Photo/Somali Times The phrase”one man, one vote” traces its roots to 1961 in Somalia. It is a powerful concept. Bosaso, For Somalia, such an election would have been the first universal suffrage polls in half a century. Somalia’s last universal vote was held in 1969, shortly before the coup that brought military leader Siad Barre

Photo/ Reuters Nairobi, December 23, 2019 — Somali authorities should immediately allow local broadcaster City FM to reopen and let its staffers work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On December 19, police in Jowhar, the capital of Hirshabelle state, raided the privately owned City FM broadcaster, briefly detained seven of its staffers,

At least 4 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in morning attack, says military official At least seven Somali soldiers were killed and several others wounded on Monday when gunmen belonging to al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab attacked a southwestern military base, officials said. Hassan Isack, a Somali military official in the Bay region, confirmed to Anadolu Agency the attack

A statement from the Somaliland. Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said talks between Somalia and Somaliland rejects The statement said Somaliland is not ready to negotiate with the Somali government at this time. Somaliland has accused the Federal Government of being dishonest and refusing to negotiate, and at this time no talks between the two

Photo/Somali Times An explosion from a car bomb meant for a senior Somali army official has left eight people dead in central Somalia, local police said. The car bomb went off on Saturday evening just outside a hotel in Galkayo where Somali Ground Forces Commander Brigadier General Abdihamid Mohamed Dirir held a meeting with officials,

Brig Richard Otto. A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent in Somalia has received a new commander. More than 6,000 UPDF combatants in Somalia are now under the command of Brig Richard Otto who has taken over from Brig Gen Michael Kabango. Brig Otto received instruments of command on Thursday afternoon at a function witnessed

Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* reaffirm the importance of timely and effective preparations of the 2020/21 federal elections. At the Somalia Partnership Forum on 2 October, the Federal Government committed to enact the Electoral law and the amended Political Parties Law by December 2019. The Government further pledged to include at least 30 per cent

Credit: Birmingham Mail Faces of Telford four jailed over sexually abusing girl – Shafiq Younas, Ali Sultan, Amjad Hussain and Mohammad Rizwan By Brett Gibbons Ringleader Mohammed Ali Sultan was branded dangerous, controlling and abusive after girl was forced to perform sex acts in churchyard and violently abused when she tried to refuse advances Four

Photo/Somali Times Kismayo, His Excellency President of Jubaland Sheikh Ahmed Islam Mohamed today welcomed the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, James Swan, on behalf of the European Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). Elections 2020 Conflict between the Federal Government and Member States and the pardon of debt in Somalia

Credit: Daily Mirror Ahmed Farah’s flight back to Somalia (Image: Ahmed Farah) By Alan Selby EXCLUSIVE: Ahmed Farah, 30, was sent back to Somalia after being freed from prison following a knife raid and now has to make a living in fourth poorest country in the world The disgraced brother of athletics legend Sir Mo