Somali president calls for calm amid wild jubilations in Mogadishu
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s victory on Wednesday saw Somalia’s incumbent president Hassan lost the highly contested election after Farmajo took a clear lead over him and...
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A quick at look at Somalia’s new president
Somalia will now have Farmajo as its president for the next four years. By Nangayi Guyson, nangayi.guyson@alleastafrica.com Kampala, Uganda –Somali lawmakers on Wednesday voted Mr....
Former prime minister wins Somalia vote
A former prime minister who holds dual Somali-U.S. citizenship was declared Somalia’s new president Wednesday, immediately taking the oath of office as the long-chaotic country...
LIVE: Somali lawmakers start voting for president
328 Somali MPs started voting to elect a new president from 21 presidential candidates:- !:25 voting started —- 1:27 Somali parliament speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari...
Somalia heads to presidential polls amidst widespread corruption, intimidation
Somalia is not holding a popular presidential vote but rather an indirect election where only lawmakers are allowed to Vote. By Nangayi Guyson, nangayi.guyson@alleastafrica.com Kampala,...
Former Somali president ‘confident’ in election victory
Somalia is expected to hold presidential elections next month, with over 18 candidates are running for the country’s top seat. By Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI...
Somalia set to delay presidential election for fourth time
The move comes amid complaints of numerous fraud cases in the election of some MPs and that preparations for the poll were not complete. NAIROBI...
Somalia Elections: Acknowledging Progress but also Aware of Pitfalls
By Mohamed Shire In the past weeks or months, Somali political discourse was dominated by the 2016 parliamentary elections and whether the country will be...
UN envoy says Somali election ‘likely’ to take place in December
More than 14,000 Electoral College delegates are voting for the 275-member Lower House of parliament, and so far, fewer than half of the members have...
