Somalia: Former President Says Somalia Can Not Hold One-Person, One-Vote Election

Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has expressed pessimism over the federal government's plans to implement a one-person, one-vote election system. Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's Foreign Minister Defends President's One-Person, One-Vote Election Plan

Somalia's Foreign Minister, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, has strongly defended President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's one-person, one-vote electoral proposal, dismissing opposition criticism as… Read more »

Somalia: Al-Shabaab Claims Responsibility for Landmine Attack On Kenyan Military Convoy

In an ambush assault on Kenyan security forces, a landmine explosion targeted a military convoy near the Kiyonga area in Kenya's volatile northern region, killing at least five… Read more »

Somalia: Nisa Director Declares End to Beledweyne Disputes, Urges Unity Against Al-Shabaab

The Director of Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbaloolshe, declared that local disputes in Beledweyne have been resolved,… Read more »

Somalia: UN Condemns Killing of 2 Polio Workers in Somalia

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) confirmed Tuesday that two frontline workers were killed in a militant attack in Mogadishu. Read more »

Mozambique: Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack in Mozambique Leaves Two Police Officers Dead

A group of about 30 men attacked three police stations in the coastal district of Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province of northern Mozambique, in an armed raid on Thursday. Read more »

Somalia: Turkey to Help Somalia Rebuild Infrastructure, SNA

Turkey has been helping to heal the wounds of the people of Somalia for years, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on humanitarian aid, infrastructure projects, schools,… Read more »