Israel’s recognition of Somaliland’s secession is the most consequential geopolitical development in the Horn and East African Coast since the end of colonialism, with ramifications across Africa and ...

On Friday, Israel became the first country to recognize Somaliland as an independent country since the unification of Somalia and Somaliland in the 1960s. This comes after several months of secret ...

Last direct national elections were in 1969 Mogadishu vote is a test for national elections National poll expected in 2026 Extra security deployed, airport, port closed for vote MOGADISHU, Dec 25 ...

Residents of Somalia’s capital are casting ballots in local council elections, marking the first time in more than 50 years that voters will directly choose their representatives, a milestone ...

Residents of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, will vote on Thursday in municipal elections meant to pave the way for the East African country's first direct national polls in more than half a century.

The declaration issued in Kismayo was neither defiance nor a tactical feint. It was the predictable outcome of a political order in which Fthe channels of consent have been steadily stripped of ...

Somalia is entering one of the most politically volatile periods in recent memory as tensions escalate between the Federal Government and several Federal Member States ahead of the planned 2026 ...

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Bosaso — Somali pirates have begun using modern GPS technology to track commercial shipping in the Indian Ocean, heightening concerns over maritime security along Somalia's coast, regional and Western ...