West-Africa
Backlash Escalates Against Liberia’s Newly Appointed Elections Chief
Concerns are rising regarding the appointment of Jonathan K. Weedor as the chairperson of the National Elections Commission, as opposition leaders and…
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elections
Somalia
Somalia Lower House Speaker arrives in Baidoa to oversee Southwest elections
Tuesday March 31, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Somalia’s Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur Madoobe, landed in…
Somalia
Somali PM rejects indirect elections after federal forces seize Baidoa
Tuesday March 31, 2026 MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s prime minister has rejected calls for indirect voting in South West State after federal…
Somalia
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…
Somalia
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…
Somalia
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Defends One-Person, One-Vote Elections, Rejects Indirect Voting
MOGADISHU — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has launched a forceful defense of one-person, one-vote elections, rejecting calls for a return to…
Somalia
130+ federal lawmakers back Southwest state’s decision to hold elections
Tuesday March 24, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A coalition of 136 lawmakers from both chambers of Somalia’s Federal Parliament has thrown its…
Somalia
Galmudug vice president offers mediation in federal–Southwest election dispute
Sunday March 22, 2026 Dhusamareb (AX) — With Somalia’s federal leadership and the Southwest State locked in an increasingly sharp political standoff,…
East-Africa
Why Somalia elections matter globally
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s efforts to hold more direct elections, after decades of indirect, clan-based voting, matter beyond its borders because they…
Somalia
Somalia’s Southwest Parliament speaker warns against regional elections in Barawe
Saturday March 21, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — A looming election dispute in Somalia’s Southwest State has sparked a stark warning from the…
Somalia
Heavy Fighting Reported in Somalia’s Southwest State Before Regional Elections
Sunday, March 15, 2026 BAIDOA, Somalia (AX) — Armed fighters aligned with opposition figures and clan leaders clashed Saturday with Southwest state…
