Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 17 civilians have been killed in Middle Shebelle, a region that has struggled with stability following a bomb blast aimed at a minibus traveling from the capital Mogadishu, amid a running stalemate before the country’s election. Officials said the incident took place near Gololey about 50 kilometers north of Mogadishu, the country's capital, which has been battling insecurity for the past few months. The dead traveled from Mogadishu to Jowhar, the regional administrative capital of…

HARGEISA, Somalia - In the midst of ongoing political upheavals in Somalia, the self-proclaimed state of North Western of Somaliahas released Mogadishu's brewing tensions as "unprecedented" and dismissed the government of outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as "oppressive" and "tyrannical". In a statement from the Foreign Ministry, North Western of Somaliasaid it was "seriously concerned" about undemocratic and destabilizing events in "our neighboring country" Somalia, in another step that could trigger more…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The federal government of Somalia announced that it is deeply discouraged to see statements from some of its international partners that paint Farmajo's term extension illegal. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry called "Inflammatory" partners' statements full of threats, which weakens the political independence and sovereign rights of national institutions. The statement further said that the response of the international community will serve to encourage terrorist groups and encourage foreign…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, has once again witnessed an increased presence of troops on Wednesday night is the latest sign of a possible breakdown of the opposition. Turkish-trained Haram'ad police with armored vehicles have been deployed on the streets at several major intersections, following the immediate former Mogadishu police chief Braiger General Sadik John protected by dozens of soldiers moved from the airport facility to the Circolo Ufficiale area. The unusual army movement has…

Somalia Northeastern State - Said Abdullahi Deni, the president of Somalia's northeastern federal state, is expected to speak to parliament after his return from Mogadishu, where he spent a month in electoral negotiations that ended without a result last week. Speaking to Garowe Online, lawmakers have confirmed that President Deni will deliver a speech on Northeastern State's position on the current standoff in Somalia at the State Assembly on Thursday. "MEPs have been notified of the key session via a text message…

Somalia's president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, better known by his nickname Farmajo, has signed a law extending his mandate for another two years, as the United States and its allies threaten Mogadishu with sanctions if the move creates further instability in the country. The deviation extends a month-long election crisis after the national vote in February was delayed. Critics say Mohamed's time in office is over. The international community had opposed an extension of the mandate and warned that the…

In the midst of pressure to quit, Farmajo is taking on bigger European and American cities NAIROBI, Kenya - In the coming weeks, pro-establishment supporters from the federal government in Somalia could lead protests in major European cities and in the United States, Axadlehas learned what is said to be a choreographic step to question the "interference" of the country's internal…

A Somali defense official threatens to take over Mogadishu Airport MOGADISHU, Somalia - A senior Somali defense official has threatened to take over Aden Abdulle International Airport, commonly known as Mogadishu Airport, and has rejected the decision of the House of Commons to extend President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's reign. The lower house quickly extended Farmajo's mandate amid…

US guys warn against Somalia as Farmajo signs time-out solution MOGADISHU, Somalia - The United States has formally rejected a decision by the Somali Chamber of Commerce to extend the term of office of the current government, saying it is "disappointed" by the move, which could "undermine" peace and stability in the country. On Monday, April 12, MPs voted to extend the Farmajo term,…

The moment of Somalia's truth has arrived. Farmaajo has crossed the Rubicon and declared all war against the Provisional Constitution, the principles of federalism and the exercise of democracy. He has enlisted Somalia in an axis of autocracy that now stretches across the Horn of Africa from the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea. And before the injury he inflicts becomes irreparable, he must be stopped. Sanctions are the last chance for the international community to prevent Somalia from falling back into civil war. There…