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GALKAYO, Somalia - A number of top Al-Shabaab commanders were arrested in Central Somalia on Sunday, officials said, in what could be a major milestone in the fight against the al-Qaeda-linked group that is wreaking havoc in central and southern Somalia. Galmudug's security minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi and Mudug governor Abdiladif Muse Nur jointly said security forces in the two states had arrested senior Al-Shabaab members, but did not reveal their details. In recent months, Mudug has been heavily influenced by the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing President Farmajo met the new police chief in Mogadishu on Wednesday amid tensions in the Somali capital following an illegal extension of his tenure by the House of Commons in a move that has sparked war in the country. Farmajo had its term extended as the lower house insisted that the country would now hold direct elections within two years, a move that technically overturned the September bargaining agreement, which among other things had approved an improved clan-based election model.…

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…

Somali minister meets with Jubaland elders and politicians in mid-election talks MOGADISHU, Somalia - A gaggle of senior clans and politicians met on Tuesday with the federal authorities of Somalia's Minister of the Inside, Federalism and Reconciliation in what might change the political dynamics of western Somalia. The group held a gathering with Normal Mukhtar Hussein Afrah, who…

Somali Prime Minister meets with Jubaland elders and politicians MOGADISHU, Somalia - A bunch of senior clans and politicians met on Tuesday with the federal authorities of Somalia's Minister of the Inside, Federalism and Reconciliation in what may change the political dynamics of western Somalia. The staff held a gathering with Normal Mukhtar Hussein Afrah, who can be an in depth…

This meeting follows the series of consultations since the appointment of Zéphirin Diabré to this post. The purpose is to collect proposals for a plan that can lead to national reconciliation. Although the participants do not reject the idea of ​​reconciliation, they believe that certain conditions must be abolished, including compensation to the victims, the truth about certain facts and a timetable…

Somalia's foreign minister meets with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo CAIRO - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received a senior delegation from Somalia on Monday as part of their current visit to Cairo. The Somali delegation included the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mohamed Abdirizak and Hassan Moallem Khalif, the Prime Minister of the…

Jubaland president meets with US ambassador to Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Somalia - Firebrand Jubaland's President Ahmed Madobe held a closed door meeting on Wednesday with US Ambassador Donald Yamamoto in the Halane connection in Mogadishu on Thursday. "We discussed the political dead end and found a way to address some of the challenges facing the electoral process," Madobe said after…

Madobe meets with UN envoy hours after al-Shabaab attack on Halane MOGADISHU, Somalia - Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday ahead of the election conference to be convened with the federal government of Somalia's leaders and those from member states as the country strives to unlock the stalemate. Madobe, who has been critical of outgoing President Mohamed…

General François Lecointre returned on Saturday from a two-day inspection visit to Niger and Mali, his seventh visit to the Barkhane Force's Operational Theater. In Hombori, in the Malian Gourma Desert, the Chief of Defense went to meet French soldiers and their partners from the Malian Armed Forces. .