Somalia’s president faced up against his predecessor in long-overdue presidential elections on Sunday, as the country grapples with an Islamist insurgency and the threat of starvation. Explosions were heard close while MPs voted in a tent inside Mogadishu’s heavily-guarded airport complex, emphasizing the country’s dangerous security situation, which has seen an uptick in attacks by … Read more
Somali lawmakers began voting in the country’s long-delayed presidential election, on Sunday. with dozens of candidates vying for the top job in the troubled Horn of Africa nation, which is fighting an Islamist insurgency and the threat of famine. The poll has been plagued by claims of irregularities and is running more than a year … Read more
Somalia has registered a record of 39 candidates for the May 15 presidential elections, according to the parliamentary committee in charge of organizing the long-delayed polls in the fragile Horn of Africa nation. The election is well behind schedule and has been marred by deadly violence and a power struggle between President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, … Read more
