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Factbox-Old faces compete for presidency of turbulent Somalia
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThirty-six aspirants are competing in Somalia's long-delayed presidential election on Sunday, to be...
Behind blast walls, Somali parliament to choose new president
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMOGADISHU (Reuters) -Two former presidents will face off against the incumbent in Somalia's...
Somalia’s Envoy to Turkey Quits to Run for Office in Oil-Rich Puntland
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 4 months ago(Bloomberg) -- Somalia’s ambassador to Turkey quit to run for vice president of Puntland, the...
Somali police announce curfew in capital during Sunday's presidential vote
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPolice in Somalia have announced a 33-hour curfew on the capital Mogadishu that will keep almost all...
Somalia set to elect new president amid growing insecurity
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSomalia is set to hold its long-delayed presidential vote on Sunday, ending the convoluted electoral process that raised tensions in the country when the president's term expired last year without ...
Somalia repatriates troops from Eritrea after protests over recruitment
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSomalia has begun repatriating troops it said it sent for training in neighbouring Eritrea, after protests in several Somali cities over accusations that they had been recruited under false ...
Somali maritime police intensify patrols as fears grow of resurgence of piracy in the Gulf of Aden
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSomalia’s maritime police force on Thursday intensified patrols in the Gulf of Aden following a...
Somalia is the most corrupt country in the world
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoSomalia sits at the bottom of the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index by Berlin-based corruption watchdog Transparency International that surveyed 180...
Clash between Somalia army and al Shabaab kills 17, witness says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFighters from Somalia's al Shabaab insurgent group attacked a military base on the outskirts of a town in the centre of the country, leading to at least 17 deaths, a resident said. The attack ...
Ex-Somali leader Mohamud wins presidency to face war and drought
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMOGADISHU (Reuters) -Former Somali leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud won the presidency again in voting...
