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A revised schedule issued by the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team, FIEIT September following a failed deadline, indicated the Presidential elections would be held November 30 while Federal House members…

By Reuters South Africa and Burundi’s decision to quit the International Criminal Court (ICC) and an attack by Gambia against its supposed ‘Caucasian’ justice are likely to embolden other African…

The fact that 99% of Somalis don’t have the right to vote is just one deficiency of the ongoing process. By Sakariye Cismaan After various delays, Somalia’s elections are now underway. Four regional…

By Sakariye Cismaan Somalia is set to hold its first ‘election’ in 2016 since the country’s prolonged transitional period ended in 2012. The possibility of this election to be held…

By Torun Kani This coup attempt was defeated by the citizens of Turkey, regardless of their political affiliation. We are witnessing extraordinary events in Turkey. Including this latest one, there…

REUTERS: The head of Turkey’s armed forces has been rescued after being held hostage during an attempted coup by a military faction which used tanks and attack helicopters to try…

By Dr. Abdusalam H. Omer The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) to be held in Istanbul in late May 2016 will certainly be an important turning point in the way we collectively…

By Roble Ibrahim SOMALIA’S INTERNATIONAL partners issued a joint statement Saturday calling on the Federal Parliament to ‘swiftly endorse the modalities of the 2016 electoral processes.’ In the statement, the…

DEATH TOLL FROM ECUADOR EARTHQUAKE RISES TO 233 – ECUADOR’S PRESIDENT CORREA