Somalia holds emergency talks over election crisis
Somalia has opened urgent talks with regional authorities to avoid a constitutional crisis. The Horn of Africa nation looks certain to miss a February 8 deadline to elect a new president.
The mandate of Somalia’s federal parliament expired in December 2020
Somalia’s president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohammed, has convened an urgent 3-day meeting with federal state leaders.
The conference in Dusamareb, some 400 km (250 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu, is an attempt to break an election deadlock and avoid a constitutional crisis.
The mandate of President Mohamed Abdullahi, commonly known as Farmajo, expires on February 8.
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Five civilians were killed in an attack at a hotel in Somalia s capital Mogadishu on Sunday, where four attackers also were confirmed dead, according to Somali police. The authorities said nine people, including four militants were killed at the Afrik Hotel. The extremist group al-Shabab claimed credit for the attack. The siege followed a car explosion at the hotel gate in Somalia s capital.
Somalia holds emergency talks over election crisis
Somalia has opened urgent talks with regional authorities to avoid a constitutional crisis. The Horn of Africa nation looks certain to miss a February 8 deadline to elect a new president.
The mandate of Somalia s federal parliament expired in December 2020
Somalia s president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohammed, has convened an urgent 3-day meeting with federal state leaders.
The conference in Dusamareb, some 400 km (250 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu, is an attempt to break an election deadlock and avoid a constitutional crisis.
The mandate of President Mohamed Abdullahi, commonly known as Farmajo, expires on February 8.
Somalia s president is elected by the country s lawmakers made up of 275 members of parliament and 54 senators. But Somalia has failed to hold the necessary ballot to chose new lawmakers, so no new president can be elected.
UN condemns attack on Mogadishu hotel
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5 killed in Mogadishu suicide bombing outside hotel. Image Source: IANS News
Mogadishu, Feb 2 : The UN has condemned a terror attack on a hotel frequented by government officials in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, which left nine people dead and more than 10 others injured.
In a statement on Monday, James Swan, UN Secretary-General s Special Representative for Somalia, also expressed condolences to the families of the victims, and wished for a speedy recovery of the injured, reports Xinhua news agency. We are appalled by this reprehensible and senseless attack on a venue frequented by innocent civilians, and condemn it in the strongest terms, Swan said in a statement issued in Mogadishu.
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