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    Former NISA chief Sanbaloolshe re-elected to Somali Parliament

    Friday June 20, 2025 Jowhar (HOL) – Former head of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali (Sanbaloolshe), has been re-elected to seat...

    Kenya parliament passes proposed 2025 finance law

    Friday June 20, 2025Kenya's parliament on Thursday voted to approve this year's proposed finance law, denying the revenue authority's request to get unrestricted...

    Somali Parliament session canceled as deadly rains paralyze Mogadishu

    Sunday May 11, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Torrential rains that battered the Somali capital overnight into Saturday left at least seven people dead and...

    Somali parliament session fails to meet quorum as pressure mounts on speaker

    Thursday May 8, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Lower House Parliament failed to convene on Wednesday after falling short of the required quorum,...

    Hirshabelle parliament strips three MPs of immunity over constitutional violations

    Wednesday May 7, 2025Jowhar (HOL) — The Hirshabelle State Parliament on Tuesday voted to strip three lawmakers of their parliamentary immunity, citing violations...

    Somali Speaker bans four cabinet ministers from Parliament over security concerns

    Thursday May 1, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Lower House Speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur (Aden Madoobe) has banned four federal cabinet ministers, who...

    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,...

    Ahmed Hussen re-elected in Toronto, remains only Somali MP in Canadian Parliament

    Wednesday April 30, 2025TORONTO, Canada (HOL) — Ahmed Hussen has secured re-election in Toronto’s York South–Weston riding, maintaining his position as the only...

    Blood Parliament: How Kenya blocked viewing of BBC’s film of police shooting protesters

    Tuesday April 29, 2025The BBC said Monday that Kenyan government pressure led to the cancellation of a Nairobi screening of a documentary from...

    Kenya parliament protests: BBC identifies the security forces who shot at anti-tax protesters

    Bertram Hill & Tamasin FordBBC Africa EyeMonday April 28, 2025The members of Kenya's security forces who shot dead anti-tax protesters at the country's...

    Somaliland Parliament condemns Somali PM’s planned visit to Las Anod town

    Monday April 7, 2025Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland’s Parliament has strongly condemned the planned visit by Somali Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre to Las...

    Somali actor Yusuf Ceegaag runs for Somaliland parliament after portraying lawmaker on screen

    Monday March 31, 2025Hargeisa (HOL) — In a twist where art meets politics, renowned Somali actor Yusuf Abdullahi Muse — better known by...

    Somali Parliament approves insurance and financial institutions bills

    Wednesday March 12, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali Lower House of Parliament approved the Insurance Companies Bill and the Financial Institutions Bill on...

    Somali Parliament passes income tax and youth justice bills

    Monday March 10, 2025Members of the Somali Parliament vote during a session in Mogadishu, where key bills, including the Youth Justice Bill and...

    Jubbaland Parliament gives President Ahmed Madobe three-month extension to form cabinet

    Thursday March 6, 2025Kismayo (HOL) – The Jubbaland regional parliament has approved a three-month extension for President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe to form...

    Ex-piracy kingpin Mohamed Abdi Hassan ‘Afweyne’ elected to Somali Parliament

    Tuesday March 4, 2025Dhusamareb (HOL)  – Businessman Mohamed Abdi Hassan, widely known as Afweyne, has been elected to Somali parliamentary seat HOP 248...