Mogadishu – A Somali federal lawmaker has accused the central government of deliberately stirring unrest in relatively peaceful regions of the country, rather than focusing on liberating areas still under the control of armed insurgents. Mohamed Omar Ali, widely known as “Caana-nuug,” said during a»»»

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said that he and opposition leaders share a unified stance against reverting Somalia to indirect elections. President Mohamud’s remarks come amid a rift with Jubaland and Puntland regional states which have rejected his push for unified election model. Both regio»»»

Somalia on Tuesday launched voter registration in the capital Mogadishu for the first time in over 50 years, a step towards universal suffrage ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2026 in the volatile nation. The east African country is due to hold local elections in June, using the one-pe»»»