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Thursday March 19, 2026 - Baidoa (AX) — Southwest State President Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen on Wednesday accused Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of stalling regional elections since 2022, sharpening an increasingly public split between Baidoa and Mogadishu. At a press conference in Baidoa, Laftagareen said leaders of federal member states had made repeated attempts to organize their own ballots but were blocked by the federal leadership. “In September 2022, all the regional state leaders were present…

Mogadishu — Somalia’s federal government accused opposition figures on Tuesday of derailing high-stakes political talks in the capital by abandoning an agreed agenda, intensifying a standoff over elections and constitutional reforms as the United Nations urged both sides back to the table. In a statement, the government said the consultation process—launched in March 2025 to collect views from former leaders, politicians, academics and civil society—remains the vehicle to resolve what it called the country’s “fateful…

Somali opposition says security forces blocked former leaders at Mogadishu airport; government cites security breach MOGADISHU — Somalia’s opposition-aligned Somali Future Council on Friday accused federal security forces of preventing former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and former Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Rooble from entering Aden Adde International Airport to attend a scheduled political meeting, escalating tensions ahead of anticipated electoral talks with the government. In a statement, the Somali Future…

 FILE - A collection of weapons showcased in Mogadishu after a security raid. Mogadishu (AX) — The Somali Federal Government has come down hard on Ethiopia, accusing it of illicitly slipping weapons into Northeastern State—a move they believe jeopardizes national security and tramples over Somalia's sovereignty.Friday saw the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation release a statement claiming two trucks brimming with weaponry crossed into Northeastern State from Ethiopia sans any diplomatic heads-up or…

HARGRYSA - North Western of SomaliaPresident Muse Bihi Abdi has all over again slammed Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo for the present standoff in Mogadishu, merely days after lethal clashes contained in the Horn of Africa, which doesn't nonetheless have a gradual authorities for thus many months. For a lot of the weekend, chaos broke out in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, resulting in the displacement of a complete bunch of individuals along with leaving on the very least 4 folks ineffective. The chaos…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - In spite of everything, it could take a while earlier than Somalia's fragile democracy finds a key to the present useless finish following the collapse of the talks within the Afisiyooni, which had been disseminated by members of the worldwide group. There was a glimmer of hope Wednesday morning as outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and his workforce made their method to the middle, just for the workforce not to achieve a concrete deal. Aside from the governor of Banadir Omar Filish, the…

In tonight's edition: The Cameroonian government blames the separatists for the killing of at least seven schoolchildren in its restive English region. The attack has been described as an "act of terrorism of unbearable cruelty and barbarism". And Tanzanians go to the polls Wednesday in an election that is to be a test of President John Magufuli's authoritarian style. And finally, with a few days left…