East-Africa
Somalia election 2026 latest updates and what to expect next
Somalia’s push toward one-person, one-vote elections in 2026 has entered a decisive and contested phase, shaped by a pilot vote…
Somalia
East-Africa
Somalia Approves Election Delay, Extends Parliament and Presidential Mandates
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s parliament has approved constitutional changes that extend the terms of the president and lawmakers and push…
East-Africa
Somalia presidential election.
Somalia’s parliament has approved constitutional changes that leaders said will extend the terms of lawmakers and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud…
East-Africa
Somalia voting system.
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s voting system has long relied on indirect, clan-based selection of lawmakers who then choose the country’s…
East-Africa
Somalia Election 2026 Explained: How the Voting System Works
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s planned 2026 national elections have become the focus of a widening political dispute after parliament approved…
East-Africa
Why Somalia elections matter globally
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s efforts to hold more direct elections, after decades of indirect, clan-based voting, matter beyond its borders…
Somalia
Somalis mark Eid al-Fitr with prayers and celebrations across Somalia
Saturday March 21, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — From Mogadishu’s packed prayer grounds to towns across the country and into North…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia president urges price restraint, peace in Sool, Sanaag during Eid address
Saturday March 21, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — Marking Eid al-Fitr in the capital, North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman…
North-Africa
Several federal ministers resign as Somalia’s political crisis deepens
Friday March 20, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A deepening rift between Mogadishu and Southwest State burst into public view on…
Somalia
Nicholas Haysom, Former UN Somalia Envoy, Dies at 73
Veteran diplomat Nicholas Haysom, former senior UN envoy to Somalia, dies at 73 NEW YORK — Nicholas Haysom, a South…
Somalia
Trump draws criticism for calling Somalia a “fourth world country”
US President Donald Trump has sparked fresh controversy after reportedly referring to Somalia as a “fourth-world country” during remarks made…
