Tag: political transition

Somalia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ali Mohamed Omar, received a United Nations Transition Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) delegation in Mogadishu...

A federal delegation landed in Baidoa on Tuesday to manage the political transition in Southwest State, a day after regional president Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen stepped down after seven years in power. The visit marks the first time some senior officials have returned to the city since a long-running political dispute, with second deputy prime minister Jibriil Adirashiid appointed to head the interim administration.

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has died in Dhaka at 80 after a prolonged illness. The ex-BNP leader’s death comes amid a fragile political transition and upcoming elections.

Banadir authorities have placed all emergency and security units on full alert in Mogadishu ahead of Thursday’s one-person, one-vote local elections, aiming to protect voters and polling staff across the capital.