More

    Tag: Opposition

    Somali Government warns opposition over security criticism and use of heavy weapons in Mogadishu

    Saturday May 24, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali government issued a sharp response on Friday to opposition leaders who criticized the Council of...

    Somali PM accuses opposition of aiding foreign efforts to derail elections

    Monday May 19, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Monday accused opposition politicians of promoting the interests of foreign...

    Somali president accuses opposition of obstructing one-person, one-vote transition

    Friday May 16, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday accused opposition politicians, lawmakers, regional leaders, and former heads of...

    Opposition leaders condemn violence in Somali parliament, accuse speaker of misconduct

    Thursday May 1, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Prominent Somali opposition figures, including former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire,...

    Puntland opposition calls for political dialogue after SSC-Khaatumo recognition

    Sunday April 20, 2025Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre speaks with SSC-Khaatumo leader Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali during a public event in Las Anod,...

    Somaliland opposition condemns PM Barre’s Las Anod visit as ‘Territorial Violation’

    Sunday April 13, 2025Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland opposition parties have condemned Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre's visit to Las Anod, calling the...

    Southwest opposition supports national peace dialogue, urges leaders to deliver on promises

    Tuesday April 1, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — A coalition of opposition politicians from Somalia's Southwest State has endorsed President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's recent call...

    Southwest opposition group backs president’s call for national peace talks

    Tuesday April 1, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Maanshiil Forum, an opposition group in Somalia’s Southwest regional state, has welcomed President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s...

    Somali opposition leaders endorse President’s call for consultation forum

    Sunday March 30, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, ex-Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, and opposition lawmaker Abdirahman Abdishakur...

    Puntland reaffirms opposition to Mogadishu’s centralization push, demands reforms

    Wednesday March 12, 2025FILE - Puntland’s Minister of Information, Mahmoud Aydid Dirir, speaks at a press conferenceGarowe (HOL) — The Puntland administration...

    Somalia’s opposition leaders back military offensive against Al-Shabaab and urge national security reform

    Wednesday March 5, 2025 Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, and opposition leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame (L...

    Activists in Kenya protest detention of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye

    Tuesday February 25, 2025 Human rights activists Monday took to the streets of downtown Nairobi, Kenya, where they were protesting for the release of...

    Somali opposition politician alleges President Mohamud formed special force to suppress rivals

    Monday February 17, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – A Somali opposition figure has alleged that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's administration has secretly assembled a 10,000-member...

    Somali opposition accuses President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of power grab, economic mismanagement

    Sunday February 16, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — A coalition of Somali opposition parties and civil society groups has accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of...

    Somali Justice Minister criticizes opposition over election stance

    Saturday January 18, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hassan Moalim, has accused opposition groups of obstructing laws passed...

    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,...