Somalia

Somalia President Backs Return To Electoral Talks

Mogadishu (PP News Desk) — President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed yesterday delivered a televised speech on elections and endorsed the return…

3 years ago

Somali Government Endorses 17 Sept Electoral Model

Mogadishu (PP News Desk) — In a significant political move coming out of Somalia, Prime Minister Mohammed Hussein Roble has…

3 years ago

Duopoly Theory In Somali Politics Confirmed

Mogadishu (PP News Desk) — The Director of Heritage Institute for Policy Studies Dr. Afyare Elmi has told Al Jazeera that…

3 years ago

African Union Overplays Its Hand On Somalia

Mogadishu (PP Editorial) — When President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed mooted the idea “African solutions to African problems”, he knew little…

3 years ago

US Appoints Special Envoy To The Horn Of Africa

The United States Department of State, in a statement, announced the appointment of Mr. Jeffrey Feltman as the U.S. Special…

3 years ago

Is Trouble Brewing In Northern Somalia?

Garowe (PP News Desk) — Mohamed Ismail Siibad, the Chairman of Mustaqbal, a political association in Puntland, has accused the…

3 years ago

Somali Youth Groups Oppose Warmongering In Mogadishu

Mogadishu youth groups ‘oppose warmongering’. Mogadishu (PP News Desk) — A three-day conference for Mogadishu youth groups was concluded in…

3 years ago

Disgruntled Police Storm North Somali Prison

Garowe (PP News Desk) — A disgruntled group of policemen has attacked the Garowe Central Police Station and managed to…

3 years ago

Somali President Welcomes AU Mediator Role In Electoral Talks

Mogadishu (PP News Desk) — The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who is visiting the…

3 years ago

Somalia’s Two-Tier Political System & All The Problems That Come With It

By: Liban A. Ahmad Two fun facts about Somali politics give an insight into how state-building efforts in Somalia stall.…

3 years ago

Puntland Parliament Rejects Mandate Extension For Somali Federal Institutions

Garowe (PP News Desk) — In a closed, extraordinary session the Puntland State Parliament yesterday rejected the two-year mandate extension…

3 years ago