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Somali foreign minister said the September 17 2020 agreement and 2021 election needs to be implemented

Photo/Somali Times Somali Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud addressed the media at a special session of the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Somalia. The minister said the conference focused specifically on elections and the humanitarian situation in Somalia, presenting a multi-faceted report. Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud stressed

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Somali Minister of Information Osman Dubbe says, ”What happened on February 19th in Mogadishu was a coup attempt.”

Photo/Somali Times Somali federal government Minister of Information Osman Abukar Dubbe said, ”What happened on February 19th in Mogadishu was a coup attempt.” He described it as “surprising” that someone was declaring that there was no government in the country, and that he was holding a press conference in front of the Somali presidential palace.

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Farmajo presides over a preliminary meeting of the National Electoral Consultative Conference

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, February 21, 2021: The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo chaired a preliminary meeting of the National Consultative Conference on the implementation of the recommendations of the Federal Electoral Technical Committee. The meeting was attended by the Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble,

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Somalia’s most famous singer Fadumo Ali Nakruma dies in Mogadishu

Photo/Somali Times Fadumo Ali Nakruma, a popular singer from the Waberi group has passed away today at the Martini Hospital in Mogadishu. She was admitted to Martini Hospital in the last few days with a coronavirus infection, which eventually led to her death. Fadumo Nakruma was a national singer and one of the pillars of

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Somali special forces killed over 50 al-Shabaab terrorists

File Photo/Somali Times Group’s intelligence chief in lower Shabelle region among those killed. The Somali National Army (SNA) claimed that it killed more than 50 al-Shabaab members, including two senior commanders, in an operation in the lower Shabelle region. According to Anadolu Agency report. The military operation against the Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated terror group took

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Somali prime minister condemns clashes in Mogadishu

Photo/Somali Times Somali prime minister condemned clashes on Friday between Somalia’s government forces, Kenyans, UAE and foreign actors opposition supporters and protesters in Mogadishu, underlining that the presence of armed demonstrators was “unacceptable”. ”Somalia has a constitutional right to protest every person peacefully but my government will not tolerate any armed militia protesters and it

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Somalia’s political crisis becomes dangerous

Photo/Somali Times Somalia has been in a constitutional crisis for nearly two weeks after an agreed-upon election date elapsed on Feb 8 without voting, leaving president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo in power until election 2021. Somalia has a ongoing, 30-year civil war. Over the past decade, since wresting greater control over the country’s cities from

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“Armed Militia Attacks Somalia Troops”

Photo/Somali Times Armed militiamen attacked military bases in parts of the capital Mogadishu at around 1am tonight. A spokesman for the militia told to the media last night that they were attacking government buildings and capturing parts of Mogadishu. The Armed Forces then went on high alert. Said Minister of Internal Security Hassan Xundubey Jum’ale.

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What has Hassan Sheikh and Sheikh Sharif done for Somalia?

Photo/Somali Times What has Hassan Sheikh done for Somalia? Former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and Sheikh Sharif are organizing demonstrations in Mogadishu and civil war on February 19, 2021. Former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and his whole family stole more than $500 million in public funds. The time he was in office for

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Professor Ismail Buba says the term of the Somali government is over, but they will not be able to vacate the seat until a successor is elected

Photo/Somali Times Professor Ismail Buba said that opposition candidates think the government will collapse by February 8 2021. Professor Ismail Buba of the Somaliland opposition party Wadani, has called on the candidates’ union in Somalia to leave the country in chaos, saying it was impossible for Farmajo to be removed without a replacement. Speaking to

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