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January 10, 2022
Somali Leaders Urged to Implement New Elections Agreement

Leaders have agreed to conclude the long-delayed parliamentary and presidential elections by February 25
December 28, 2021
Somali Opposition Calls on President to Leave Office

The move comes one day after the president suspended the prime minister for suspected corruption
December 27, 2021
Somali President Suspends PM Over Election and Mismanagement

PM denies allegations and calls it a coup
December 26, 2021
Somali Leaders Again Disagree on Already Delayed Polls

President blames prime minister for failure to conduct the vote; the prime minister rejects the accusations
December 23, 2021
IGAD Center in Somalia Aims to Reduce Climate Change Impact

The new center, located in the Somali capital, will conduct research, collect data and analyze and disseminate new information on climate change in the Horn of Africa
December 04, 2021
Mogadishu Book Fair Resumes after COVID-19 Lockdown Postponement

The annual exhibition was cancelled last year by COVID-19 restrictions
November 25, 2021
Al-Shabab Militants Claim Somalia Suicide Bombing Aimed at UN Convoy

Suicide attack in capital, Mogadishu during morning rush hour killed at least eight people and wounded 17
November 24, 2021
Somalia Declares Humanitarian Emergency as Drought Worsens

Drought ravages 80 percent of the country, leaving more than two million people short of food and water
November 22, 2021
Somali Investigators: Intelligence Agency Not Responsible for Female Spy Disappearance

Al-Shabab denied involvement in the case
November 10, 2021
Somalia and African Union Discuss Future of AMISOM

Somalia Expelled Deputy AU Special Envoy
November 09, 2021
Climate Change Threatens Livelihoods in Somalia

Somalia contributes less than 0.003 percent of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere but the impact of global warming is evident in the Horn of Africa nation
November 05, 2021
Somalia Orders Top AU Official to Leave Country

Somalia, AU at loggerheads over proposed AMISOM reconfiguration
November 02, 2021
Rights Group: Attacks on Somalia Journalists Go Unpunished

Advocates want perpetrators held accountable for killings, harassment and mistreatment of media professionals in Horn of Africa nation
October 22, 2021
Somalia Seeks Humanitarian Aid Over Worsening Drought

Nearly six million people, mainly pastoralists, are affected by the drought and resulting famine
October 14, 2021
Somalia Marks Anniversary of Deadliest Terror Attack

More than 500 people were killed in 2017 Mogadishu truck bombing
September 24, 2021
Somalia National Theater Reopens for Screening After Three Decades

Dozens Were Killed During a 2012 Suicide Attack the then-prime minister survived
September 23, 2021
Somalia, AU Coordinate to Fight Against al-Shabab

There are more than 20,000 peacekeepers in the Horn of Africa country
September 17, 2021
Somalia Blasts Djibouti Over ‘Unlawful Detention’ of National Security Adviser

Somali presidential adviser Fahad Yasin, who is the former head of the country's National Intelligence and Security Agency, is at the center of a power struggle between President Farmajo and Prime Minister Roble
September 16, 2021
Somali President Suspends Prime Minister’s Powers

President says the prime minister made rush decisions and violated the constitution; no reaction from the prime minister
September 08, 2021
Analysts: Rift Between Somali President, Prime Minister Could Affect Security, Elections

PM Roble this week suspended the head of the National Intelligence and Security Agency, Fahad Fassin, for failing to investigate the death of a cybersecurity agent, but the president rebuked the move and on Wednesday appointed Yasin as a national security adviser

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