Somalia announces deal with Turkey to deter Ethiopia's access to sea through a breakaway region
Somalia has announced a defense deal with Turkey that includes support for the Horn of Africa nationโs sea assets and appears aimed at deterring Ethiopiaโs efforts to secure access to the sea by way of the breakaway region of Somaliland.
Doctor says 5 killed in Somalia's election-related violence
Security forces in Somalia's capital fired on hundreds of people protesting the delay of the country's election on Friday as at least one explosion was reported at the international airport and armored personnel carriers blocked major streets. (AP Photo)MOGADISHU โ A health worker in Somaliaโs capital says at least five soldiers were killed and more than a dozen people, mostly civilians, were wounded in violence related to protests over the countryโs delayed election. Abdi Bafo, a doctor at the Medina hospital, spoke on Saturday, the day after Somali security forces fired on hundreds of people peacefully demonstrating in Mogadishu over the delayed vote. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is under pressure as the Feb. 8 election date came and went without resolution of issues related to how the vote is conducted in the Horn of Africa nation. AdMembers of parliament and senators then elect Somaliaโs president.
Somali security forces fire on protest over delayed election
Somalis march and protest against the government and the delay of the country's election in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is under pressure as the Feb. 8 election date came and went without resolution of issues related to how the vote is conducted in the Horn of Africa nation. It cited a rise in COVID-19 cases, but critics called it an attempt to block the protest. Mohamud accused the president of a โcoup.โAdThe United Nations and others have urged Somali political leaders to solve their differences quickly. AdMembers of parliament and senators then elect Somaliaโs president.
Time running out on Somalia's troubled vote as citizens sigh
Two regional states refuse to take part, and time is running out before the Feb. 8 date when mandates expire. Instead, the federal government and states agreed on another โindirect election,โ with senators and members of parliament elected by community leaders โ delegates of powerful clans โ in each member state. Members of parliament and senators then elect Somalia's president. You were given to lead a united people in a peaceful way,โ said one former president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. AdHe also warned that Jubbaland and Puntland could go the way of Somaliland, with Somalia's unity at stake.