[East African] Somalia's political stakeholders on Thursday signed a definitive agreement that paves the way for the country to hold indirect elections, likely before August this year.

[East African] Somalia's key stakeholders ended their fourth day of talks in the capital Mogadishu with the strongest hint that a political deal will be reached by Thursday.

[State Department] The United States welcomes the May 27 agreement between Somalia's national and Federal Member State leaders to proceed with parliamentary and presidential elections on the basis of the September 17, 2020, framework. We commend Prim...

[VOA] Washington -- Political leaders in Somalia agreed Thursday on a framework for long-delayed national elections, hoping to avert a crisis that could push the fragile Horn of Africa country into political violence.

[CPJ] On May 16, 2021, two police officers in the Bondere district of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, assaulted and threatened Fardowso Mohamud Sahal, a reporter, anchor, and producer with the privately owned broadcaster Radio Kulmiye, according t...

[Nation] Lawyers representing the family of deceased Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamed have written to the Director of Public Prosecutions seeking an independent investigation into his murder.

[Nation] The slain Somali-American businessman, Mohamud Bashir Mohamed, transferred huge sums of money to Somalia to finance his multiple real estate projects, a senior manager of one of his key companies has said.

[UN News] A summit involving leaders of Somalia's political factions is underway in Mogadishu, a welcome relief after months of escalating tension, the senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday, expressing hope that a con...

[Nation] The family of the late Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamoud wants an inquest into his death, after a post-mortem conducted yesterday revealed he was strangled.

[Nairobi News] Somali businessman Bashir Mohammed died from strangulation; postmortem results have revealed.

[Nation] Just who was this man, the slain Mohamud Bashir Mohamed, and who so badly wanted him dead?

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamed, whose mutilated body was discovered in Kirinyaga a week after disappearing, died from bare hand strangulation according to an autopsy report released on Monday.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Missing Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamed Mohamud was on Saturday found dead a week after he went missing.

[East African] The self-declared Republic of Somaliland marked 30 years of self-rule with festivities in the capital Hargeisa.

[Citizen] Somali leaders will meet on Saturday in Mogadishu to discuss the electoral calendar.

[Nation] Somali leaders will meet on Saturday in Mogadishu to discuss the electoral calendar.

[East African] Former Ghanaian President John Mahama has quit his role as African Union's High Representative to Somalia, more than a week after Mogadishu rejected his deployment, citing bias.

[DW] For close to six months, diplomatic ties between Kenya and Somalia seemed headed for disaster. Mogadishu reached out, and Nairobi responded positively. But underneath, huge differences remain.

[Nation] Is somebody holding Somali-American businessman Mohamud Bashir Mohammed, alias Bashir, and if so, for what reasons?

[African Arguments] 30 years after declaring independence, Somaliland is still at the margins of the international system despite its considerable successes.

[ISS] Climate change poses serious security threats in Africa. Global organisations, regional communities and countries are increasingly recognising this fact, but that isn't enough - urgent action is needed.

[East African] The African Union has hinted at sticking with former Ghanaian President John Mahama as special envoy to Somalia, even as a simmering diplomatic tiff between Mogadishu and Nairobi seems to stall his deployment.

[Nation] Miraa traders want the government to restore diplomatic ties with Somalia to secure the Sh16 million a day market.

[IPS] New Delhi, India -- Somalia is one of the most complex regions of the world, with threats and political instability, extreme weather conditions, movement of internally displaced people (IDPs), decades of conflict, poverty-related deprivation, p...

[ISS] Does Prime Minister Roble have enough support and independence to ensure elections can be held at last?

[East African] Kenya Airways (KQ) has put on hold plans to launch direct flights from Nairobi to Somaliland capital Hargeisa, on delayed clearance and approvals.

[Nation] Somalia has rejected the appointment of former Ghanaian President John Mahama as African Union's (AU) special envoy to help mediate its political impasse with Kenya.

[Nation] The latest escalation of the row between Kenya and Somalia is not in their best interests. Just days after the restoration of diplomatic ties following mediation by Qatari leaders, the neighbours are at loggerheads with Kenya banning flights...

[Nation] Somalia on Tuesday night said it will issue an appropriate reaction to Kenya's suspension of flights between the two countries.

[East African] The African Union says its mission in Somalia, commonly known as Amisom, will get an extension on its mandate to December 31 this year, ending security uncertainties as the country heads to elections.