The process to select Somalia’s new 275-member parliament from a list candidates submitted by 135 traditional elders has been delayed because the list contains at least 50 former warlords and candidates with insufficient educational qualifications. UN Special Representative to Somalia… Read More ›
On 20 July 2012, President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed declared his candidacy for presidency at the City Palace Hotel in Mogadishu. Many supporters–from traditional elders to politicians, women, and youth–turned out for the event. However, based on the United Nation’s Roadmap… Read More ›
Updated as of 19 July 2012 11:42 PM (EST). On 19 July 2012, attackers in Mogadishu reportedly assassinated Maxamed Ali Hussein, who served as the Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Finance in the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Reports indicate that… Read More ›
Attached is a copy of the signed draft constitution of Somalia (last dated: 12 June 2012): Somalia_Draft Constitution – 12 June 2012 – Somali Version The English version is here. For more information about the Somalia constitutional process, check with http://dastuur.org/… Read More ›
Al-Shabaab continues to rally clan support in key areas of South Central Somalia that help the group maintain its resilience–even as forces from Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the international community exert pressure on the group. Since January 2012,… Read More ›
Dayniile Online is reporting* that on June 26, 2012, troops from Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and AMISOM have moved into the town of Balcad, about 30 km north of Mogadishu in the Middle Shabelle region. Sources cited in the… Read More ›
After al-Shabaab’s suicide bomber penetrated security and detonated herself at the National Theater, the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) began an investigation to address suspicions that members of the Prime Minister’s (PM) security team worked in cahoots with al-Shabaab to target… Read More ›
Al-Shabaab has decreased its public presence in Mogadishu in recent months, but still operates just outside the city. Nevertheless, many commentators see al-Shabaab’s capacity to carry out attacks in the capital as a result of inside help in the Transitional… Read More ›
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