Tuesday 9 December 2025
Somalia
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The Speaker of the Jubbaland Parliament, Abdi Mohamed, has announced a constitutional amendment redefining Jubbaland’s political status. Specifically, the term “Federal Member State” has been formally removed from Jubbaland’s regional constitution and replaced with “Jubbaland State.”
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The Speaker of the Jubbaland Parliament, Abdi Mohamed, has announced a constitutional amendment redefining Jubbaland’s political status. Specifically, the term “Federal Member State” has been formally removed from Jubbaland’s regional constitution and replaced with “Jubbaland State.”
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Opinion
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Echoing past chapters of paranoia and prejudice, racial tropes and opportunistic politics have once again positioned Somali Minnesotans as easy targets in America’s recurring cycle of scapegoating — leaving them vulnerable to racialized blame designed to distract from the current administration’s…
Echoing past chapters of paranoia and prejudice, racial tropes and opportunistic politics have once again positioned Somali Minnesotans as easy targets in America’s recurring cycle of scapegoating — leaving them vulnerable to racialized blame designed to distract from the current administration’s…
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As election season renews the search for a national rescuer, Somalia must confront a harder truth: personalities don’t save nations, institutions do. Escaping Barre’s long shadow requires reviving the democratic culture our early leaders once built.…
As election season renews the search for a national rescuer, Somalia must confront a harder truth: personalities don’t save nations, institutions do. Escaping Barre’s long shadow requires reviving the democratic culture our early leaders once built.…
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Somalia’s push for one-person, one-vote elections is unraveling as unilateral constitutional changes, deepening federal fractures, and a worsening security crisis make the 2026 timeline politically untenable and nationally destabilizing.…
Somalia’s push for one-person, one-vote elections is unraveling as unilateral constitutional changes, deepening federal fractures, and a worsening security crisis make the 2026 timeline politically untenable and nationally destabilizing.…
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A severe hunger crisis is tightening its grip on Somalia, with millions facing emergency levels of food insecurity as a critical rainy season fails and lifesaving humanitarian funding continues to shrink, according to a new early warning report.
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)…
A severe hunger crisis is tightening its grip on Somalia, with millions facing emergency levels of food insecurity as a critical rainy season fails and lifesaving humanitarian funding continues to shrink, according to a new early warning report.
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)…
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Somalia’s military court has issued extensive verdicts, including death sentences, prison terms, and acquittals, following a series of deadly clan-related attacks in Wanlaweyn and Yaqbariweyne in the Lower Shabelle region. The violence, rooted in long-standing clan vengeance, between two rival…
Somalia’s military court has issued extensive verdicts, including death sentences, prison terms, and acquittals, following a series of deadly clan-related attacks in Wanlaweyn and Yaqbariweyne in the Lower Shabelle region. The violence, rooted in long-standing clan vengeance, between two rival…
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U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Thursday that it carried out a series of airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Somalia’s Puntland region, in coordination with the country’s federal government.
In a statement, AFRICOM said the strikes targeted ISIS-Somalia positions in the Gollis…
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Thursday that it carried out a series of airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Somalia’s Puntland region, in coordination with the country’s federal government.
In a statement, AFRICOM said the strikes targeted ISIS-Somalia positions in the Gollis…
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In October, Somalia’s bicameral Federal Parliament elected nine representatives to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), marking the country’s first legislative participation in the East African Community (EAC). Somalia officially joined the EAC in March 2024 and was formally admitted in…
In October, Somalia’s bicameral Federal Parliament elected nine representatives to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), marking the country’s first legislative participation in the East African Community (EAC). Somalia officially joined the EAC in March 2024 and was formally admitted in…
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The National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) has issued a “legal notice” amid growing uncertainty surrounding Somalia’s electoral timeline, stating that it remains “fully committed to completing” the process but noting political and financial challenges.
The notice, released…
The National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) has issued a “legal notice” amid growing uncertainty surrounding Somalia’s electoral timeline, stating that it remains “fully committed to completing” the process but noting political and financial challenges.
The notice, released…
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Heavy fighting has been reported in the Middle Juba region of Jubbaland State between Somali government forces and Al-Shabaab militants. The clashes took place in rural areas of Jamaame district, a long-time Al-Shabaab stronghold that the group has controlled for more than a decade.
According to…
Heavy fighting has been reported in the Middle Juba region of Jubbaland State between Somali government forces and Al-Shabaab militants. The clashes took place in rural areas of Jamaame district, a long-time Al-Shabaab stronghold that the group has controlled for more than a decade.
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