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Somalia has no internet connection for a second day with Farmajo abusing the power

Photo: Credit Netblocks Internet connectivity across much of southern Somalia has been cut off on Sunday, according to local residents and an independent group that investigates digital rights, cyber-security and internet governance. Netbooks said that their network data recorded that the internet was cut at 10:30 am local time, with most of Mogadishu offline. The

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President Farmajo has cut off Mogadishu’s internet

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu without internet The internet in the capital Mogadishu, Hiran, Mudug, Shabelle, Bay and Bakool regions and Juba regions is completely off the air. This morning, people were hit by a power outage that affected remittance companies, media outlets and government offices on which internet service relied. It is not known why the

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Somali corrupt lawmakers ousted Prime Minister Khaire in no-confidence vote

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s parliament removed the Prime Minister, Hassan Khaire, from his post in a vote of no confidence on Saturday for failing to pave the way towards fully democratic elections, the speaker said. A whopping 170 of parliament’s 178 MPs backed the no-confidence motion, and Khaire’s ouster was immediately endorsed by the president, Mohamed

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President Farmajo’s playing dirty politics names interim Prime Minister Mahdi Guled

Photo/Somali Times/ Interim Prime Minister Mahdi Guled A decree issued by the office of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo named him interim prime minister, stating. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo had appointed Mahdi Mohamed Guled (Khadar) as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia managing the activities of the Cabinet on an interim basis.

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Ex Prime Minister Khaire arrives in Mogadishu following ‘dismissal’

Photo/Somali Times The former Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Ali Khaire, has today arrived in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. According to the Villa Somalia Source told Somali Times, Khaire is accompanied on his trip by members of his ousted government. Ex Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, who was in Dhusamareb,

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President Farmajo welcomes PM Khaire’s dismissal

Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo has accepted the decision of the House of the People to withdraw its confidence in the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The President said that the unity of the Constitutional Institutions of the Federal Government of Somalia, especially

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President Farmajo’s two year extension plan in office

Photo/Somali Times Recently, a consultative meeting between the federal government and regional administrations concluded in Dhusamareb, which focused on a number of issues, including elections. President Farmajo, who is believed to be at the forefront of Villa Somalia’s plan to extend the term, said at the Dhusamareb conference that he was ready to discuss the

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President Ahmed Madobe says how to resolve the dispute between him and Farmajo.

Photo/Somali Times/ Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, Speaking at Dhusamareb. Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, Speaking at the conclusion of the Dhusamareb conference of heads of state and government, said the conference was due to President Farmajo, according to the statement. “When I speak, people are looking at me and wanting me to say something

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President Farmajo’s long meetings with regional state leaders in Dhusamareb have been surprisingly volatile

Photo/Somali Times It is the fifth day that the Heads of the Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia have held a series of meetings, and the opening of the Great Somalia Conference has been hampered by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. State leaders have suggested to the President that the Chairperson of the Independent National

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President Farmajo’s proposal delayed federal state leaders’ meeting in Dhusamareb

Photo/Somali Times There has been a delayed in the meeting of the heads of state and government which was expected to open today in the town of Dhusamareb. According to President advisor told Somali Times the findings of continuing to meet individually between the two sides to reach a solution self-understanding, is still between the

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