Puntland

Puntland may become the first territory in the Horn of Africa to ban female circumcision. The president and government of this semi-autonomous territory in Somalia have approved a law banning female genital mutilation. Somalia has one of the highest rates of excision in the world with 98% of women between the ages of 15 and 49 being victims, according to the UN. The text has not yet been ratified, but Save The Children is already talking about a "big step forward". Under the Council of Ministers, The President's denial…

Northeastern State's security forces seize Somaliland's ballot papers before the region's ballots AXADLE, Northeastern State - Authorities in Northeastern State have seized ballot boxes intended for elections in Somaliland, which started today , as the head of the Separation Region for local and parliamentary elections for the first time in 16 years. North Western of Somalialast held…

ISIS strikes in Somalia's Northeastern State as forces kill Pakistani jihadists BOSSASO, Northeastern State - The ISIS-affiliated militants suffered a significant blow after the death of a foreign top jihadist, who has served the group for a couple of years, in their quest to control the war-torn Horn of Africa. With declining capacity, the ISIS member company has limited itself to Northeastern…

People from the southwestern state will have the right to vote in Northeastern State: Deni MOGADISHU, Somalia - President Deni announced that people from the southwestern state living in Northeastern State have the right to participate in the election as voter registration is taking place in three districts. While participating in the FGS-FMS election talks in Mogadishu, Deni said that his…

Within the midst of chaos in Somalia, North Western of Somaliaand Northeastern State with an instance of election preparation AXADLE, Northeastern State - Though Somalia is actually caught within the means of holding free, truthful and credible elections, there are exceptional progressive advances within the Horn of Africa area that might present main and obligatory steps in the…

How moms have helped rebuild Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - For the previous three many years, Somalia has been torn aside attributable to clan conflicts, political struggle and / or Al-Shabaab threats, one thing that makes life troublesome and even difficult for all gamers within the war-torn nation. Throughout such conflicts, girls and youngsters are most affected, lots of whom face…

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…

Somalia: Al-Shabaab leaders sentenced to loss of life in Northeastern State GALKAYO, Northeastern State - A army courtroom in Northeastern State, a northeastern state of Somalia, has sentenced 5 Al-Shabaab commanders convicted of assorted crimes inside the state and in violation of Somali regulation and the federal state, the courtroom confirmed. These affected by the most recent…

Somalia, Northeastern State - The state of Northeastern State has threatened to boycott any meeting convened by outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo throughout the near future, arguing that he has no authority to assemble the nation's politicians for negotiations. Farmajo, who was first elected in 2017, was ensuing from go away office on February 8, nonetheless he has since continued to see the office as a result of the nation struggles to achieve settlement on the chance and date of elections in the fragile…

Northeastern State calls for new dialogue, reprimands Farmajo's extension of the charge AXADLE, Somalia - The government of the state of Northeastern State has now called for the immediate resumption of dialogue in Somalia, arguing that the lower house's decision to extend President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's designation was "unconstitutional" in all aspects of the law. Lower House…