Photo/Somali Times The Federal Government of Somalia’s Minister of Planning, Jamal Mohamed Hassan, has called on Puntland’s ”Governor Said Abdullahi Deni to step down in the run-up to the election, saying he is a presidential candidate. In a brief statement on his Twitter account, Minister Jamal said, ”Governor Deni, a presidential candidate, must step aside

Photo: Credit Facebook A Borama town in Awdal region of Somalia report says that the police force operating in the town killed a young Amoud University student Ibrahim Salad tonight, according to various reports. Some reports indicate that the Salad was killed, he was wearing the flag of Somalia, while others say that the shooting

File Photo/Somali Times/Somali governors meet prime minister in Mogadishu to finalise 2021 election. As Somalia prepares for elections starting later this month, debate has ensued on just how deep the clan will play in determining who takes which seat. This week, Prime Minister Hussein Roble announced the final timetable for elections, indicating Senate elections will

Photo/Somali Times The Federal Electoral Commission has recently elected a new chairman following a vote held today in Mogadishu. There are 5 candidates running for the chairmanship of the Federal Electoral Commission: 1- Mohamed Hassan Irro, 2- Liban Ahmed Hassan (Liban Shuluq), 3- Abdi Hiis Adan 4- Abdiaziz Yusuf, 5- Mohamed Muse. In the second

Photo/Somali Times A three-day training course for Somalia’s election commissions has concluded in Mogadishu today. The Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia Abdihakim Hassan Ashkir today closed the training which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the training

Photo/Somali Times Somalia today formally opened the National Consultative Assembly, which talking to accelerate the country’s elections 2021, The sensitive meeting  chaired by the Prime Minister of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble, and attended governors of the regional administrations as well as the governor of Benadir region and Mayor of Mogadishu. The opening of the conference

File Photo/Somali Times Reliable sources inside Villa Somalia told Somali Times that President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo had requested to attend a conference expected to take place this week in Mogadishu. President Farmajo told his Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble that since an agreement has been reached on Somalia’s elections, and that the current conference is

Photo/Somali Times Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, openly talked about the arrest of Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Ali who has been detained by the federal government for almost three years in Somalia. Hassan Sheikh first described the arrest of former Al-Shabab leader Mukhtar Robow as a kidnapping, and his arrest was illegal. Former Al-Shabab commander

Photo/Somali Times A suicide bomber has targeted a group of young men trying to join the Somali military. A suicide bomber detonated in the military base Wadajir district Tuesday morning, killing at least ten soldiers and injuring ten others., Reports indicate that more than 10 bodies have been removed and more injured. According to Somali

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Information Minister Osman Abukar Dubbe has denied reports that Somali troops being trained in Eritrea have taken part in fighting in Ethiopia. The information minister, who held a press conference in response to the government protests in Mogadishu, accused opposition politicians campaigning to spread false information to the public. It’s not