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...
Somalia’s Main Opposition Rejects Mogadishu Council Elections as ‘Neither Free nor Fair’
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s main opposition coalition on Thursday rejected the planned Banadir Regional Council elections in Mogadishu, calling them unconstitutional, non-competitive and...
Türkiye, Sudan Ports Sign Agreement to Enhance Cargo Movement
By HAN News DeskANKARA – Officials at Mersin Port, one of Türkiye’s largest and busiest seaports, have signed a cooperation agreement with...
Somali Former President Criticizes Somalia’s Governance Direction
By HAN News DeskMOGADISHU — Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has warned that Somalia’s governance process has deviated from its constitutional...
