Former Somalia PM and ex-Puntland president separately die in Turkey and Kenya
Former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Abshir Farah has died of cancer at a hospital... More 
Somali troops kill top Al-Shabaab official near Bardale
The Somali army has said that it killed an al-Shabab taxation officer near the... More
Minister’s guard kills official from office of Attorney General
One of the Somali minister of justice's security details has killed an official working... More
Jubbaland, Hirshabelle leaders address elections, Mogadishu status
Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Ahmed Madobe) has stressed the importance of conducting the... More
Somali state leaders focus on upcoming elections in Dusamareb conference opening remarks
Somali state leaders meeting in Galmudug's capital Dusamareb have focused their opening speeches on... More
Somali leaders’ conference delayed
Information reaching Somali Affairs from the venue of the regional state leaders' conference in... More
Somali regional leaders’ conference begins in Dusamareb
Reports from the Galmudug State capital Dusamareb say that the planned conference of the... More
Former Somalia PM and ex-Puntland president separately die in Turkey and Kenya
Former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Abshir Farah has died of cancer at a hospital in Turkey, where he had been hospitalised in recent days.
He... More
Somali troops kill top Al-Shabaab official near Bardale
The Somali army has said that it killed an al-Shabab taxation officer near the south-western town of Bardale.
The Al-Shabaab official, identified as Salad Dere,... More
Minister’s guard kills official from office of Attorney General
One of the Somali minister of justice's security details has killed an official working at the office of the attorney general in the capital... More
Jubbaland, Hirshabelle leaders address elections, Mogadishu status
Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Ahmed Madobe) has stressed the importance of conducting the 2020/21 elections on time, saying that whatever the political and... More
Somali state leaders focus on upcoming elections in Dusamareb conference opening remarks
Somali state leaders meeting in Galmudug's capital Dusamareb have focused their opening speeches on the upcoming 2020/21 elections.
Galmudug President Ahmed Abdi Kariye Qoor... More
Is Somali gov’t hiding something on delay of case with Kenya at ICJ?
On 19 May, the Federal Government of Somalia announced that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) had postponed public hearings on the maritime border case with Kenya,... More .'/wp-
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Somali media under siege from both government and militants
Journalists in Somalia, one of the world's worst places to be a media worker, face relentless harassment and intimidation from local state and non-state... More
Why Somali gov’t is unmoved by the Jubbaland leader’s reconciliation efforts
The Somali Federal Government remains silent on the reconciliation between Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, aka Ahmed Madobe, and his main rivals in the... More
Somalis’ built up frustrations at risk of erupting
The recent protests in the capital Mogadishu were, perhaps, the first expression of years of built up frustration by the public.
The Somali people, especially... More
COVID-19 impact on mental health in Somalia
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a disturbing negative impact on physical and mental health across the world, and Somalia is not excluded from the... More
Recklessness of current Somali leaders risk sparking new civil war
Last year’s Kuumade community meeting in Kismayo, the Habargidir one that was held in Hobyo, the Mudullod consultative meeting that opened in Mogadishu, the... More
Somalia: Fear of public unrest over unconstitutional, impractical electoral law
The sudden policy change of the International Community in abandoning the support of democratic system of governance for building the Federal Republic of Somalia... More
Government still has chance to form inclusive Galmudug administration
In recent days, there have been growing complaints from political stakeholders of Somalia’s Galmudug regional state over the formation of a new administration for... More
Politics without Principle
There was a post by one young man on Facebook that I found interesting. He said his page was like a billboard that More 
Dangerous logic used by Al-Shabaab to justify killing civilians
I watched two videos, each at least an hour long, released by Al-Shabaab and documenting the group’s attacks More
Challenges galore as new UN envoy arrives in Somalia
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr James Swan, is this week expected to arrive in Somalia. Weighty...
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Somalia: One-person one vote election and 4.5 clan system are incompatible
The bicameral parliament committee tasked with the completion of election regulations has proposed the allocation of seven Upper House seats for Banadir Region, even... More
Re-visiting the Federal system of Somalia The Case of Hir-Shabelle
Introduction
There are quite a lot of historical incidents that justify and can be of reference to the internal driving forces of a federal system... More