Category: Somalia
Somalia: Young MP Candidate Against Farmajo Administration Killed last night
MOGADISHU (HAN) May 6. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Aweis Omar Salad an upcoming young candidate for MP has been killed by gunmen in Wadajir district in Mogadishu. Aweis Omar was a campaigner for an opposition presidential candidate Dahir Mohamud Gelle. Tonight Somali gov says all pro-opposition forces, who entered…
Somalia: Lower House Votes to Adopt Sep-17 Agreement
MOGADISHU (HAN) May 1. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Somalia’s lower house members have today voted to adopt Sep 17th electoral agreement between Somali government and its member states last year. Sept 17th deal dropped last month when the members voted to grant themselves and President Mohamed Farmaajo a two-year controversial term…
Somalia: Farmajo is Building Tribal Military to Survive
HARGEISA (HAN) May 1. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Opinion: By: Prof. hussein. Hussein. Somalia is now marred with tribal tug war camouflaged as good will for the country and it’s people. Farmaajo is a man hungry for power. He has been building tribal military for some time. Now…
Somalia AU Troops to remain neutral in Mogadishu crisis
ADDIS ABABA – Troops working under the framework of African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) have been asked to remain neutral in order to effectively facilitate the demilitarisation of Mogadishu and environs. Meeting of the Coordination Committee (MOCC) chaired by Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (C-PAPS) has warned Amisom…
Somalia: U.S. Demands Return to Elections Negotiations
The United States notes President Farmaajo’s April 28 commitment to return to the September 17 election agreement and resume talks immediately with Federal Member State leaders. We call on the President and Parliament to act swiftly to annul the April 12 mandate extension bill. We commend Prime Minister Roble and the Federal Member State leaders…
EU hails federal gov’t’s decision to hold elections
MOGADISHU (HAN) April 28. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. – The European Union has welcomed the decision by Galmudug and Hirshabelle states to support call for elections in the horn of Africa nation which for the last five witnessed armed violence that displaced hundreds of families in Somali capital.…
Eritrea: Eritrean President’s Praise of Farmajo Triggers Outrage
Asmara (HAN) April 28, 2021 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. The Eritrean leader’s Isaias Afwerki praise of Mohamed Abdillahi Farmajo as a “great” leader triggered outrage on Wednesday in neighbouring Somaliland state, Puntland and Galmudug where his nationalist looks like policies that caused bloodshed and destruction in Mogadishu and…
Somalia: What to Expect From a “Head of State” Who is Arrogant & Naive
MOGADISHU (HAN) April 28. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Opinion By: Former Minister of Commerce H.E Khadra Dualeh. I had a couple of meetings with President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaago when I was the Minister of Commerce and Industry. He is never rude – you may even call him “gracious”-…
Somalia President Drops 2-year Term Extension
WASHINGTON – Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed says he will no longer pursue a two-year extension of his presidential term, giving in to internal and international pressure to back away from a controversial resolution on the extension passed by the Lower House of Parliament. In a televised address, Mohamed said he will appear before the Lower House of Parliament on Saturday to ask the lawmakers to restore last…
Galmudug, HirShabelle Oppose President Farmaajo’s term extension
MOGADISHU (HAN) April 27. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Two of the federal government allied regional states have declared that they will no longer support two-year term extension for the government. In a joint statement, leaders of Galmudug and HirShabelle said the country must return to the negotiation table…
