AUC chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. /X The African Union Commission chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has praised Somalia for the calm and orderly conduct of municipal elections held in Mogadishu, describing the vote as a significant early step in …
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s decision to organise direct local elections in Mogadishu has been welcomed by the Arab Parliament, which described the vote as a landmark moment in the country’s political history. Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Yamahi, Speaker of …
Egypt said Friday that the foreign ministers of Somalia, Egypt, Turkey, and Djibouti condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as a sovereign state. In a statement following a phone call between the foreign ministers of the four countries, the Egyptian …
ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on Friday congratulated the Somali people and government on the historic municipal elections held in the country's capital, Mogadishu. In a statement, Youssouf …
Addis Ababa, December 26, 2025 (ENA)—United Nations experts have warned that the extremist group Al-Shabab continues to pose the most serious threat to peace and security in Somalia and the wider East African region, particularly neighboring Kenya. In a …
Azerbaijan and Somalia will exempt diplomatic passport holders from visa requirements, APA reports. This is reflected in the draft law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the "Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan …
(Fixes spelling in “breakaway” in headline) Dec 26 (Reuters) – Israel has recognised Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, as an “independent and sovereign state,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, making Israel the …
When the people of Mogadishu went to the polls to elect their local council, Somalia quietly crossed a historic threshold. For the first time since 1960, citizens cast ballots through universal suffrage—not as members of clans represented by elders, but as …
Israel has become the first country to formally recognise the Republic of Somaliland as an independent nation, more than 30 years after the territory declared its separation from Somalia. The declaration was signed on December 26, 2025, by Israeli Prime …
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