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President Mohamud opens Mogadishu road, reiterates support for one-person-one-vote elections
Sunday March 29, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday cut the ribbon on a newly rebuilt stretch…
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Somalia: Southwest Presidency Denies Dialogue Requests with FGS After Laftagareen’s Re-election
Somalia: Southwest Presidency Rejects Claims of Dialogue Request with FGS After Laftagareen’s Re-election BAIDOA, Somalia — Southwest State’s presidency on Sunday moved…
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AU, UN urge dialogue and restraint as federal-Southwest tensions escalate
MOGADISHU, Somalia – International partners are urging dialogue and restraint as tensions rise between Mogadishu and South West State, warning that the…
Somalia
Somalia: Custodial Corps Chief Takes Office as Predecessor Remains Under House Arrest
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Major General Mohamed Sheikh Hassan on Sunday officially took charge of the Somali Custodial Corps, stepping into leadership of…
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Pakistan secures Iran deal to send 20 ships through Strait of Hormuz
Pakistan’s foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, said Iran has agreed to let 20 Pakistani-flagged vessels pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a move…
Somalia
Somalia President to Brief Diplomats on Formal Complaints Against Ethiopia
Somalia’s President to Raise Ethiopia Complaint in Diplomatic Briefing MOGADISHU, Somalia — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is set to convene a high-level…
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Hassan Sheikh’s 2019 Jubaland Support Recalled Amid Current Southwest Vote Rejection
Somalia: Hassan Sheikh’s 2019 Support for Jubaland Recalled Amidst Current Rejection of Southwest Vote MOGADISHU, Somalia — A political letter from 2019…
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Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ rallies spread to thousands of US cities
By Tim Reid and Brad BrooksSunday March 29, 2026 From Manhattan to Minnesota, tens of thousands of people filled streets and plazas…
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Federal government declares Southwest State elections illegitimate, invalid
Sunday March 29, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal government has thrown out the results of Saturday’s elections in Baidoa, branding them…
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Somali Parliamentary Speaker Rejects Impeachment Motion Against President, Lawmaker Says
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s lower house speaker has blocked an impeachment bid against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, according to a lawmaker who…
East-Africa
Somalia one person one vote system progress and challenges 2026
Somalia is moving step by step toward one-person, one-vote elections, a shift from decades of clan-based and indirect voting. In 2026, the…
