Photo/Somali Times In recent days, there has been reports that the current Somali government leaders want to extend the extension, but the president of the semi-autonomous Puntland region has spoken out. The president said that the people of Somalia have agreed that the elections must be held on a four-year basis and that there is

Photo/Somali Times A delegation led by the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has arrived in Dhusamareb, the headquarters of Galmudug state. The head of Galmudug government, Sheikh Mohamed Ali Hassan Shakir, the Minister of Interior, the Minister of Homeland Security, MPs and the different sections of the community welcomed President

Photo/Somali Times Somaliland president Musa Bihi Abdi The self-declared independent Somaliland has given tough conditions for future dialogue with Somalia on bilateral relations after the last talks collapsed in Turkey in 2015. They include demands that Mogadishu admit that Somaliland was an independent country, and that international intergovernmental organisations and institutions use the name, map,

Photo/Somali Times • Sources say the latest embargo is being enforced by Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, who ironically hails from the same Darod clan as Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe. • Law experts are worried of the government reaction in fighting Jubaland State for “contravening Somalia’s election laws and regulation” and yet they themselves break

Mogadishu, On the occasion of the International Day of Democracy, the United Nations envoy to Somalia today highlighted its special relevance as the country prepares for its historic ‘one person, one vote’ elections. “This day is an opportunity to affirm that democracy is about people and to urge all governments to respect their citizens’ right

Students at Afmadow Primary School in Somalia. Enrolment into primary school is 32 per cent. The World Bank has applauded Somalia’s economic resurgence, but said that high levels of illiteracy pose a threat to long-term growth. Despite being ravaged by years of instability and recurring terrorist attacks, Somalia’s economy currently worth $7.5 billion — doubled

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, At least three people were killed on Saturday in twin attacks allegedly targeting Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, police said. Mustaf Abdirahman, a police officer in Lower Shabelle region told the Anadolu news agency over the phone, the first attack was a grenade explosion, which took place while Khaire was addressing

Photo/ Reuters Burglars have stolen a fully-functional 18-carat gold toilet from Britain’s Blenheim Palace, where it had been installed as an art exhibit, police said on Saturday. The toilet, valued at more than $5 million, was part of an exhibition of work by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan which opened two days ago at the

Photo/Somali Times President of Somaliland, Musa Bihi Abdi Somaliland Government on Saturday officially has revoked the construction at the site of a proposed new UAE military base. The President of Somaliland, Musa Bihi Abdi has made the announcement whilst visiting in the port city of Berbera. He said that his government has canceled the deal

Photo/ AFP The overall death toll for the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) is probably in the range of 1,800 troops, says a new report by a US expert on the war against Al-Shabaab. The findings by scholar Paul Williams are based, he states, on five sources. The most comprehensive data comes from African