Jubaland

Soldiers killed in ambush against military convoy in Somalia KISMAYO, Somalia - Jubaland security forces suffered a heavy blow when Al-Shabaab first targeted them in as many months, in an ambush in Kudha, Lower Jubba, near Kismayo, the regional administrative capital of Jubaland. At least 8 soldiers were killed in the ambush targeting a convoy of security forces patrolling the small town,…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A plane carrying a relative of incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was turned back in flight Thursday before landing at Kismayo airport in another dramatic event in Somalia's tectonic politics. Abdi Ali Rage, special adviser to outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, was on a plane due to land at Kismayo airport on the Indian Ocean, but authorities in Jubaland were apparently aware of his trip In the region. Several sources confirmed that the plane was denied landing rights, forcing…

KISMAYO, Somalia - Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble is visiting Kismayo, the interim capital of Jubaland, as part of his pre-election preparations, as he seeks to oversee a credible election in the Horn of Africa country. The Prime Minister accompanied by senior federal government officials, including Finance Minister Abdirahman Dualle Beileh, was warmly greeted at the airport by the President of Jubaland, Ahmed Madobe, and members of the public from state authorities. The state of Jubaland has been at odds…

Jubaland submits the names of election officials when the elections gather in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - The reality of holding elections in Somalia continues to gather momentum after some hiccups that were necessary from a dead end that was accused of Villa Somalia but which has since been fixed after the signing of the agreement before the election. Last week, leaders of the federal…

Somalia: Madobe pronounces Council of Ministers months after re-election KISMAYO, Somalia - Firebrand Jubaland's President Ahmed Islam Mohamed Madobe has introduced his full cupboard after months of inner strife that noticed him delay the formation of a unity authorities following a disagreement with native political actors. The Council of Ministers, which displays extra of a unity authorities,…

Qatar envoy doesn't meet prime executives throughout his mediation in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Regardless of having the chance to satisfy plenty of leaders from Somalia, Qatar's envoy from the International Ministry Mutlaq Al-Qahtani could not have fulfilled his needs, provided that plenty of prime leaders rejected his conferences. Al-Qahtani is a widely known mediator and was…

Madobe meets American troops serving in Jubaland as KDF donates meals KISMAYO, Somalia - Jubaland President Ahmed Islam Mohamed Madobe on Tuesday held a closed-door assembly with a bit of US troops stationed within the state of Jubaland, the place Al-Shabaab has been a menace for thus a few years. Al-Shabaab militants management massive elements of central and southern Somalia in…

somalia: Jubaland offers harsh circumstances over pre-election talks MOGADISHU, Somalia - The long-awaited dialogue in Somalia could also be additional delayed following the newest assertion from Jubaland, which comes simply hours after the Home of Commons withdrew its resolution to lengthen President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's time period for an additional two years. The Home of…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Even with the deepening political crisis in Somalia, United States envoy to Somalia Donald Yamamoto met the leaders of Jubaland and Northeastern State on Sunday as he tried to remove the current dead end that threatens both the country's security and stability. After President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has been ousted, the country is struggling against time to get new leaders in place, but the political class has failed to agree on certain important issues, leading to the current stalemate. Last…

Jubaland and Northeastern State struck back at Villa Somalia after opinion polls coincided MOGADISHU, Somalia - Northeastern State and Jubaland have refused to sabotage the pre-election negotiations and extended an accusing hand to Villa Somalia, whom they accuse of deliberately dragging out the conference by pushing on a predetermined agenda. Even after spiritual efforts to find a…