…
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Somalia presidential election.
Somalia’s parliament has approved constitutional changes that leaders said will extend the terms of lawmakers and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and delay…
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Somalia voting system.
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s voting system has long relied on indirect, clan-based selection of lawmakers who then choose the country’s president, a…
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Who are Somalia’s political leaders?.
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s political leadership is split between the federal government in Mogadishu and a set of federal member states that…
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Somalia Election 2026 Explained: How the Voting System Works
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s planned 2026 national elections have become the focus of a widening political dispute after parliament approved constitutional changes…
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Why Somalia elections matter globally
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s efforts to hold more direct elections, after decades of indirect, clan-based voting, matter beyond its borders because they…
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Somalia’s 2026 Election, Explained: Who Votes, Who Runs, and What’s at Stake
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia is preparing for a planned shift to direct national elections in 2026, a major change in a country…
