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    Somalia’s Electoral Commission denies reports of forced voter registration in Mogadishu

    Thursday June 5, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somalia’s Independent National Electoral Commission has strongly denied recent allegations circulating on social media that residents in...

    Somalia electoral body denies forcing Mogadishu students to register for Banadir vote

    Thursday May 29, 2025Somalia’s National Independent Electoral Commission member Abdullahi Salad Yarow speaks during a press briefing in Mogadishu, addressing allegations of coercion...

    Himilo Qaran Party accuses electoral commission of pressuring students into unilateral election process

    Tuesday May 27, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Himilo Qaran Political Party, led by former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, has accused Somalia's electoral commission...

    Former Puntland electoral chief accuses President Deni of resource exploitation and misgovernance

    Saturday May 24, 2025Garowe (HOL) – Former chairman of the Puntland Electoral Commission, Guuleed Salah Barre, launched a scathing attack on Puntland President...

    Somalia’s electoral commission extends voter registration in Banadir region

    Friday May 16, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Chairman of Somalia's National Electoral Commission, Abdikarin Ahmed Hassan, announced on Thursday a one-month extension of...

    Gedo governor warns electoral body against uncoordinated voter registration

    Thursday April 17, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The Governor of the Gedo region, Mohamed Hussein Al-Qaadi, has warned the country's National Independent Electoral and...

    Electoral commission reaffirms 2026 one-person, one-vote elections amid boycotts

    Saturday February 22, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somalia’s National Electoral Commission reaffirmed its commitment to holding a universal suffrage election in 2026, despite a...

    Somalia defends regional leaders’ term extension as key to electoral reforms

    Sunday February 2, 2025FILE - Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama speaks during a press conference in Mogadishu, defending the government’s decision to...

    Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed meets UN envoy to discuss electoral impasse

    Friday January 31, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed met with James Swan, the Acting Special Representative of the United...

    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...

    Somali electoral chief, EU envoy discuss transition to universal suffrage

    Monday January 27, 2025Somalia’s Electoral Commission Chairperson, Abdikarim Ahmed Hassan, shakes hands with European Union Ambassador to Somalia, Karin Johansson, following a meeting...

    Somalia’s Electoral Commission reopens Baidoa office to accelerate one-person, one-vote process

    Sunday January 26, 2025Baidoa (HOL) – A delegation from Somalia's National Electoral Commission and Boundaries arrived in Baidoa on Sunday to accelerate preparations...

    Former President Farmaajo criticizes Hassan Sheikh’s leadership over electoral process

    Tuesday January 21, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has criticized the ruling leadership for pursuing constitutional amendments and elections...