In a brief speech before parliament Somalia’s president abandoned a policy extending his term in office by two years – Copyright AFP STR Somalia’s government ...

Introduction:The political impasse in Somalia is grounded on opposition group's outright refusal for the universal suffrage electoral model proposed by the Federal Government of Somalia. The ...

For the past 25 years, Somalia’s political transitions have not succeeded by accident. They were sustained through international engagement, pressure, and mediation aimed at preserving fragile ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Residents of Somalia's capital are set to vote Thursday in a controversial local election that marks the country's first-ever one-person, one-vote poll since 1969. Analysts ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia-Federal Government of Somalia (FGS)’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has approved controversial election modality by decree without vote in parliament amid mounting international ...

Somalia’s government and political opposition are locked in a struggle over elections due by 15 May, when the government’s four-year mandate expires. With the polls certain to be delayed and time ...

Somalia is entering one of the most dangerous moments in its recent history without an agreed path towards elections or a political transition. United States and United Kingdom-led talks between the ...

Somalia on April 15, 2025 launched voter registration in the capital Mogadishu for the first time in over 50 years, a step towards universal suffrage ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2026 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A member of Somalia's parliament casts her vote during the first round of the presidential elections on 15 May, 2022. (© Feisal ...

In a brief speech before parliament Somalia’s president abandoned a policy extending his term in office by two years – Copyright AFP STR Somalia’s government ...