Politics
Video: Somali Deputy PM calls Mogadishu local elections a historic milestone
Somali Deputy PM calls Mogadishu local elections a historic milestone...
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Somalia's capital votes in first step toward restoring universal suffrage
Residents of Somalia's capital Mogadishu will vote on Thursday in municipal elections meant to pave the way for the East African country's first direc...
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Somalia’s President urges Mogadishu residents to vote in landmark local elections
Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday night urged residents of Mogadishu to fully participate in the one-person, one...
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Somalia’s main opposition rejects Mogadishu Council Elections as ‘Neither Free nor Fair’
Mogadishu (HOL) – Somalia’s main opposition coalition, the Somali Salvation Forum, has strongly condemned the Banadir Regional Council elections s...
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Former Somali President warns of deepening crisis, urges national dialogue
Mogadishu (HOL) – Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has raised alarm over the country’s deteriorating security, political, econom...
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Puntland President Deni urges inclusive dialogue to avoid political chaos
Kismayo (HOL) - Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni has called on Somalia’s federal leadership and political actors to heed the advice and ...
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Eritrea withdraws from IGAD as tensions with Ethiopia rise
Mogadishu (HOL) — Eritrea has withdrawn from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, or IGAD, for the second time, accusing the regional blo...
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Somali president meets Swedish minister as deportations face scrutiny
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Tuesday with a senior Swedish delegation in Mogadishu to discuss strengthening bilatera...
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Opposition delegations begin arriving in Kismayo ahead of Somali opposition conference
Kismayo (HOL) - The first delegation of Somalia’s opposition groups arrived in Kismayo on Tuesday ahead of the Somali Opposition Conference, which i...
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Somalia launches first national reports on SDG environmental and energy indicators
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Bureau of Statistics on Monday launched the country’s first official reports tracking environmental and ene...
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