Somalia
Somali Parliament Begins Process to Elect New House Speaker
Monday August 3, 2026 Somalia has begun the process of selecting a new parliamentary speaker, with Acting House of the People Speaker…
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Somalia
Somali Minister Resigns to Run for House Speaker
Sunday August 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s State Minister for Interior, Federalism and Reconciliation, Saadaq Aliyow, has resigned to enter the…
North-Africa
Somali Deputy Speaker Accuses Security Officials of Fueling Unrest in Lower Shabelle
Saturday July 18, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s second deputy speaker of parliament has alleged that senior security figures are helping organize…
West-Africa
Acting Somali parliament speaker urges peace after clan clashes in Jalalaqsi
Monday June 22, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Acting House of the People Speaker Sadia Yasin Haji Samatar on Monday appealed for calm…
Somalia
Sadia Yasin to serve as acting speaker of Somali lower house
Sunday June 21, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madobe, the former speaker of Somalia’s House of the People, has…
Somalia
Somali speaker wins Southwest State presidency after rival withdraws
Wednesday June 10, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Somalia’s Lower House Speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madobe secured the presidency of Southwest State…
Somalia
Southwest parliament elects speaker and deputies in Baidoa
Friday June 5, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Southwest State’s lawmakers on Thursday chose Mahad Mohamed Sheikh Hassan as speaker of the regional…
West-Africa
Ousted Senegal PM Ousmane Sonko Elected as New Parliamentary Speaker
In a surprising turn of events, Senegal’s Parliament has appointed Ousmane Sonko as Speaker, just a few days following his dismissal from…
Somalia
Somali electoral commission delays Southwest speaker vote amid court review
Tuesday May 19, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s electoral commission on Monday put off the election of the speaker of Southwest State’s…
West-Africa
Garissa MCAs risk losing seats over absenteeism, speaker says
by STEPHEN ASTARIKOSaturday May 9, 2026 Garissa County Assembly Speaker Abdi Idle speaking to journalists in his office. /STEPHEN ASTARIKO Garissa County…
Somalia
Somalia Senate Speaker Accuses Government Institutions of Failing to Uphold the Law
MOGADISHU, April 26 – Somalia’s upper chamber speaker has returned to the political spotlight with a blistering attack on state institutions, accusing…
