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Somalia s president signs law extending his mandate for two years - state news agency

Somalia's president has signed a controversial law extending his mandate for two years, the state news agency reported, setting the Horn of Africa nation on a collision course with donors who strongly oppose the move.

Biden, Johnson threaten sanctions, aid cuts to Somalia as Farmaajo remains put

By T. Roble GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The US and UK have added their voices to growing international threats for sanctions and review of ties with Somalia following the Farmaajo-orchestrated deal to add himself two more years in office. In separate statements Tuesday, UK and US ministers said they were ‘disappointed’ by the unilateral decision but pledged action against those behind the move to vacate from the electoral pact agreed to by the Federal Government and the Federal Member States in September 2020. The US was categorical that it would institute measures including sanctions and review of relations with Somalia while the UK opted to engage with the international community in pressing the country’s leadership to toe the line.

Somalia s president signs law extending his term, 15 killed in attack

By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia’s president has signed a disputed law extending his mandate for two years, the state news agency reported, setting the Horn of Africa nation on a collision course with donors who strongly oppose the move. Somalia s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo addresses lawmakers after winning the vote at the airport in Somalia s capital Mogadishu, February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo Somalia, with only limited central government since 1991, is trying to rebuild with international help but the path back to stability has been obstructed by a political crisis caused by a failure to hold elections that were due in February.

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