Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed warns against election delay and calls civil war Former Somalia President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed warned federal government leadership, the speakers of the two Houses of Parliament against further delays in the holding of elections or extend the terms of the president and parliament, saying the country would plunge into

The European Ambassador to Somalia Nicolás Berlanga expressed the concern that the election of Somalia should be postponed. It will be announced on Wednesday, 27 May 2020, that the Independent Electoral Commission will appear before Parliament to expedite the election process and present the election process. EU Special Envoy to Somalia Nicolas Berlanga had tweeted:

Another Kenyan plane was allegedly shoot by Ethiopian troops in Somalia in Qansahdere, Bay region in Somalia, The aircraft was shot while carrying humanitarian aid and caught fire mid-air after the shooting, Reports indicate that the Kenyan plane, registration number 5Y-VVA, recorded no injury or fatality during the incident, However, according to the Voice of

Photo/Somali Times The self-declared Somaliland government has threatened to take the case to the International Criminal Court (ICJ), with President Muse Bihi speaking in public. Mr. Bihi told the public that they would take action if the talks between them and the federal government of Somalia were not resolved. In 1991, the government claimed to

Mogadishu: More than 70 business managers who were based in Mogadishu, Al-Shabaab’s calls, sources has said that Al-Shabaab met with owners of various businesses in the capital including clothing, restaurants, hotels, pharmacies, supermarkets, grocery stores and car sales. The meeting took place in Basra Village in Lower Shabelle region, about 30 kilometers north of Mogadishu

Photo/Somali Times The governor of Mudug, a region in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland, was killed with three of his bodyguards in a suicide car bombing on Sunday that was claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab, police said. “A suicide car bomb hit the governor’s car. Governor Ahmed Muse Nur and three of his bodyguards

Photo/Somali Times The Regional Parliament of Puntland announced that the 46th session of Parliament will open on 15 June, with all members of Parliament informed. The speaker of the Puntland Parliament, Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril, also shared it with MPs on the main agenda of the 46th session, including points similar to that of former Speaker

Photo: propaganda online Al-Shabaab displayed propaganda online Somali army had defected from the Jubbaland administration, which was located on a military base on the outskirts of Kismayo. In a statement released on al-Shabaab’s propaganda online, five Jubbaland soldiers surrendered, with their weapons displayed in the Lower Jubaland region. The reason behind the Somali army defected

Photo/Somali Times The coronavirus pandemic could pose a huge challenge to Somalia. To manage the crisis, the federal government should reach out to and coordinate with political rivals. It should avoid a unilateral postponement of elections due in November, which could trigger a violent backlash. What’s new? Somalia is highly vulnerable to both the COVID-19 virus

Flooding exacerbates humanitarian situation in Somalia, says UN The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Somalia said Wednesday that at least 16 people have died and more than 200,000 have been affected by torrential rains and floods since the April-June rains began. The most affected area has been the northeastern state