MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Residents of Somalia’s capital are set to vote Thursday in a controversial local election that marks the country’s first-ever one-person, one-vote poll since 1969. Analysts ...

For the past 25 years, Somalia’s political transitions have not succeeded by accident. They were sustained through international engagement, pressure, and mediation aimed at preserving fragile ...

Somalia on April 15, 2025 launched voter registration in the capital Mogadishu for the first time in over 50 years, a step towards universal suffrage ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2026 ...

The African Union envoy in Somalia said on Wednesday that Somalia would make tremendous progress under the new leadership formed following the drawn-out electoral process that ended last week. “He has ...

MUQDISHU, Somalia - The Presidential election of Somalia is expected to be postponed to December following failure to meet deadlines for the Lower House elections in regional states, Garowe Online ...

Somalia Prime Minister Abdi Farah during a political tour in Dhusamareeb, Galmudug State. [Courtesy, X] Somalia Prime Minister Abdi Farah now says the country is facing a critical political moment ...