MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia’s 2020-2021 elections are the subject of much fanfare. They will be the country’s first one person-one vote elections in 50 years. The Somali public will finally have the ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - After almost two weeks of consultations in Dhusamareb, Somali leaders have agreed to hold timely elections, a move which technically renders recommendations by National ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Somali lawmakers voted unanimously on Saturday to cancel a two-year presidential term extension they had ...

Somalia’s international partners* welcome the conclusion of the Upper House elections following the 11 November National Consultative Council meeting and leaders’ commitment to conclude the House of ...

Somalia’s government and political opposition are locked in a struggle over elections due by 15 May, when the government’s four-year mandate expires. With the polls certain to be delayed and time ...

The president’s term ended on May 15 before the extension and postponement of polls to next year, triggering protests from ...

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's (HSM) four-year term expired on May 15, 2026. He is not leaving office.On March 4, 2026, Somalia's ...

The first time I heard a Somali female parliamentarian describe her experience of the quota system, she did not use the word "opportunity." She used the word "chess piece.""They give us seats," she ...

Somali legislators have elected former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country’s next president, following a long-overdue election on Sunday in the troubled Horn of Africa nation. Hassan Sheikh ...