Some Somali presidential candidates, including former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, have opposed the commissions in charge of electing members of Somalia’s lower house of parliament. Candidates said President Farmajo and Prime Minister Roble of filling the list of individuals from the presidency, NISA and presidential supporters. They said the process of selecting these

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Speaker of the Upper House, Abdi Hashi Abdullahi said in a statement that the commissions appointed by the government for the election could never be trusted. Abdi Hashi said the commissions submitted to the government had been sidelined and instead appointed members from the office of the president, the prime minister and

Photo/Somali Times According to sources, Villa Somalia told Somali Times there has been a delayed election in Somalia’s previously announced 2020-2021 election timetable, following an agreement reached in Mogadishu between the central government, regional governments and the Benadir region. As planned today, in November 1, the process of selecting, preparing delegates and polling stations was

Photo/Somali Times Khadija and Mahad Awad forcibly occupying property owned by General Mohamed Abshir Muse. The Minister of Relief, Disaster Management and the deputy speaker of parliament have been accused of forcibly occupying a house owned by General Mohamed Abshir Muse. According to family members of Mohamed Abshir, Khadija Mohamed Dirie was accused of renting

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s 2020/2021 election campaign is in full swing in Somalia’s neighboring countries, and some governments are reportedly spending money to produce like-minded politicians to pursue their own interests tomorrow. Politicians are campaigning in Qatar, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Kenya, and many politicians have traveled several times, some of whom have sent

Photo/Somali Times Women’s rights groups say a stronger political voice would have a trickle-down effect, helping women at the grassroots level fight abuse, discrimination and inequality Women’s rights groups, prominent businesswomen and female politicians in Somalia are urging the country’s male-dominated parliament to pass a bill reserving 30% of seats for women in next year’s

Photo/Somali Times Including 8 soldiers, also wounded in attack targeting district commissioner. At least Seven people were killed and eight wounded, including soldiers, Tuesday when a car bomb blasts targeted an official in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials told Somali Times. The bomb attack went off near the Sinka Dher intersection in Mogadishu. “The Al-Shabaab

Photo/Somali Times The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni today officially opened the session of the Puntland Parliament, delivering a keynote address on security, his recent trips, the elections and the situation at Bosaso Port. First, Deni briefed members of the Puntland parliament on his recent travels and in the region. In

Photo/Somali Times The elders and intellectuals of the Hawiye community held a press conference in Mogadishu today and described the arrest of the former commander of the Somali National Army Danab Major Ismail Abdimalik as tribal. President Mohamed Farmajo replaced Major Ismail as an ”Marehan clan.” Farmajo is playing dirty politics. The elders who attended

Three security guards wounded in attack At least two people were killed Tuesday, and three others were wounded, when a bomb blast targeted the nation’s immigration and naturalization chief in Mogadishu, according to officials. Police captain Abdifatah Hassan confirmed the deaths to Anadolu Agency. The attack occurred near the busy KM4 intersection in the capital.