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Sun, 14 Feb 2021 10:05:30 GMT
Suicide Bomber Strikes Near Presidential Palace
[DW] Police in the capital, Mogadishu, fired at the attacker as he broke through a checkpoint, allowing civilians to escape before the explosion.

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 10:54:54 GMT
International Partners Urge Somali Leaders to Agree On Poll Timeline
[Shabelle] The international community on Saturday called on Somali leaders to iron out outstanding issues from the previous consultative meetings and agree on the short election timeline to implement the pre-election deal in the new round of talks s...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 10:00:22 GMT
ICJ Rejects Kenya's Request to Delay Somalia Maritime Case
[Dalsan Radio] Kenya's request for further postponement of the maritime case with Somalia had been rejected by the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 07:19:43 GMT
Somalia's Old Problems Confound President Farmaajo
[Nation] Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo may have promised many things when he became Somalia president on February 8, 2017.

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 13:08:07 GMT
AMISOM Police Commissioner Impressed With Collaboration With Jubaland Police
[Dalsan Radio] The Police Commissioner of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has expressed satisfaction with the operational capability of the mission's police officers currently serving in the Jubaland State of Somalia.

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 13:08:04 GMT
Hormuud Launches Women's Only Tellers
[Dalsan Radio] Somalia's telecommunication giant Hormuud Telecom has established tellers serving only women in the capital Mogadishu.

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 10:54:48 GMT
Gunmen Kill Three Women in Somali Capital
[Shabelle] At least three women killed and two others wounded in Mogadishu's Daynile district after they were attacked by unknown gunmen.

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 09:33:28 GMT
Govt Starts Issuing Aircraft Registrations And Aviation Licenses After 30yrs
[Dalsan Radio] The Somali government has Friday begun issuing certificates for commercial airlines for the first time in over 30 years.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:43:15 GMT
International Partners Welcome May Elections
[PR Newswire] International partners welcome the announcement that Somaliland's parliamentary and local council elections will take place on 31 May 2021.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:24:36 GMT
Nation Misses a Vital Meeting With the 'Electorate'
[ISS] It wasn't even going to be a real one-person, one-vote election. That had been the original plan but had proved too ambitious. So Somalia reverted to its previous practice - an indirect election where powerful clan elders would elect delegates ...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:35:53 GMT
Opposition Presidential Candidates Seek Truce
[Nation] Somalia's opposition groups are calling for an urgent meeting with President Mohamed Farmaajo and other stakeholders in an attempt to resolve the electoral impasse.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:28:22 GMT
UN Security Council Urges Somalis to Decide Quickly On Elections
[Shabelle] The UN Security Council called Tuesday on Somalia's leaders to quickly resume dialogue to arrange new elections, hoping to resolve a new crisis in the violence-ravaged nation.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:39:50 GMT
Controversy Rears Ugly Head in Somali Oil Deals
[East African] Somalia's sale of offshore oil blocks has hit a rock following the dismissal of the chief executive of the petroleum authority amid claims of political interference only six months into his tenure.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 07:36:14 GMT
Somalia Petitions ICJ Against Kenya's Request to Postpone Maritime Case
[Dalsan Radio] The Somali government has rejected a request by Kenya to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to postpone the maritime boundary dispute for the fourth time.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:35:13 GMT
Mystery of Missing Map as Kenya Wants Border Case With Somalia Suspended
[Nation] Kenya has petitioned the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to postpone public hearings on the Indian Ocean boundary dispute with Somalia scheduled for next month, even as it protested at a missing map crucial to its case.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:04:52 GMT
Ten Facts About Child Soldiers Around the World
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Coronavirus pandemic feared driving more children into armed groups as world marks Red Hand Day

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:38:26 GMT
Insecurity Threatens Somalia Humanitarian Work - UN
[Shabelle] Growing insecurity in Somalia poses grave threats to humanitarian operations in the country, a UN body said on Thursday.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:38:22 GMT
Somalia Rejects Kenya Request to Delay Maritime Case
[Shabelle] Somalia on Thursday rejected the Kenyan government's request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to postpone the maritime case between the two neighboring East African countries.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:38:17 GMT
Somalia's Ratification of Seven (7) ILO Conventions Represents New Hope for Workers, Says Festu
[Shabelle] The Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) applauds the official signing and ratification of seven International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions by Somalia's Prime Minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble, on behalf of the Federal Governme...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:38:14 GMT
Health Minister Sounds Alarm Over Virus Surge
[Shabelle] Somalia's health minister said on Wednesday she is "extremely alarmed" by the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 07:52:29 GMT
Somalia Opposition Presidential Aspirants Call for Urgent Talks
[East African] Somalia's opposition groups have called for an urgent meeting with President Mohamed Farmaajo and other stakeholders in an attempt to resolve the electoral impasse that saw the country miss key poll deadlines.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:46:20 GMT
Somalia's Future in Jeopardy Amid Impasse Over Elections
[Capital FM] Mogadishu -- The survival of Somalia is facing new uncertainties amid a prolonged impasse over national elections which threaten ongoing efforts to achieve durable peace, stability, economic development and cohesion in the Horn of Africa...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:46:43 GMT
Somalia Opposition Presidential Candidates Call for Urgent Talks
[East African] Somalia's opposition groups are calling for an urgent meeting with President Mohamed Farmaajo and other stakeholders in an attempt to resolve the electoral impasse that saw the country miss key poll deadlines..

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:25:17 GMT
Farmaajo Schedules Another Meeting Over Poll Stalemate
[East African] Somalia's President Mohamed Farmaajo has scheduled another meeting with federal state leaders in the latest attempt to resolve an impasse that saw the country miss key election deadlines.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:25:09 GMT
Kenya Speaks on Somalia Electoral Impasse as Pressure Mounts on Mogadishu
[Nation] Kenya has joined a growing list of international players in urging Somalia to negotiate an amicable electoral programme and save the region from instability.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:46:23 GMT
Kenya Warns Against Attempts to Stir Up Tension Among AMISOM Partners
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has warned against attempts to stir up tension among African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) partner States even as it vowed to continue playing its rightful role alongside its Troop Contributing Countries in order to ...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:03:18 GMT
Stabilising Somalia for Elections and What Comes After
[Crisis Group] As tensions between the federal government and semi-autonomous federal member states escalate, Somalia's February elections are expected to be intensely contested. In this excerpt from our Watch List 2021, Crisis Group urges the EU and...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 04:29:40 GMT
Does Clan System Undermine Democracy?
[DW] As the Horn of Africa nation struggles to reach a consensus on this year's general election, the country's controversial clan-based indirect voting system is under scrutiny.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:12:02 GMT
UN Calls On Somalia to Resume Talks 'Urgently'
[Dalsan Radio] United Nations Security Council (UNSC) called on Somalia's political leaders to resume dialogue to find solutions for the political disagreement over the electoral stalemate.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:12:01 GMT
Farmaajo Calls for Resumption of Poll Talks
[Dalsan Radio] President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has announced the resumption of electoral talks in Garowe on February 15.



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