Five things to know about Somalia’s political turmoil
WEBApr 14, 2021 · Five things to know about Somalia’s political turmoil. Political crisis deepens as president signs controversial law extending his mandate for two years. Somalia’s lower house of parliament...
Somalia’s political crisis explained - The New Humanitarian
WEBMay 20, 2021 · The political crisis has come on top of a series of humanitarian disasters – the result of the long-running conflict with al-Qaeda linked insurgents al-Shabab, recent flash floods, and a predicted drought that, all told, will …
Politics of Somalia - Wikipedia
WEBThe politics of Somalia takes place in a framework of federal parliamentary republic. According to the Constitution of Somalia, the President of Somalia is head of state, and Prime Minister as head of government who is appointed by the President with the parliament's approval. [1]
Somalia's elections - where the people don't vote - BBC
WEBApr 14, 2022 · In Somalia, only a few thousand people voted for a parliament that would represent the nation of around 16.3 million. This is because Somalia uses a complex and indirect political system and...
Somalia Elects New President, but Terrorists Hold True Power
WEBMay 15, 2022 · MOGADISHU, Somalia — In a fortified tent guarded by peacekeeping forces, hundreds of lawmakers elected a new president in Somalia on Sunday, capping a violent election season that threatened to...
Somalia in danger of losing hard-won gains, Security Council hears
WEBJun 22, 2023 · Despite gains made in tackling terrorism and advancing the electoral process in Somalia, top UN officials warned the Security Council on Thursday that extra effort and funding are needed to...
Somalia’s allies fear instability as political crisis deepens
WEB28 Dec 2021. Somalia’s allies and international observers have expressed alarm over the escalating power struggle between the country’s president and prime minister, as heavily armed factions...
‘They are on the run': Somalia leads fight against al-Shabab
WEBSomalia has launched what is being called the most significant military offensive against the al-Shabab extremist group in more than a decade.
Somalia violence: Rival units fight amid row over president's term - BBC
WEBApr 25, 2021 · Somalia is in political and economic turmoil. Later on Sunday, Somali security minister Hassan Hundubey Jimale accused unnamed foreign countries of being behind the violence. In a televised...
Somali concern at US troop withdrawal - BBC
WEBTensions are rising sharply in Somalia, as the country's fragile political system wrestles with a bitterly contested election process, the withdrawal of some vital US military forces, and renewed...
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