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    Mogadishu’s unelected mayor rejects criticism of poor infrastructure, urges direct elections

    Thursday February 20, 2025Mogadishu Mayor and Governor of Banadir Region, Mohamed Ahmed Amiir, speaks at a voter awareness conference in the Somali capital,...

    Speaker Madobe: Somalia must transition to direct elections

    Monday February 10, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Lower House Speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madobe announced on Monday that Parliament is working to...

    Somalia’s electoral commission sets June elections for Gedo and Khaatumo

    Tuesday January 28, 2025Abdikarin Ahmed Hassan, Chairperson of Somalia’s National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC), addresses the media during a press conference on upcoming...

    Somali Electoral Commission meets Hirshabelle President to advance one-person, one-vote elections

    Wednesday January 29, 2025Jowhar (HOL) – A delegation from Somalia's National Electoral Commission and Boundaries met with Hirshabelle President Ali Abdullahi Hussein Guudlawe...

    NIRA denies link between National ID card printing and upcoming elections

    Monday January 27, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has dismissed reports claiming that the new national ID cards...

    Former Somali President criticizes government over Constitution, elections, and security

    Wednesday January 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has strongly criticized the federal government’s handling of politics, security,...

    Somalia’s foreign minister urges opposition to back one-person, one-vote elections

    Wednesday January 15, 2025FILE - Somalia's Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi addresses the media during a press briefing at his office in Mogadishu,...

    Opposition’s Abdullahi wins presidential election in breakaway Somaliland

    , 2024-11-19 09:09:09 , ‘Irro’ took over 60 percent of the vote having pledged to push efforts to gain international recognition for the...

    Somaliland goes to the polls amid Ethiopia-Somalia port deal row

    , 2024-11-13 09:00:23 , Amid escalating regional tensions, voters in the self-declared state of Somaliland will vote on Wednesday in its fourth general...