GAROWE, Somalia, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The parliament of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland state will choose the state's next leader on Jan. 8, after current leader Said Abdullahi Deni dropped ...

Somalia’s government has increasingly turned to Turkey to repel al-Shabab, as America’s diminished focus on Africa scrambles ...

He had been close to the former emir of al-Shabab, Ahmed Abdi Godane, and current leader Ahmed Diriye. “His death is a thorn removed from the Somali nation, and the Somali people will be ...

which they say is aimed at safeguarding Somalia’s constitutional framework. The current political structure is being challenged by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud who is spearheading a change from a ...

In a move that has raised alarm bells across Somalia, the Jubaland Regional ... effectively eliminating term limits and allowing the current leader, Ahmed Madobe, to seek a third term in office.

The current amendments to the constitution have ... Puntland accused the Somali president of “violating the constitution that he was elected and sworn in.” “Hassan Sheikh has lost his ...

Somalia’s federal and regional leaders have agreed to increase the ... will continue to have special armed agents until current security conditions end. Federal member states, which currently ...