Sakariye Cismaan

Somalia elections: At President Farmaajo's inauguration in 2017. Credit: AMISOM/ Ilyas Ahmed

Somalia: President Farmaajo’s stacks the deck to secure a second term

With full elections unlikely in 2020, the incumbent is trying to lock down the support of lawmakers who will again select the president. Although it has ...

Guests attend a ceremony to remember the victims and families of the October 14 attack in Mogadishu. Credit: AMISOM/Ilyas Ahmed

Politics Somalia

By Sakariye Cismaan

October 23, 2017

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Remembering and responding: Somalia after the blast

The most positive thing that can come out of the horrendous incident is for Somalia’s leadership to galvanise the people towards a common goal. On Saturday ...

Politics Somalia

By Sakariye Cismaan

February 9, 2017

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The Big Cheese: Why President Farmaajo holds so much hope for Somalia

Why is there so much excitement around the former prime minister’s surprise appointment as Somalia’s new president? On 8 February, the protracted Somalia elections finally came ...

Politics

By Sakariye Cismaan

October 26, 2016

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Eight reasons to be concerned about the Somalia elections

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