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By ASSOCIATED PRESS  The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country’s boycott of Israel amid a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations between the…

The stalemate over the electoral model is likely to ease following an announcement by Puntland and Jubbaland Thursday that they will be meeting President Mohamed Farmaajo. The leaders of the…

By T. Roble The list of public officials set to cool their heels in the freezer ballooned Thursday after a court in Mogadishu condemned three more officials to between one…

President Mohamed Farmaajo has assented into the amended Media Law following its passage by both houses of parliament. The Media Act which came into law in 2016 was subsequently amended…

By    Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that he was not mandated to normalise ties with Israel, and the issue should…

By T. Roble A court in Mogadishu has handed down a rare verdict on corruption sending to jail four senior officials in the Ministry of Health for between five and…

Jubbaland Livestock Minister has been suspended from office over allegations of misuse of funds in his docket. A letter signed by state Vice President Mohamud Aden indicated the minister was…

A section of political parties in Somalia have welcomed the political agreements in Dhusamareb which propose a compromise electoral model but called for broad-based consultations and clarity on the final…

By T. Roble Somalia is adopting an enhanced version of the 2016 electoral model with an increased number of electoral delegates tripled for every MP and the role of elders…