Electoral Implementation Team News Today

The long-delayed national elections were finally held five days ago and chose the incumbent’s predecessor Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the new president The 15 months of delays and two years of disagreements over how to hold these elections were large

Somalia began swearing in new legislators on Thursday in a ceremony taking place at the ‘large tent, a huge lounge within the perimeter of Mogadishu’s Aden

Security agency says President Farmaajo and PM Roble face an imminent threat from Al-Shabaab.

April 8, 2022: The long-delayed national elections were supposed to be completed March 15th but were not and the government has agreed to extend the deadline to March 31th That deadline was also missed The delays continue to be disagre

South West State protests against the PM's decision to leave out its elected legislators from an approved list of MPs.

More Somalians have been hit with US visa restrictions amid continued delays with the African nation’s election process. Full report, here.

International partners are now putting pressure on Mogadishu, with the US ambassador to Somalia Larry André calling the election critical for the country’s stability.

Unlike in many elections conducted through universal suffrage, the Somali elections are conducted through an indirect electoral process

Unlike in many elections conducted through universal suffrage, the Somali elections are conducted through an indirect electoral process

IMF has warned that the country could lose confidence of international lenders.