Militant group al-Shabaab claims attack on security checkpoint near capital Mogadishu At least three soldiers died and several more people, including civilians, have been wounded in a blast at a security checkpoint outside Somalia’s capital on Thursday morning, officials said. The attack took place in Lafole town, some 22 kilometers (13 miles) southwest of Mogadishu.

Photo/Somali Times “The 2021 elections will be similar to those in the South West, Galmudug and Hirshabelle.” Said Mahdi Guled. Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled Khadar said in a speech at the National Theater that they will win the first round of the 2021 elections. He cited the recent elections in some regional

Photo/Somali Times The blast, which was reportedly carried out by a man wearing an explosives vest, took place at a tea shop near the General Kahiye Police Academy in Hamar Jajab district. ”Targeting military officers not far from the police headquarters Gen. Kahiye in Mogadishu. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a

Wadajir party leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame said President Mohamed Farmajo and the intelligence service of seeking to postpone the election were setting up roadblocks to prevent the election. President Mohamed Farmajo and his security forces have not given up on an extension, because they know they cannot win a fair election. They have chosen a

Photo/Somali Times The Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mahdi Guled, spoke for the first time about why federal government officials cannot travel to Somaliland. Mahdi Guled first argued that he and other incumbent politicians could travel to Somaliland, which claims to be an independent state, but considers the security of Somalilanders.

Photo/Somali Times President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s administration was ‘carelessly’ handling issues about the elections, noting it could be a recipe for civil war. “Villa Somalia and security agents are conniving and these mistakes could result in a civil war.” Mohamed Farmajo was using the intelligence agency, NISA to further his political ends echoing similar sentiments

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