Photo/Somali Times Somalia on Wednesday warned the international community not to interfere in its national affairs after foreign nations questioned the move by Parliament to extend President Mohamed Farmajo’s term by two years. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Mogadishu will not tolerate external interference and threats on sensitive internal matters which solely falls within

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Brussels on Wednesday for talks with European and NATO allies about Afghanistan, Ukraine and other matters. (Johanna Geron, Pool via AP) By MATTHEW LEE BRUSSELS

Air-to-air in-sight missile Bozdogan, developed in Goktug project, hit target with first shot, says Erdogan Turkey has managed to be one of the few countries with air-to-air missile technology, said Turkish president on Wednesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Twitter that Turkey has become one of the few countries with air-to-air missile technology.

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