Speaker has no powers to singly dissolve House Committees-MP Storyline:House of the People, National News The first deputy speaker of the Lower House Abdiweli Mudey has declared the Budget and Finance Committee dissolved following its tabling of a controversial report on the 2018 budget. Mudey… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somaliland, for 5th time postpones parliamentary elections Somaliland has for the fifth time postponed parliamentary and local government elections giving parliament over 12 years free reign without elections. Somaliland Electoral Commission (SNEC) said Wednesday the March 27,…
3 mins read Storyline:House of the People, National News MP urges legal action against 2nd deputy speaker over breach of law Lower House deputy speaker Mahad Awad usurped the powers of Parliament and violated the House Standing Orders and the Constitution, Mahad Salad (MP) has said calling for legal action and…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security, World US Africa Command head visits Somalia U.S. Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), met with senior government officials during a visit to Somalia on Nov. 27, 2018. During the visit, Waldhauser met…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Ethiopia PM meets opposition parties, promises fair elections By: Ethiopia’s prime minister met members of 81 opposition parties on Tuesday to discuss ways of reforming the electoral system, his office said, as he pressed on with promises to…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security, World Somali-born man charged in attack outside Los Angeles synagogue BY: A Somali-born man was charged Tuesday with a hate crime for allegedly trying to run over two men leaving a Los Angeles synagogue and spewing anti-Semitic insults. Mohamed Abdi…