Somalia last held direct elections in 1969, months before military general, Mohamed Siad Barre, took power in a coup.

On the C-SPAN Networks: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is a President for Somalia with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2014 Forum. The year with the highest average number ...

MOGADISHU, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was heading to Ankara, Turkey, to attend the third round of talks aimed at defusing tensions with Ethiopia, the state news agency ...

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud discusses Somalia’s political and economic developments, governance, regional relations, and the country’s role in the world.For those attending virtually, log-in info… ...

The backlash was swift after Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud launched his new Justice and Solidarity Party (JSP) at a meeting with opposition leaders. Ahmed Mohamed Islam ‘Madobe’, the leader ...

After months of political bickering and armed confrontation, Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has taken a surprising step towards reconciliation with Jubaland’s President Ahmed Madobe. And his ...

Somalia is on the verge of a historic event, preparing to hold its first one-person-one-vote election since gaining independence in 1960. This significant occasion represents a major departure from ...

MOGADISHU, March 18 (Reuters) - Al Shabaab militants targeted Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a bomb attack on his motorcade as it was traveling through the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, ...