Photo/Somali Times We wish Farmajo to swallow his extension plan and look at the future of Somalia. He appears to be a dictator that never gives up power. It is very sad. Somali President Mohamed Farmajo is expected to ask lawmakers for a two-year extension. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is expected to address parliament tomorrow.

Photo/Somali Times According to our sources, Villa Somalia told Somali Times the Somali president Mohamed Farmajo has summoned acting Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad after he appointed dozens of diplomats, following the fall of his government. Awad has been reported that in the Kenya capital of Nairobi, where he made the nominee, and a

Photo/Somali Times An outcry is rising in Somalia as parliament considers a bill that would allow child marriage once a girl’s sexual organs mature and would allow forced marriage as long as the family gives their consent. The bill is a dramatic reworking of years of efforts by civil society to bring forward a proposed

At least 15 inmates who tried to escape from Mogadishu prison have lost their lives in clashes with prison guards. About four probation officers were also killed in the fighting in Mogadishu’s central prison. According to VOA, Mubarak Ibrahim Idle, an al-Shabaab member who escaped, was sentenced in 2014 to 10 years in prison. Mubarak

Wadajir party chairman Abdirahman Abdishakur said the attack on Mogadishu’s central prison was a plot by the security services. Abdirahman Abdishakur says the security services of supplying weapons to al-Shabaab detainees in an attempt to free members of al-Shabaab. “People should not be confused. This was a plan that was worked out, But I do

Photo/Somali Times Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government of Somalia, Ahmed Isse Awad has made a series of appointments at a time when his government has been discredited, pending the formation of a new one. Minister Awad has appointed eight members, including first, second and second secretaries, as well as ambassadors to

Photo/Somali Times Security forces among casualties, officials say At least 11 people, including security forces and Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabaab fighters, were killed, while several others wounded in a gun battle inside the central prison in the capital Mogadishu on Monday, officials told Anadolu Agency. The fighting between security forces and al-Shabaab militants began

7 prison guards in Mogadishu’s Central Jail are feared dead after an inmate allegedly snatched a weapon from the guards and fired indiscriminately. Somali officials said the inmate, alleged to be an Al-Shabaab convicts snatched the gun from the guards and went on a firing spree. It is feared there are ‘several’ casualties as a

Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is taking a number of steps before appointing a new prime minister, believed to be blocking the appointment. Following the removal of Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, the caretaker government has taken a number of illegal actions, which the president wants to pass before a new prime minister

Photo/Somali Times Hanad Abdullahi Ahmed Addow, the son of Abdullahi Ahmed Addow, a former Somali ambassador to the United States and a former presidential candidate, has been in Mogadishu in recent days. Hanad’s arrival in Mogadishu has sparked a flurry of rumors that he has been named the new prime minister of Somalia. However, according