Somalia

  • May 16, 2022
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Somalia’s new president faces challenging return

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has regained the presidency after a five-year absence

Somalia
  • May 13, 2022
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Nation holds its breath ahead of fraught Somali poll

The presidential election should take place this weekend, after more than a year’s delay

Somalia
  • May 6, 2022
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Somalia prepares for accelerated presidential poll

Parliament has started a ten-day countdown to the presidential vote

Somalia
  • May 4, 2022
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Somali speaker’s security demands will muddy waters

The new speaker of parliament has called on the security forces to report to him pending the election of a new president

Somalia
  • May 3, 2022
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Chaotic Somali elections approach their final phase

With a new speaker of parliament elected, presidential polls are poised to begin, but many issues remain unresolved

Somalia
  • Apr 29, 2022
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US-East Africa envoy’s exit signals policy incoherence

Washington's special envoy is reported to be stepping down at a crucial moment in various regional crises

United States
  • Apr 28, 2022
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Somali president suffers a blow in parliamentary poll

The president’s preferred candidate has failed to secure victory in the race to become speaker of parliament

Somalia
  • Apr 27, 2022
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East Africa famine funding will draw mixed reception

Donors have pledged just under a third of the funds requested by aid agencies to prevent a famine in the Horn of Africa

East Africa