Politics

UN Envoy: Increased brinkmanship, pressure tactics, and tests of strength heighten risks in Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, James Swan, to the Security Council on the Situation in Somalia (As delivered).

Somali government Accuses UAE of trying to destabilize Somalia like Yemen and Librya – Official

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somalia information Minister Osman Abokor Dubbe on Sunday accused UAE of trying to destabilize Somalia like Yemen and Libya adding that United Arab Emirates (UAE) does not recognize Somali government, following a statement by UAE's Foreign ministry on Saturday.

Statement of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the unfolding situation in Somalia

Addis Ababa, 19 February 2021: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is deeply concerned at the deteriorating security and political situation in Mogadishu, which puts at risk all the gains made in Somalia in the last decade.

Somalia: IGAD statement on violence in Mogadishu

19 February 2021 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) strongly condemns the violence in Mogadishu in the last twenty-four hours. IGAD further condemns the growing hostility and extreme belligerence in political contests in the country.

Somalia: Resumption of Dialogue on implementation of 17 September Agreement

Mogadishu, Somalia – International partners welcome the announcement that Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Federal Member State (FMS) leaders will meet on 15 February to finalise arrangements for implementing the 17 September election agreement, building on progress made during the recent Dhusamareb…

Concerned Citizen sends an Open letter to the president of the federal republic of Somalia

Dear president Farmaajo, Though I have miss to congratulate you on your election victory on February 2017, not being among the thousands who were shocked your sudden triumph to the highest office of the country but with the millions who have relentlessly prayed and then protested after the election…

Rift widens as int'l community calls for single agreed electoral process in Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – Somalia's international partners welcome the nomination of State-level Electoral Implementation Teams for Jubaland and Puntland, presented on 27 January amid uncertainty on the elections of the Horn of African country.

UN urges Somalia's leaders to engage in dialogue and hold elections on broad consensus

BAIDOA (HORN OBSERVER) The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan has spoken to the media while on a visit to Baidoa.

International Partners Urge Resolution of Electoral Impasse

Mogadishu – Somalia's international partners - African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, European Union, France, Germany, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Italy, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States,…

Prime Minister Roble's Remarks on Elections

I would like to inform the Somali public that the Government has made major efforts to resolve differences of opinion over elections between the FGS, some Federal Member States and (opposition) politicians.