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Farmajo may not give up the top job

Photo/Somali Times The Somali federal government and regional leaders in delayed elections ended without agreement with the central Dhusamareb city on late Friday. Following the three-day talks, Somali Information Minister Osman Dube told Somali Times the leaders will meet again in future foreign countries interfering in the talks with Somalia’s sovereignty controlling their internal affairs.

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Upper House Speaker says, ‘No meeting requested by Farmajo has been reported to us.’

Photo/Somali Times A statement from the Upper House said no meeting was reported after the Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was scheduled to address the Somali Parliament tomorrow. The statement from the Upper House read as follows, ‘All senators of the Upper House are informed that no joint meeting has been requested by the President

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The latest: Farmajo will address parliament tomorrow for a two year extension in office

Photo/Somali Times A message has been sent to the members of the Somali parliament informing them that President Farmajo will address tomorrow for a two year extension in office of the President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. The president is expected to travel from Dhusamareb where no agreement has yet been reached between the federal

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The latest from the Dhusamareb conference

Photo/Somali Times A meeting between federal, regional and Benadir leaders is still underway in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug. The president of the Jubaland state of Somalia, Ahmed Madobe, has called on the people of the Gedo region to work for the peace and stability of the region. Sources from Villa Somalia told Somali Times

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Former Al-Shabaab commander and a current presidential candidate, Sheikh Sharif warned of a civil war in Somalia

Photo/Somali Times Former Al-Shabaab commander and a current presidential candidate Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, who is also the chairman of the Union of Opposition Candidates, today spoke strongly about the political situation in the country and the consultative meeting between government officials and authorities in Dhusamareb. Former Al-Shabaab commander Sheikh Sharif said that at this

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Farmajo missed five opportunities during his four years in office.

Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahu Farmajo missed out five opportunities during his four years in office. The five opportunities were for the benefit of the outgoing president, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, but that they were over. Among the opportunities that he believes Farmajo has lost are his inability to unite the divided nation and his

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Farmajo plans for an extension of two years in office

Photo/Somali Times President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo intended to speak about the elections, and resolve the major obstacles to do with the choice allowed. Director of Information and Media Relations at the Presidential Palace Abdirashid Mohamed Hashi told Somali Times the conference was open to all invited guests and chaired by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. He

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President Farmajo orders airlines to not carry Upper House Speaker Abdi Hashi to the Dhusamareb conference

Photo/Somali Times According to information obtained by Somali Times, the Somali government last night ordered airlines not to carry Speaker Abdi Hashi Abdullahi. Last night Abdi Hashi Abdullahi sent a letter to President Ahmed Abdi Karie (Qoor Qoor) informing him that he was on his way to Dhusamareb to attend the conference, which he was

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Farmajo’s statements make the opening conference in Dhusamareb hopeless

Photo/Somali Times Somali Times reports political analysts who already understand that the conference announced today in Dhusamareb will not yield any results. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has issued five resolutions announcing a conference in Dhusamareb, which aims to resolve all issues related to the country’s elections. The president announced that the conference would take

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President Farmajo arrives at Dhusamareb conference

Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo recently arrived in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug state, where a conference between the heads of the federal government, regional governments and Benadir region is set to open. Earlier in the day, the presidents of some regional states arrived in Dhusamareb in the early hours of today. Conference,

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