Tag: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Farmaajo calls for urgent talks with President Mohamud and former Presidents

Farmaajo calls for urgent talks with President Mohamud and former Presidents

JUN 08, 2026

Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo called Sunday for an urgent meeting between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and...

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Djibouti opposition figure accuses President Mohamud of weakening Somalia’s federal system

Djibouti opposition figure accuses President Mohamud of weakening Somalia’s federal system

JUN 02, 2026

Djibouti (HOL) — Djiboutian opposition politician Alexis Mohamed Gueldon has accused Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of weakening Somalia’s...

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Somali lawmaker warns President Mohamud over Galmudug election tensions

Somali lawmaker warns President Mohamud over Galmudug election tensions

MAY 28, 2026

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali lawmaker and former Banadir police chief Saadiq Omar Hassan Joon, has warned President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud against interf...

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Somali leaders mark Eid al-Adha with calls for unity and solidarity

Somali leaders mark Eid al-Adha with calls for unity and solidarity

MAY 27, 2026

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud joined Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, government officials and hundreds of people for Eid...

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Somali president meets poets to discuss role of arts in state-building

Somali president meets poets to discuss role of arts in state-building

MAY 26, 2026

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Monday with prominent Somali poets and literary figures to discuss the role of arts and...

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Somali president defends direct elections, says indirect voting fueled violence

Somali president defends direct elections, says indirect voting fueled violence

MAY 17, 2026

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud defended his government’s push for one-person, one-vote elections Saturday, saying the co...

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OPINION — Four Years of President Hassan Sheikh’s Somalia End: From fragility to fracture

OPINION — Four Years of President Hassan Sheikh’s Somalia End: From fragility to fracture

MAY 16, 2026

On 15 May 2026, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud reaches the formal expiration of his constitutional mandate amid one of the most politically fragile m...

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Somali government, opposition fail to reach deal in Mogadishu election talks

Somali government, opposition fail to reach deal in Mogadishu election talks

MAY 14, 2026

Mogadishu (HOL) — Talks between Somalia’s federal government and opposition leaders ended without agreement Wednesday after several hours of discu...

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US denies mediating Somalia political dispute as election tensions grow

US denies mediating Somalia political dispute as election tensions grow

MAY 13, 2026

Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States has denied reports that it is directly mediating talks between Somalia’s federal government and opposition lea...

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Farmaajo warns Somalia government against restricting Mogadishu protests

Farmaajo warns Somalia government against restricting Mogadishu protests

MAY 10, 2026

Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on Saturday accused the federal government of trying to restrict and suppress p...

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