Muktar Robow has been under house arrest for four years after falling out with ex-president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as Farmajo. Robow defected from Al-Qaeda-linked militants in August 2017. The US offered a $5-million bounty for his capture. Somalia’s Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, said on Tuesday that Somalia has nominated the former deputy leader … Read more
After a marathon poll involving 36 candidates that were broadcast live on state TV, parliamentary officials counted 214 votes in favor of former president Mohamud, far more than the number required to defeat the incumbent Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, better known as Farmajo. Celebratory gunfire erupted in the capital Mogadishu, with many hoping that the vote … Read more
Somalia’s newly elected parliament convened for the primary time on Saturday, bringing the battle-ravaged state a step towards finishing the drawn-out procedure of appointing a new president. Elections in Somalia observe a complicated indirect model, whereby state legislatures and extended family delegates pick lawmakers for the country wide parliament, who in turn select the president. … Read more
