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Sharmarke:-The divide within the Security Forces can undermine ongoing election talks!

Former Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke said the success of the upcoming talks on Somalia’s presidential and parliamentary elections will depend on first reforming the country’s security chiefs. Sharmaake added the prime minister…

US supports ‘unification’ of Somalia’s judiciary.

The United States says it is helping Somalia unify the country’s judiciary and make its work more efficient and serve the Somali people. A statement from the U.S. Department of Justice said ” The United…

At least 26 killed in Bangladesh boat crash.

At least 26 people have been killed after a speedboat packed with passengers collided with a vessel transporting sand in the latest maritime disaster to hit Bangladesh. Police said on Monday the speedboat carrying about…

Kenya’s decision to stagger closure of camps favours refugees’ welfare

Amnesty International has welcomed the decision by Kenya to stagger the return of refugees and closure of camps up to next year, rather than shutting them down now. The organisation said the move will allow…

AU welcomes Somalia’s return to elections process.

The African Union (AU) Commission on Sunday hailed a recent decision by the Somalian parliament to return the Horn of Africa nation on course for elections. “The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union,…

KCPD officer shoots, kills homicide suspect in killing of teens

KCPD confirm that the suspect in a Friday night double-homicide was killed in an officer involved shooting near Missouri Avenue and Maple Boulevard. The deceased suspect has been identified as Hanad Abdiaziz of Kansas City,…

UN chief welcomes Somali move to return to agreed electoral model.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the decision of Somalia’s lower house of parliament to nullify the “Special Law on Federal Elections” and return to the modalities outlined in the Sept. 17, 2020, electoral…

Turkey hails Somalia’s conclusion to hold polls.

Turkey hailed a conclusion by Somalia’s parliament that would see polls held in the Horn of Africa nation as early as possible. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry stated in a report: “we welcome the decision of the…

The Bureaucrat From Buffalo Who Pushed Somalia to the Brink.

During his years as an administrator at the Department of Transportation in upstate New York, the Somali refugee turned U.S. citizen earned a master’s degree in American Studies, imbibing democratic values he hoped to one…