Bangladesh Nationalist Party Leader Returns After 17 Years in Exile
By HAN News DeskDHAKA — Tens of thousands of supporters welcomed Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of Bangladesh’s largest opposition party, as he...
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Votes in Mogadishu Local Elections
By HAN News DeskMOGADISHU — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud cast his ballot Thursday at the National Theatre polling station in Mogadishu,...
Somalia Faces Political Stalemate as Opposition Criticizes Government
By HAN News DeskNAIROBI — Somalia continues to grapple with a deepening political crisis, with opposition leaders in Kismayo denouncing what they...
Somalia’s Interior Minister Speaks on Casting Ballot in Historic Mogadishu Elections
By HAN News DeskMOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation, Hon. Ali Yusuf Ali (Ali-Xoosh), spoke Thursday after casting...
Voters Line Up as Mogadishu Opens Historic Local Elections
MOGADISHU — Residents of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, voted Thursday in the city’s first one-person, one-vote local council elections in more than half...
President Hails Mogadishu Local Vote as Historic, Urges Participation
By HAN News DeskMOGADISHU — Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged residents of the capital to turn out in large numbers...
Somalia’s Police Chief Deploys Forces to Secure Banadir Local Elections
By HAN News DeskMOGADISHU — Somalia’s police chief on Thursday deployed special units to designated security posts across Mogadishu to ensure the...
Mogadishu Vote: Banadir Puts Emergency Services on Standby
By HAN News DeskMOGADISHU — Authorities in Somalia’s Banadir region have placed emergency response and health departments on full alert, mobilizing vehicles...
Global Media Spotlight Mogadishu’s Historic Local Elections
By HAN News DeskMOGADISHU — International media outlets are closely following local council elections taking place Thursday in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, a...
Somali Opposition Calls on Mogadishu Residents to Vote Peacefully in Council Elections
By HAN News DeskMOGADISHU — Somali opposition figures on Thursday urged residents of the capital, Mogadishu, to make what they described as...
