After weeks of delays and controversies, Somalia’s new parliament successfully elected 66-year old Afgoye native Mohamed Osman Jawaari as the new Speaker of Parliament. Jawari, who hails from the Digil/Mirifle (Rahanweyn) clan, served as Minister of Transport and Minister of Labor… Read More ›

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Commission Organized to Elect Somali Parliament Speaker
On 21 August 2012, Somalia’s new parliament met in Mogadishu’s police headquarters at the School Polizio to organize the commission that will oversee the selection of the upcoming Speaker of Parliament. The meeting was chaired by interim Parliament Speaker General Musa… Read More ›
Somalia: Senior Finance Ministry Official Assassinated in Mogadishu
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 ›