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Five dead in morning bomb blast targeting senior Somalia police official MOGADISHU, Somalia - A senior police commander survived a serious bombing in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, officials said, in an attack that comes just three months after assuming his security responsibilities in this country in the Horn of Africa. Colonel Farhan Mohamud Adan aka Qarole, was targeted by a massive explosion…

EDITORIAL | When Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble landed in Kismayo on Wednesday, the significance of the trip wasn't just that a senior government official was visiting one of the federal states they struggled to engage with. Admittedly, Prime Minister Roble's appearance in the capital of Jubbaland was good for the optics: the federal government was on a collision course with Jubbaland for most of the tenure of outgoing President Mohamed Farmajo. At one point, Farmajo even refused to recognize Jubbaland chairman…

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…

Former al-Shabaab deputy chief begins hunger strike in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Somalia - Mukhtar Robow, the former deputy head of Al-Shabaab began his third day of hunger strike in Mogadishu on Saturday, which could spark further debate over his continued house arrest, more than two years after his arrest in Baidoa , the regional administrative capital of Southwest. A government source told…

Report reveals how senior ministers involved in illegal fishing in Somalia NAIROBI, Kenya - A report released by Global Initiative has implicated senior Somali government officials in facilitating lucrative illegal fishing along the Indian Ocean coast, in what could spark a political storm in the country, which is already underway. electoral. The explosive report titled “Illegal Fishing in…

Somalia election schedule released after lengthy negotiations MOGADISHU, Somalia - The leadership of the federal government of Somalia, federal member states and the administration of the Banadir region have agreed on the election timetable, which will be implemented as part of the resolution of the electoral crisis in the country. Over the past year, stakeholders have wrangled over the model,…

At least 12 people were killed in an attack by al-Shabab terrorists on Sunday in a town and military base in central Somalia, according to military and local officials. The terrorists attacked the base and the nearby town of Wisil in the state of Galmudug, more than 700 kilometers from the capital Mogadishu, several sources told Agence France-Presse (AFP). Abdirahman Adan, commander of a paramilitary unit in the state of Galmudug, said by telephone that it was difficult to know the exact number of…

Somalia: chief Hirshabelle boycots FGS-FMS talks in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's try and maintain elections below the Could 2021 deal suffered a heavy blow after one in all the leaders of the federal member state skipped the second spherical of talks, that are anticipated to outline the major points earlier than the subsequent polls. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has summoned…

Prime Minister Roble summons state leaders ahead of Somalia election MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has called all state leaders for a meeting scheduled for June 27, as the country continues to prepare for elections, which are expected to take place next month in all states. Elections in Somalia were delayed after the government failed to hold universal suffrage…

Somali anti-corruption agency warns against misuse of public resources MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali officials have been warned against the misuse of public resources and abuse of power, with the Anti-Corruption Commission saying such vices have derailed the provision of resources to the people of the country. Uncontrolled corruption has been one of the setbacks in Somalia's internal affairs, with…