Somalia’s foreign relations are being driven by a mix of security cooperation, maritime and counter-terrorism support, and efforts to manage regional tensions. The United States and European Union have long backed Somalia’s…
Somalia’s planned elections after 2026 sit at the center of a wider political argument over constitutional rules, the timing of…
Monday June 1, 2026 Ethiopians ready to vote in the general election to choose members of parliament, who will in…
Somalia sits on a strategically important stretch of the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, close to one of…
Somalia’s diaspora—Somali citizens and families living abroad—has long played a role in the country’s public life. In recent years, that…
Somalia’s 2026 election process is shaped by a multi-step plan that includes voter registration, new voting rules, and a phased…
Somalia has made visible steps toward increasing women’s participation in politics, helped in part by a legal quota for female…
Somalia’s security situation is shaped by a long-running insurgency led by al-Shabaab and by ongoing tensions within the country’s fragile…
Galmudug and Hirshabelle, two federal member states in central and south-central Somalia, shape politics through a mix of formal institutions,…
Somalia’s federal authorities and the semi-autonomous Puntland state have clashed repeatedly over who has the final say on governance, elections,…
Saturday April 4, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal takeover of Baidoa and the swift naming of an interim administration…
