Abdullahi Dani News Today

The latest confrontation puts the popular new constitution at risk, adding to the woe caused by Addis’s port deal with Somaliland, Regional President Said Abdullahi Dani has taken Puntland out of Somalias federal system, sparking a political crisis that weakens national unity and threatens the devolution painstakingly constructed over the last 12 years.

An overview of Puntland, an autonomous region of Somalia in northeast Africa.

An overview of Puntland, an autonomous region of Somalia in northeast Africa.

An overview of the autonomous Puntland region of Somalia in northeast Africa.

Somalia’s parliament reelected former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud following marathon voting in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU — Somali lawmakers began voting in the country’s long-overdue presidential election on Sunday, with dozens of candidates vying for the top job in the troubled Horn of Africa nation as it battles an Islamist insurgency and the threat of famine. The poll has been dogged by claims of irregularities and is well over a year behind schedule, with Somalia’s international

MOGADISHU: Police in Somalia on Saturday announced a curfew in the capital Mogadishu, citing security concerns as...

Elections have been flawed and more than a year behind schedule...

MOGADISHU — Police in Somalia on Saturday announced a curfew in the capital Mogadishu, citing security concerns as they barred all public activity except emergency services until Sunday’s long-overdue presidential election is completed.Dozens of candidates are competing for the top job in the troubled Horn of Africa nation as it battles an Islamist insurgency and the threat of

The vote is expected to draw a line under a political crisis that has lasted well over a year, after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohameds term ended in February 2021 without an election.