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Somalia's leaders resume talks to break a deadlock for the election MOGADISHU, Somalia - The long-awaited pre-election meeting between the federal government of Somalia and the federal member states has officially started in Mogadishu, days after the international community almost broke records with Somalia after Farmajo tried to extend his term. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble is leading…

Somali leaders have begun resuming dialogue on the worst election disaster MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's political management returns to the negotiating desk over the upcoming election, which has actually thrown the nation right into a state of limbo after the nation didn't hit the timeline in step with the Structure of the Horn of Africa nation. Outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo…

I'm not answerable for election delay in Somalia, says Farmajo MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has stated the present political stalemate in Somalia isn't completely guilty for the present administration, arguing that it's an interruption between the establishment and progressive forces within the nation. In a uncommon piece written by himself on the Overseas…

Somalia bans Kenyan planes transporting election materials to Somaliland MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia Civil Aviation Authority has banned a aircraft carrying election supplies to Somaliland, in one other step that casts doubt on the current restoration of diplomatic ties between the 2 international locations. In line with stories, the Astral Aviation plane, which had been deployed to move…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Djibouti and Kenya are drawn to the current election routes in Somalia, one factor that may over again change the dimension of the issue, which is now being talked about at worldwide diploma following President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's alternative to elongate his mandate. Even after his time interval expired on February 8, Farmajo continued to sign an extension alternative from the Residence of Commons, a switch that has angered every members of the opposition and the worldwide group, leading to…

In Chad, voters voted Sunday in the presidential election. A vote that took place in peace, but which was marked by irregularities according to election observers who followed the vote. Coordination of civil society associations and the defense of human rights, a national organization that observed presidential election is said…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - For the next two years, Somalis will have to work with President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, whose term of office expired on February 8, 2021, but has since managed to persuade MPs to give him two more years. According to the interim constitution, a head of state in Somalia must serve four years before seeking re-election using the condition decided by the election committee or the management forum. Farmajo was first elected in 2017, followed by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. In a choreographed…

A bomber was targeting the Bay region governor who was outside the Suez Cafeteria, officials reported Another explosion went off in the Huriwa district of Mogadishu, killing one government soldier and wounding a bystander

Somalia writes to the UNSC after the standoff talks before the election flopped MOGADISHU, Somalia - In the midst of the ongoing stalemate before the Somali elections, the federal government has written to the United Nations Security Council , in response to a recent meeting of the Council on the security and stability of the country. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States…

Chad will vote tomorrow, Sunday, April 11, in the presidential election. 7 candidates are running, including President Idriss Déby, who has been in power for 30 years and is seeking a sixth term. The election campaign ended on Friday night at midnight. A campaign dominated by a single candidate. With our special correspondent…