Somalia
Former Somali President: Somalia not ready for one-person, one-vote elections
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed warned Wednesday that Somalia is not ready for a genuine one-person,…
Somali
Somalia
Former president warns Somalia not ready for one-person, one-vote elections
Somalia not ready for one-person, one-vote, ex-President Sheikh Sharif warns MOGADISHU — Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says…
Central-Africa
Somali Influencer’s U.S. Deportation Questioned as AFP Finds No French Spy Kidnapping Link
MOGADISHU — The man at the center of a viral deportation saga stepped into Mogadishu last month to cheers, ululations…
West-Africa
Somali Electoral Commission Confirms 12 Political Organizations for Banadir District Elections
MOGADISHU — The Somali Electoral Commission said Monday that a dozen political organizations have submitted candidate lists for the December…
East-Africa
Jigjiga Police Arrest Suspect Over Secret-Video Blackmail of Somali Women
JIGJIGA, Ethiopia — Police in Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State have arrested a man accused of secretly recording Somali women and…
Somalia
Somali Parliament backs stricter oversight of accounting industry in 140-1 vote
Somali lawmakers pass amendments to Accountants Bill to tighten financial oversight MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s House of the People on…
Somalia
Somalia Poised to Restart Somali Airlines After 30 Years Grounded
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia is preparing to relaunch Somali Airlines in the coming months, marking the national carrier’s first return…
Somalia
Somali Forces Seize Nine Hiiraan Villages as al-Shabab Withdraws
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali government forces captured nine villages from al-Shabab in western Hiiraan after militants withdrew ahead of a…
Somalia
Raids, fraud probes and Trump rhetoric heighten fears in Minnesota’s Somali community
ICE raids and Trump’s rhetoric rattle Minnesota’s Somali community MINNEAPOLIS — Federal immigration raids, high-profile fraud prosecutions and escalating rhetoric…
Somalia
Somalia’s President urges unified international support for state-building agenda
DOHA — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday presided over a high-level session on the sidelines of the Doha…
North-Africa
Somali President Accepts Credentials of Eight Newly Appointed Ambassadors
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday accepted the credentials of eight newly appointed ambassadors, signaling renewed…
