Somalia
Somali Electoral Commission Excludes Towfiiq Party From Galmudug State Re-Run Elections
Mogadishu (AX) – The Towfiiq Party has been left off the list of political groups approved to contest Galmudug State’s House of…
Topic
elections
West-Africa
Hirshabelle Vice President Warns Against Hiiraan Elections Without Political Agreement
Mogadishu (AX) — Hirshabelle Vice President Yusuf Hagar Dabageed has said elections in Hiiraan cannot proceed until political leaders and local stakeholders…
West-Africa
Hirshabelle Vice President Warns Against Elections in Hiiraan Without Agreement
Mogadishu (AX) — Hirshabelle Vice President Yusuf Hagar Dabageed says elections in Hiiraan cannot proceed until local stakeholders reach a political agreement…
World
Trump Offers Every American $5,000 if Republicans Win Midterm Elections
Donald Trump has offered American adults a $5,000 (€4,299) “Trump dividend” if Republicans keep control of Congress in November’s midterm elections, placing…
North-Africa
UN Welcomes Libyan Agreement Advancing Efforts Toward National Elections
After more than a decade without national elections, Libya’s rival political factions have agreed on the rules for voting and the make-up…
North-Africa
US, UN Hail Libya Electoral Deal as Step Toward National Elections
The United States and the United Nations on Monday hailed an agreement between Libya’s rival political factions on long-disputed electoral issues, describing…
West-Africa
Somali Electoral Commission Announces New Timetable for Hirshabelle Elections
Mogadishu (AX) — Hirshabelle State will hold simultaneous elections for local councils and the House of Representatives on Sept. 30, 2026, the…
Somalia
Somali Electoral Commission Names 12 Districts for Upcoming Hirshabelle Elections
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Independent National Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) has identified 12 districts in Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle where voters…
Somalia
Political Party Files Lawsuit Challenging Galmudug Elections in Somalia
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Supreme Court has thrown out the results of last month’s contested House of Representatives and local council elections…
World
Zelensky Rejects Wartime Elections, Warning They Would Split Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that holding elections during the war would pose an unacceptable danger to Ukraine, rejecting a call from…
Somalia
Electoral Commission Postpones Hirshabelle Parliamentary and Local Council Elections
Mogadishu (AX) — Elections for Hirshabelle’s House of Representatives and local councils will not go ahead on Thursday, Aug. 20, after Somalia’s…
