MOGADISHU, March 5 (Reuters) - Somalia's parliament has backed constitutional changes that could extend the president's term in office by a year and push back planned elections. The vote happened on ...

The new constitution extends the presidential term from the current four years to five years. It also stipulates that the ...

Somalia's parliament voted ‌to change its constitution and extend the term in office for lawmakers and the president, the ...

A regular feature of criticism against the Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has been how often he goes on foreign trips. Amin Amir, the famous and sometimes infamous political satirist ...

Somalia's president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday formally signed the country's new constitution, marking a major step in the nation's state-building process after it was approved by both houses of ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An alliance of Somali opposition parties proposed the creation of a national council of lawmakers, opposition leaders and civil society to govern the Horn of Africa nation after ...

Parents later receive video calls from children held captive in Libya under ransom for the full $25,000 cost, he claimed.

The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States welcomed the conclusion of yesterday’s ...

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed condemned the arrest of tuk-tuk drivers in the Somali capital, saying they had been peacefully protesting rising living costs.In a statement, the former Somali president said ...

DADAAB, Kenya, Oct 15 (UNHCR) - After more than a decade of nothing but bad news from their homeland, Somali refugees in neighbouring Kenya today are filled with hope and excitement - now that their ...