Somalia elects nine EALA lawmakers, taking its full seat in East Africa’s regional house
Somalia’s parliament has elected nine lawmakers to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), a procedural step with outsized symbolism. Less than a year after joining the East African Community (EAC), Mogadishu now has a voice in the bloc’s lawmaking chamber in Arusha, Tanzania — where rules on trade, movement, and regional cooperation are hammered out.
The joint sitting of both Houses at Villa Hargeisa in Mogadishu capped months…