Confusion and criticism over removal of Somali National Army deputy commander
Opposition leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has faulted constant changes to the leadership of the... More 
President signs Somali national electoral law
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has signed the national electoral bill into law, after it... More
SJS condemns multiple arrests against journalists in Somalia’s Hirshabelle and Puntland
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 20 February, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the arbitrary arrests... More
Ethiopian finance minister in Hargeysa to push for Abiy, Farmajo visit
Ethiopia’s Finance Minister Ahmed Shide has paid an unannounced visit to the capital of... More
Al-Shabaab claim killing 72 Somali soldiers in two deadly attacks
Al-Shabaab has claimed to have killed over 70 soldiers in the past 12 hours... More
Suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen kill four in bus attack in Kenya’s Mandera
Suspected al-Shabab fighters have killed at least four Kenyan civilians after a bus carrying... More
Residents flee Somali town amid fears of fighting
Residents of the Somalia border town of Bula Hawo are fleeing the town amid... More
Confusion and criticism over removal of Somali National Army deputy commander
Opposition leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has faulted constant changes to the leadership of the national army, after President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on 20 February... More
President signs Somali national electoral law
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has signed the national electoral bill into law, after it was approved by both houses of parliament.
The president, who attended... More
SJS condemns multiple arrests against journalists in Somalia’s Hirshabelle and Puntland
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 20 February, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the arbitrary arrests against four journalists in the towns of Galkayo and Bulo-Burte... More
Ethiopian finance minister in Hargeysa to push for Abiy, Farmajo visit
Ethiopia’s Finance Minister Ahmed Shide has paid an unannounced visit to the capital of Somaliland Hargeysa.
A delegation led by Shide arrived in Hargeisa today... More
Al-Shabaab claim killing 72 Somali soldiers in two deadly attacks
Al-Shabaab has claimed to have killed over 70 soldiers in the past 12 hours following two deadly attacks that separately occurred in El Salini... 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 (FRS) and opting... More .'/wp-
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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
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... More
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
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