Somalia’s Ahlu Sunnah now rejects government-led elections in Galmudug
The Somali moderate Islamist group Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama’ah has rejected the ongoing elections... More 
Somalia’s Galmudug state to hold presidential election on 30 January
The Somali regional state of Galmudug is expected to hold presidential elections on 30... More
Somali government declined my dialogue offers, says Jubbaland’s Madobe
The president of Jubbaland State of Somalia, Ahmed Mohamed Islam aka Ahmed Madobe, has... More
Somali army says repulses Al-Shabaab attack on southern town of Marka
Fighters from the militant group Al-Shabaab on Sunday night launched a heavy attack on... More
Galmudug parliament announces state’s presidential elections body
The leadership of Somalia's Galmudug state parliament has announced a 13-member committee for the... More
TV reporter jailed in Somaliland, Online journalist briefly detained in Puntland & Journalists restricted...
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 19 January, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls for Somaliland authorities... More
Fifteen Al-Shabaab and four army officers killed in intense Middle Shabelle fighting
The Somali National Army has said that it killed 15 members of Al-Shabaab following... More
Somalia’s Ahlu Sunnah now rejects government-led elections in Galmudug
The Somali moderate Islamist group Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama’ah has rejected the ongoing elections in Galmudug state capital, Dusamareb, which have entered their final... More
Somalia’s Galmudug state to hold presidential election on 30 January
The Somali regional state of Galmudug is expected to hold presidential elections on 30 January, the commission tasked with overseeing the election has said.
The... More
Somali government declined my dialogue offers, says Jubbaland’s Madobe
The president of Jubbaland State of Somalia, Ahmed Mohamed Islam aka Ahmed Madobe, has said the Federal Government of Somalia has refused to hold... More
Somali army says repulses Al-Shabaab attack on southern town of Marka
Fighters from the militant group Al-Shabaab on Sunday night launched a heavy attack on the southern Somalia town of Marka.
The militants attacked a base... More
Galmudug parliament announces state’s presidential elections body
The leadership of Somalia's Galmudug state parliament has announced a 13-member committee for the election of Galmudug state president and his deputy.
The Galmudug presidential... More
Who is likely to win Somalia’s Galmudug presidential election?
Taking cues from yesterday’s Galmudug assembly leadership election, won by Mohamed Nur Ga’al, it is now possible to predict the outcome of the presidential election of the... More .'/wp-
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Challenges facing merger of Somali opposition parties
In the past few days, there have been meetings that were held in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, between major political parties in the country.... 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 on the 10 biggest hotels in... More
Islam, modernity and Somali youths
An increasing number of Somali youths have recently been abandoning their religion, Islam, and have been unabashedly and openly discussing this fact on social... More
Did Farmajo renounce his U.S. Citizenship voluntarily?
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, announced he relinquished his U.S. citizenship on August 1, 2019. Farmajo was elected President... More
Somalia’s Jubbaland election: A battle between federalists and centrists
The Somali federal member state of Jubbaland, a state that hosts most of the Somali clans in its regions, will hold elections in the... More
Central Somalia state in crisis amid row with moderate Islamist group
Galmudug state was established on 14 August 2006 as local administration in Mudug. However, 11 clans in Mudug and Galgadud regions agreed to unite... More
Mogadishu terror attack: Who was Shawaqar Ibrahim Abdalla?
On Saturday, a regular working day in Somalia, members of the militant group Al-Shabaab stormed in a government building that hosts two ministries of... 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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Farmaajo and the Politics of Instability
By Abdifatah Ali Googe
Following the collapse of the government in 1991, Somalia experienced all forms of distraction including years of anarchy, chronic civil war,... More
Somalia’s electoral law debate: A compromise model for 2020/21 polls
The draft electoral law, revised by the parliamentary committee that was assigned that task, is being debated. Discussions are mostly going in one direction,... More