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DJIBOUTI - The African Union Peace and Safety Council, a high physique of the AU, has unanimously rejected Somalia's decrease home determination to prolong Farmajo's time period by two years, arguing that the motion was "unprecedented". About three weeks in the past, the decrease home defended the determination, arguing that the motion would assist the nation maintain common suffrage opposite to the settlement on September 17 earlier than the election, wherein each events agreed to conduct clan-based elections. In what…

Northeastern State calls for new dialogue, reprimands Farmajo's extension of the charge AXADLE, Somalia - The government of the state of Northeastern State has now called for the immediate resumption of dialogue in Somalia, arguing that the lower house's decision to extend President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's designation was "unconstitutional" in all aspects of the law. Lower House…

UNSC puts more pressure on Farmajo over illegal time extension MOGADISHU, Somalia - United Nations Security Council has continued to put pressure on outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo over the recently approved period extension, a move that rhymes with general opinion from members of the opposition. Two weeks ago, Farmajo irregularly extended his term of office through the…

Somalia: Northeastern State's parliament rejects Farmajo's extension of the charge AXADLE, Northeastern State - In what could further trigger hostility between Garowe and Mogadishu, the Northeastern State parliament on Saturday voted in favor of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's extension of the mandate, just a week after the House of Commons approved a two-year extension for the…

Following the failure of the election negotiations and the two-year extension of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's mandate, Farmajo says, the opposition is raising the tone. The presidential candidate coalition has called on its supporters to reject what they call a "threat to peace and stability" and to challenge President Farmajo. The 14 presidential candidates have all suspended their election campaigns in retaliation for extension of the Head of State's mandate, which sparked an international outcry this week.…

WASHINGTON, USA - The United States of America can, after all, reject the decision of the lower house of Somalia to extend the term of the current government, whose term expired on February 8 this year, leading to a state of political uncertainty and unprecedented stalemate. On Monday, the lower house under President Abdirahman Mursal voted in favor of extending the term, with 149 MPs supporting the proposal. This comes after the political leadership did not agree on the agenda of the Afisiyooni Center conference.…

In Somalia, the lower house of parliament voted on Monday, April 12, to extend the term of the outgoing president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as "Farmajo" by two years. This vote is intended to block the political crisis that the country entered into on February 8, when the president's term had expired and the presidential election could not be held. Since then, negotiations with the opposition, which no longer recognized its legitimacy, had yielded nothing. In the middle of the afternoon, with a show of hands,…

MOGADISHU, Somalia | Somalia's lower house is coming together again today in the midst of an ongoing stalemate with the national election debate as one of the topics in the order paper, as the international community continues to put pressure on the country's leadership. For the fifth time, the international community called on all stakeholders to find an urgent solution to the current stalemate, arguing that it would be appropriate for political leadership to find a solution for the sake of stability and peace in the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The United Kingdom has called for the swift implementation of the agreement ahead of the elections on 17 September in Somalia, adding that the political leadership must ensure the success of the planned dialogue to start in the country. According to James Duddridge, who is the British Minister for Africa, the country will hold elections according to the model agreed in 2020, adding that the Baidoa recommendations should also be introduced. The statement comes at a time when the international…