Tagged: Somalia
Conrad Omodiagbe
Will Somalia Vote This Month?
Somalia: Here’s What We Know Despite already facing a slew of challenges, including rising tensions surrounding its relationship with Kenya, the February polls scheduled in Somalia might still be a possibility following a recent decision by two regions in the country. Puntland And Jubaland Rejoin The Fold Following weeks of back and forth, Puntland and the […]
Farida Adamu
Somali Opposition Threaten Parallel Elections
The Union of Somali Presidential Candidates recently issued an 18-point communiqué demanding the dismissal of the electoral committees (including the National Electoral Committee (NEC) and the Electoral Dispute Committee (EDC), as they have members of the armed forces. The communique also called for the head of Somalia’s Intelligence Agency (NISA) Fahad Yassin to step down to achieve neutrality as Mr Yassin […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Somalia Scraps One-Person-One-Vote Plans
The President of Somalia, Mohammed Abdullahi, has announced the appointment of a new prime minister following a deal made with regional leaders. This deal appears to officially shut down the country’s proposed plan for a one-person-one-vote election model – the model used since 1969. The President’s office announced on Thursday in a surprise move that […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Somalia: Ex-Presidents Warn Against Delay
Following last week’s removal of the Prime Minister of Somalia in what has been described as a ploy to extend the current government’s rule, tensions seem to be on the rise in the East African country, as its former Heads of State and government have warned President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo of the catastrophic consequences his […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Somalia: Here’s Why the Elections Are In Limbo
Tensions and a power tussle between the Prime Minister and President of Somalia over whether or not to hold its game-changing “one man one vote” elections in February 2021 have resulted in the ousting of Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire by the country’s parliament in a hasty no-confidence vote cast on Sunday. Hassan Ali Khaire, […]
Farida Adamu
Somalia Elections Will Not Hold as Scheduled
In Somalia, parliamentary polls are due by November 2020 and a presidential vote by February 2021. However, the Chair of National Independent Electoral Commission of Somalia (NIEC), Halima Ismail Ibrahim, has ruled out the possibility of holding the elections which were scheduled to take place in November. The electoral head told lawmakers the earliest an […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Friction Between Somalia and Jubbaland Over Election
The events surrounding the election of new members of the Jubbaland Parliament has caused friction between the Presidents of Jubbaland and Somalia. On the 12th of August, new members of the Jubbaland Parliament were announced and a Speaker was subsequently elected. However, tensions have begun Jubbaland’s President Madobe and Somalia’s President Farmaajo over the composition […]