Somalia elections
Somalia postpones long-delayed election
The delay was due to the fact that federal regions were neither able to submit candidates' lists in time, nor to form local committees to cast the ballots, the...
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Somaliland votes in long overdue elections
President Muse Bihi Abdi and the leaders of Somaliland's two opposition parties had earlier called for an orderly vote as they cast their ballots in the capital Hargeisa.
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Somalia to hold elections within 60 days: government
The United Nations has described a one-person, one-vote election as essential for Somalia's democratisation after decades of chaos and instability.
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UN Security Council urges Somalis to decide quickly on elections
Due to the impasse, the opposition said it no longer recognised the authority of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, compounding trouble in a nation facing a violent Islamist insurgency, a locust invasion and serious food shortages.
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Somalia goes into lock down ahead of presidential election
A traffic ban has been imposed and major roads have been sealed off in the capital Mogadishu.
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Somalia hosts 1st summit of African leaders since war began in 1991
The leaders discussed Somalia’s upcoming vote for a new parliament and president, as well as South Sudan.
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Somalia to move to party politics in bid to cut clan rivalry
Somalia is slowly rebuilding after more than 20 years of conflict & chaos fuelled largely by clan rivalries.
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Somali PM sacked
A vote of no-confidence was passed against Abdi Farah Shirdon on Monday by lawmakers.
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Somali lawmaker shot dead
A Somali lawmaker has been assassinated outside his home in Mogadishu, according to witnesses.
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Somali militants brand new president a 'traitor'
Rebels dismissed Somalia's presidential election as a ploy by the West to boost interests.
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Somalia votes for new president
Members of Parliament in Somalia vote for a new president on Monday amid fears of rigging.
