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The former 9th president of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has raised concern over what he termed as drifting away from the constitutional principles and obligations entrusted to leadership by the Somali people. In a press release, President Farmajo noted that the people of Somalia are facing a critical political transition that requires a clear...

The Somalia Future Council has formed a six-member interim coordination and secretariat team drawn from Puntland, Jubbaland, and the Salvation Forum after failing to reach an agreement on the election of a leader. In a press statement released on Monday after concluding a private meeting on the sidelines of the broader national dialogue in Kisimayo,...

The Somalia National Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) has mobilized over 5000 election officers to oversee the Christmas election proceedings in the Banadir region. In a meeting with over 20 political organizations who are contesting for the 390 council seats, the NIEBC chairman, Abdikarim Ahmed Hassan, said the commission is ready to conduct the polls....

The Somalia Civil Aviation Authority has announced that it will temporarily close the Mogadishu Airport for 24 hours on the day of the election on December 25th, 2025. In a notice issued through the Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA), the government said the move was due to the local elections. The authority has informed travel agencies,...

The chair of the annual Eastern Africa standby force and the minister of defense in the federal government of Somalia, H.E. Ahmed Moallim, has reaffirmed Somalia’s strong commitment to regional peace and security. Addressing the 35th ordinary session of the council of ministers of defense and security of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF), hosted...

The federal government of Somalia has today signed a landmark agreement with the United Nations to protect children affected by war in Somalia. The implementation roadmap was signed by the minister of defense, H.E. Amb. Ahmed Moallin Fiqi; special representative of the UN secretary, Mr. James Swan; and UNICEF representative to Somalia, Ms. Sandra Latouff,...

The federal government of Somalia has signed a landmark strategic partnership with Turkey’s OYAK, the largest supplementary pension fund, to combat illegal fishing. The federal government of Somalia’s minister of fisheries and blue economy, H.E. Ahmed Hassan Aden, said the agreement is set to combat illegal fishing, upgrade port and processing infrastructure, boost sustainable fish...

United Kingdom ambassador to Somalia H.E. Charles King has noted that Somalia is the most urbanized country in East Africa. Ambassador King attributed the urbanization to the current migration to urban centers that has been intensified by critical climate and environmental challenges in Somalia.“Urbanization is occurring at a time when the impacts of climate change...

The Minister of Planning, Investment, and Economic Development, Hon. Mohamud Beenebeene, convened an investors roundtable meeting that was attended by over 100 CEOs, investors, government officials, and diplomats, aimed at deepening the private sector awareness of priority economics and accelerating national transformation.Minister Beenebeene highlighted that the ministry is working to ease and facilitate a private...

Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan has made the final list of elite referees from Africa who have been selected to officiate in the anticipated FIFA 2026 World Cup that will be hosted in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. Artan had earlier made history as the first-ever Somali referee to officiate a World Cup match in...