File – In this Saturday, May 25, 2019, file photo, Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of Cyril Ramaphosa at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa. Somalia’s parliament on Monday, April 12, 2021 voted to effectively extend the mandate of the president and federal government by two years in an

Photo/Somali Times The outgoing president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has this evening signed the extension law approved by the outgoing corrupt Somali members of parliament yesterday. Somalia’s Information Minister Osman Abukar Dubbe posted a statement on his Facebook page saying that, Farmajo had signed the law approved by corrupt members of parliament. “The former President of

File Photo/Somali Times/Somali Parliament. Yesterday, the Lower House of the Somali Parliament voted to a de-facto extension of the mandate of the President and the Federal government by two years following the impasse on the electoral process which should have been finalised by 8 February 2021. This action undermines the longstanding effort, supported by the

File Photo/Somali Times/Dictator Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. According to Voice of America report. Two members of the US House of Representatives have called on the United States to review its relationship with the Somali federal government and consider imposing sanctions on those who challenge democracy, according to a statement. Press release today. Congressmen Gregory W. Meeks

Photo/Somali Times The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, James Swan, congratulates all Somalis on the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan. The UN envoy said the Somali people would benefit from unity, tolerance, forgiveness and reconciliation this month, and said he hoped Somali leaders would be guided by unity. The

Photo/Somali Times The Union of Candidates recently held a press conference in Mogadishu to discuss the latest developments in the country and the ongoing election crisis in the country. The Union of Candidates has made it clear that outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is now recognized as a ‘faction leader’ sitting in the presidency. Former

Failure of talks raises concerns about possibility of military confrontation between Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia The latest round of negotiations in Kinshasa, Congo, between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has failed to make a breakthrough on reaching an agreement, with the three countries trading accusations

This satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Iran’s Natanz nuclear site suffered a problem Sunday, April 11, involving its electrical distribution grid just hours after starting up new advanced centrifuges that more quickly enrich uranium, state TV reported. It was the latest incident to strike

File Photo/Somali Times The international community have failed to take three steps to weaken President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s power and find an alternative solution, according to Somali officials. This is after the representatives of the international community in the hope to find a solution pass through self-selection outage, which is part of the zodiac, but

The United Nations, the European Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have stated in a statement that they will respect the sovereignty of Somalia. A joint statement issued by the United Nations, the European Union, IGAD and the African Union said it was important to respect Somalia’s territorial integrity. The statement comes as