Category: Somalia

  • Somalia: African Peace and Security Council Rejected Farmajo 2 Year Extension

    Somalia: African Peace and Security Council Rejected Farmajo 2 Year Extension

    All members of the PSC (Except Ethiopia ) condemned the unilateral extension on 12 April. Kenya and Djibouti said the move could trigger a civil war which could destabilize the whole region. Nigeria and Ghana said the move is inherently undemocratic and contrary to AU principles – All members welcomed the AU role in mediation.…

  • Somalia: Government Dissolved Electoral Commission

    Somalia: Government Dissolved Electoral Commission

    MOGADISHU (HAN) April 21. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. – Somali government dissolved the country’s electoral committees after the political stakeholders failed to agree on process to hold elections in the horn of Africa nation. In a meeting with members of the committees on Tuesday, Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi…

  • Somalia: UNSC Expressed strong Concern

    Somalia: UNSC Expressed strong Concern

    United Nation (HAN) April 21. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues.  Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on the situation in Somalia. At the time of writing, it was still unclear if the meeting will take place in person or via closed videoconference (VTC) format. The UK,…

  • Somalia: The Power House Alliance in Mogadishu Rejected Extension

    Somalia: The Power House Alliance in Mogadishu Rejected Extension

    MOGADISHU (HAN) April 21. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Representatives of an influential clan in Somalia call for the immediate renunciation of Federal Government’s term extension. The Power house has threaten to use any means to block it. Over 400 delegates of the Hawiye clan pass a resolution in Mogadishu…

  • Somalia: Reject the “illegal & Unconstitutional” Term Extension

    Somalia: Reject the “illegal & Unconstitutional” Term Extension

    Somalia’s main political alliance, the National Salvation Forum urges UNSC members to categorically reject the “illegal and unconstitutional” term extension, which they say threatens to unravel hard-won progress towards peace and stability, statement Harun Maruf @HarunMaruf

  • Somalia: Farmaajo Bows Down to International Pressure, Unlocking Electoral Stalemate

    Somalia: Farmaajo Bows Down to International Pressure, Unlocking Electoral Stalemate

    WASHINGTON – By Harun Maruf. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said he was willing to negotiate with stakeholders in Somalia’s political crisis in order to find a solution. Mohamed, known by his nickname Farmaajo, made the announcement Sunday night during an unannounced visit to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he…

  • Somalia: Fall of Siad Barre & the 20 Year Civil War

    Somalia: Fall of Siad Barre & the 20 Year Civil War

    Introduction For nearly three decades, armed conflict has been waged in the country by a variety of groups and continues to the time of writing. While violence has been seemingly relentless, there have been distinct, distinguishable phases, with mass atrocities likely reaching the 50,000 threshold between the end of 1988 and beginning of 1989, and…

  • Somalia: Opposition Candidates Reject New Talks with Outgoing President Farmago

    Somalia: Opposition Candidates Reject New Talks with Outgoing President Farmago

    MOGADISHU – A crucial talk between leaders of Council of Presidential Candidates (CPC) and leaders of Hirshabelle and Galmudug states over the current political impasse have failed after the sides disagreed over number of issues. Sources privy to the meeting have confirmed that CPC leaders demanded the two regional leaders to come clear about their…

  • Somalia’s Presidential Aspirant Mohamed “Gandhi” Dies

    Somalia’s Presidential Aspirant Mohamed “Gandhi” Dies

    PARIS – The man who chaired Art conference technical committee which introduced the current political power-sharing formula (4.5) in the horn of Africa nation has today died in France, aged 72. According to his relatives, Mohamed Abdi Ghandi who has been illing recent week has died in a hospital but the cause of his death…

  • Somalia: Puntland State Votes Against President’s Extended Mandate

    Somalia: Puntland State Votes Against President’s Extended Mandate

    MOGADISHU (HAN) April 5. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. The legislature in the autonomous Somalian state of Puntland voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to deny the national president two more years in office after he extended his mandate. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed drew condemnation at home and abroad after he signed…

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