Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has declared a state of emergency as the country is experiencing a worsening drought. The declaration came after the prime minister chaired an extraordinary cabinet meeting on Tuesday. He called on the Somali people and the international community to help those affected by the …
Read More »Somali : president Farmajo and PM agree to end row
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble have reportedly agreed to end a bitter rift that had threatened to derail the country’s long-delayed elections, reports said. The row between the two leaders had also risked splitting Somali security forces. It was sparked by the government’s handling …
Read More »US urges Somali president and prime minister to resolve dispute
The United States has urged somali President Abdullahi Farmajo and PM Mohamed Roble to resolve their disputes in order to preserve stability and peace in the country. The US said the dialogue between Somalia’s leaders, especially President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and PM Hussein Roble is very important for the country …
Read More »Somalia: PM says elections will take place despite dispute with President
Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has announced that parliamentary elections will be held in the country despite his differences with President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. “We are committed to holding the elections as planned and other existing matters will not have any effect on the elections,” Mr Roble told a …
Read More »Nine killed after hotel attack in Mogadishu, the Somali capital
Nine people died after al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgents stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, battling security forces until the early hours of Monday, a police spokesman said. A suicide car bombing on Sunday evening was followed by a shootout between al Shabaab militants and security forces at the …
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