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Somali leaders sign revised election agreement, elections to be held within two months MOGADISHU, Somalia - Delegates will elect constituency representatives for the next sixty days following an agreement signed on Thursday by the federal government and federal government, in what now resolves the current electoral support in the country. Somalia has been embroiled in a pre-election stalemate…

Kalev should not think we are upset about him. No one blames him, but he must be held accountable for his actions, that's what matters. Nor should it be the case that public opinion thinks it is against it. It's like he's the victim, no. What we want is justice. It is essential. Jean-Claude Muyambo Kyassa, former president of Lubumbashi Bar Kamanda Wa Kamanda .

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Mogadishu talks on the release of elections are twisting on the brink of collapse after Somalia's political stakeholders disagreed with the process There has been no tangible progress on the key issues of the election due to the lack of commitment of outgoing President Farmajo to compromise the interests of the nation. On Monday morning, Farmajo and his allied regional heads of state in Galmudug, HirShabelle and Southwest met with Prime Minister Roble and the mayor of Mogadishu at Afisyoni for a…

Somalia: NSF calls for Farmajo to be held responsible for failed elections MOGADISHU, Somalia - Calls are growing louder from an alliance of opposition and two federal states in Somalia to hold outgoing President Farmajo accountable for his outrageous actions that led to Somalia missing key election deadlines. In an open letter to the international community, the Somali National…

African screens mentioned on Tuesday that Guyea's weekend elections had been carried out correctly, however the political opposition to the established Alpha Condé, which has already claimed victory, dismissed it as fraudulent. Preliminary outcomes for 4 of the nation's 38 constituencies launched by electoral commissioner…

The release of the French hostage, Sophie Pétronin, put the spotlight on Westerners still being held in the Sahel. But next to them, there are also an unknown number of Malian and Sahelin hostages. Hostage participation of premises that are much less mentioned. This week, twenty people were kidnapped in the municipality of Farabougou, in the middle of the country. Nine of them were still selected this Sunday. These hostages, targeting anonymous Malians, are less talked about than Westerners or leading personalities such…

Switzerland's foreign ministry said on Friday that a Swiss woman held hostage in Mali had been killed by an Islamist group. The ministry said it had been informed by French authorities that the hostages had been "killed by kidnappers from the Islamist terrorist organization Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam Muslimeen about a month…

Another hostage in Mali, a Swiss woman, was killed by her captors. Bern officially announced it on Friday evening, October 9th. We do not currently know if his death has anything to do with the release of Soumaila Cissé and Sophie Pétronin. The Swiss authorities have not announced the name of the hostage who would have been…

The Malian presidency on Thursday confirmed that French charity worker Sophie Pétronin, who was abducted in Mali and held hostage since December 2016, has been released. "The Presidency of the Republic confirms the release of Soumaïla Cissé and Mrs Sophie Pétronin. The former hostages are on their way to Bamako, "the Malian…