Why Somalia needs to address the security of women and children now

EDITORIAL | The biggest political story in the country this week may be the ultimate agreement reached between President Mohamed Farmaajo and five federal states to adopt a constituency electoral system. This agreement on Thursday night could give the country hope for a peaceful transition. But the biggest issue sticking out like a sore thumb this week has been the incessant stories of rape and murder. Last week, a woman identified as Hamid Mohamed Farah was thrown out of a six-story building in Mogadishu. She…

Somalia’s leaders blow historic election deal after chaotic dialogue

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia will now go to the polls starting in November this year, a section of senior stakeholders said on Thursday, weeks after a series of meetings in Dhusamareb and Mogadishu, mediated by members of the international community and local actors, amid simmering political tensions. Initially, deep suspicions among the political elites had literally stopped the dialogue, with federal states and the opposition accusing President Farmajo of devising a strategy to extend his term after approving the…

Somalia’s president appoints new prime minister after nearly 2 months delay

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo nominated Mohamed Hussein Roble for a substantial prime minister almost 56 days after the unprecedented removal of Hassan Ali Khaire, who has since declared interest in the country's presidency, effectively ending the long wait. Khaire, an oil leader, was ousted from office in which critics related to endless political conflicts in Somalia, with sources suggesting that his pressure for timely elections may have cost him his job. The former Prime…

Sheekadii Xiisaha laheyd ee kurbo aduun iyo kadeed caashaq Qeybtii 16aad

Farxaan: Waa runtaa qalbiga qofka uu aaminsan nahay xumaan uma quura laakiin adiga maaha in aad sidaan oo dhan aad nafta u cinqaabto ka soo bax qolkaan dukaanka ayaan tageynaa iigu kaalay anigaa kuu sheekeynayo oo warkaaga rabo.   Fartuun: Mahadsanid Farxaan adiga mar kasta waa isku kaa haleeyaa laakiin sidaan igu dhaaf naftaa rabto   Farxaan: Ok laakiin ii balanqaad in aadan nafta cinqaabeynin oo aad hooyadana murug ku dileynin wax cun bulshadana soo dhexgal   Fartuun: Waa…

Issues to learn about Man Utd child Anthony Elanga

Manchester United clearly respect the 18-year-old winger Anthony Elanga.Elanga is one in all the brightest skills in a brand new harvest of United youths together with Shola Shoretire and Hannibal Mejbri, and hopes to give you the chance to comply with Amad Diallo in the primary crew.He's a reputation that United followers hope to listen to extra about in the approaching years, with actual first crew alternatives more and more inside his attain earlier than the top of the season.Elanga is thought for his pace Jan Kruger /…

Somalia: Militant planned raid on US base in Kenya beaten to life in prison

MOGADISHU, Somalia - An Al-Shabaab defector believed to have taken part in the US naval base at Manda Airfield earlier this year in coastal Kenya has been convicted by a Somali military court in yet another dramatic performance showing efficiency in the internal systems of Horn Africa nation. The outspoken head of the military court, Colonel Hassan Ali Nor convicted Farhan Mohamud Hassan, who had served in the militant group for years before his departure, in a lawsuit exposing infiltration into government…

Intelligence officers are mutilating Somalia over unpaid salaries

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Soldiers affiliated with the National Intelligence Security Agency , Somalia's spy agency, organized a mutiny in the streets of Mogadishu on Wednesday, citing lack of payments and responsiveness from the government as some of the underlying factors that necessitated their actions. The about 100 soldiers marched in the streets of Mogadishu, causing a temporary traffic jam as they criticized their employer, the Somali federal government, for deliberately shifting resources to political campaigns…

Exclusive: Suspected arms dealers moved millions of Somali money transfers

NAIROBI - Somali money transfer companies have moved more than $ 3.7 million in cash between suspected arms dealers in recent years, including to a Yemeni under U.S. sanctions for alleged militant links, according to a report seen by Reuters. The findings of a Geneva-based research group, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, could further complicate Somali transfer companies' attempts to maintain access to international banking services. Although they provide a lifeline to millions in the…

Hoping for Somalia as leaders near striking an inclusive electoral agreement in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's hopes for a systematic and credible electoral process have been given a huge boost, with several sources entrusting Axadlefollowing agreements on various contentious issues that almost threatened to tear the country apart in recent months. In the last two weeks, leaders of the federal member states and leaders of the federal government have been drawn in over the model and date of elections, where the representation of the Banadir and Somaliland regions is also in the controversy. And…

Troops foil attacks targeting military justice in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali National Army opposed an attack on a convoy of military chief of staff Colonel Hassan A in the troubled Gedo region on September 15, officials said in an attack that would have been more devastating given the number of explosives planted on a major road . Security officials said the attackers targeted the military judge and his delegation after concluding their meetings in the troubled Gedo region, located in Jubaland, western Somalia. The judge dealt with a number of cases that had…

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