Horn of Africa News
Former Presidents Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (L) and Sharif Sheikh Hassan (R) Mogadishu (HOL) – The Council of Presidential Candidates is gearing up for planned protests against President Farmajo on Friday…
Uncertainty looms large in the Horn of Africa as Somalia prepares for its delayed and contentious elections normally meant to take place when the president’s term expires on 8 February.…
Women’s groups welcome move, but say implementing it in time for Feb. 8 vote will be challenging GAROWE, Somalia, Jan 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nearly a third of Somalia’s…
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo is on Thursday expected to hold crucial talks with the leaders of Jubaland and Puntland states to chart a common path for the upcoming elections.…
Somalia has announced the postponement of its parliamentary elections until February 2021 and presidential elections until August next year, citing security and technical issues. The country was due to go…
By Paulo Santos, Horn of Africa Analyst In a recent political twist, Somalia’s Federal Member State (FMS) leaders have announced that adopting a “one person, one vote” electoral system is…