Somalia has passed a new constitution that will see lawmakers directly elected by the public for the first time. In recent years, MPs voted for the president, while clan heads and elders elected ...

A dispute over the electoral system and donor fatigue could unravel a decades-old state-building project, writes Omar S Mahmood.

The United States Embassy in Somalia has called for a unified political process in Somalia amid ongoing dispute over election model between the serving government and opposition leaders. The call come ...

Somalia's parliament has backed constitutional changes that could extend the president's term in office by a year and push ...

Lieutenant General Odowaa Yusuf Rage, Chief of the Somali Armed Forces, acknowledged before parliament last November that ...

Troubled Somalia on Monday announced it was delaying its elections for one more month to October and November due to security issues and administrative problems. Somalia's internationally-backed ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia-Somalia’s electoral body has raised concerns of allege corruptions in the ongoing electoral process, Garowe Online reports. During a press conference, the Chairman of the Federal ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - After almost two weeks of consultations in Dhusamareb, Somali leaders have agreed to hold timely elections, a move which technically renders recommendations by National ...

Somalia is preparing this weekend for make-or-break talks on constitutional reforms as the country gears up for general elections expected to be held in May. The government-led consultation meeting to ...

Somalia on April 15, 2025 launched voter registration in the capital Mogadishu for the first time in over 50 years, a step towards universal suffrage ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2026 ...