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Somali forces to take a number one position in operations in opposition to Al-Shabaab

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A two-day meeting to evaluate the gains of the security sector in Somalia has ended in Mogadishu, the capital, with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali National Army (SNA) agreeing on strategies for Somali security forces to take a leading role in security operations forward. Attending the meeting were representatives of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), military leaders of the Somali National Army (SNA) and AMISOM as well as officials from the United Nations Support…

Somalia: Forestall a descent into political violence

Somalia's protracted political crisis has entered a new, dangerous phase. In a hastily convened session on April 12, MPs overwhelmingly endorsed a bill that would delay the election by two years, effectively extending the term of office of outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmajo". The movement is an alarming escalation of a dispute that could very well turn into widespread violence unless Somalia's political elite returns to the negotiating table. The opposition is said to be considering forming a parallel…

Somali president in closed door meeting with international diplomats

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo convened a closed-door meeting with foreign diplomats on Saturday at the Afisyonie tent at Mogadishu airport. Sources close to Villa Somalia said Farmajo went to the venue early in the morning to hold talks with international partners five days after Parliament in the lower house extended its mandate by two years, a move the Senate rejected as unconstitutional. Axadlesources revealed that the foreign diplomats are making a final effort to convince…

EDITORIAL: Politics have made Farmaajo tone deaf to Somalia’s image

EDITORIAL | Somalia's foreign minister, Minister Balal Cusman Balal Osman, was left with an egg in his face on Thursday after presenting the wrong flag when he hosted Russian diplomat Mikhail Golovanov in Mogadishu. Instead of placing the Russian miniature flag in front of the visiting ambassador, Mr Ottoman's team placed the Dutch flag upside down. It may have been a mistake . But it may well be a depiction of President Mohamed Farmajoo's government and the way it treats its image. Mr. Golovanov's visit was supposed…

Farmajo meets the new Mogadishu police chief, a former terrorist

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing President Farmajo met the new police chief in Mogadishu on Wednesday amid tensions in the Somali capital following an illegal extension of his tenure by the House of Commons in a move that has sparked war in the country. Farmajo had its term extended as the lower house insisted that the country would now hold direct elections within two years, a move that technically overturned the September bargaining agreement, which among other things had approved an improved clan-based election model.…

At least 17 killed in Somalia as the bus runs over the bomb

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…

North Western of Somalia slumbers Farmajo’s “oppressive” regime

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…

FGS says deeply appalled at Int’l partners’ response by period

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…

Special forces on the streets of Mogadishu as fears of conflict rise

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…

President of Northeastern State to address Parliament on the current situation in

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…

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