Turkey reportedly worried about safety of its engineers in Somalia
Turkish officials are reportedly holding meetings to express worries over the repeated al-Shabab attacks... More 
Wadajir Party presidential candidate discusses election concerns with prime minister
Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and the opposition Wadajir Party presidential candidate Abdirahman... More
Mogadishu blast targets Somali police spokesman
The spokesman of the Somali police Sadiq Aden Ali Dodishe has strongly condemned last... More
Somali president, Galmudug leader discuss election issues
Galmudug State President Ahmed Abdi Kariye (Qor Qor) held a meeting with Somali President... More
Somalia: Covid-19 vaccines are distant as virus spreads
(Africanews, AFP): As richer countries race to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, Somalia remains the rare... More
Al-Shabaab releases propaganda video of last year’s attack in Kenya’s Manda Bay base
The militant group, Al-Shabaab, has released a video commemorating the first anniversary of attack... More
Somali opposition leaders warn against ‘secret’ oil deals with foreign firms
The Council of the Presidential Candidates Union has warned the federal government against entering... More
Turkey reportedly worried about safety of its engineers in Somalia
Turkish officials are reportedly holding meetings to express worries over the repeated al-Shabab attacks targeting its engineers in Somalia, following the recent explosion targeting... More
Wadajir Party presidential candidate discusses election concerns with prime minister
Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and the opposition Wadajir Party presidential candidate Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame have held a meeting earlier this evening at... More
Mogadishu blast targets Somali police spokesman
The spokesman of the Somali police Sadiq Aden Ali Dodishe has strongly condemned last night's bomb blast in Mogadishu.
A statement issued by the spokesman... More
Somali president, Galmudug leader discuss election issues
Galmudug State President Ahmed Abdi Kariye (Qor Qor) held a meeting with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on 6 January 2021.
The Galmudug leader has... More
Somalia: Covid-19 vaccines are distant as virus spreads
(Africanews, AFP): As richer countries race to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, Somalia remains the rare place where much of the population hasn't taken the coronavirus... More
Somalia’s newly-formed poll body is dominated by pro-government figures
SomaliAffairs Editorial on the newly-appointed Indirect Electoral Implementation committees of FEIC, FMSEMCs and IDRC Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble’s appointment of the Indirect Electoral Implementation committees of... More .'/wp-
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Who will win Somalia’s upcoming presidential election?
Somalia will hold a presidential election on 8 February 2021, when President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's term in office ends.
Top contenders include the president, former... More
Somalia’s Dusamareb Conference: Make or break moment for President Farmajo
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's invitation to regional state leaders for talks in Mogadishu failed because he did not fulfil the promises he made at... 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... More
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
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