Mogadishu’s first line of defense against the next militant attack on Somalia’s capital ranges from machine gunners in ...

For the first time in decades, Somalia is abandoning its clan-based political system and allowing residents of Mogadishu to choose local representatives directly under the "one-person, one-vote" ...

Somalians turned out in droves on Thursday to vote in local elections in the capital Mogadishu -- the first by universal suffrage in nearly 60 years -- with the city locked down amid security concerns ...

Somalians voted on Thursday in the Mogadishu region's first direct local election in nearly 60 years, despite security concerns and a boycott by opposition leaders. The election is seen as a test ...

Mogadishu, Somalia — Somalia's decision to organise direct local elections in Mogadishu has been welcomed by the Arab Parliament, which described the vote as a landmark moment in the country's ...

Mogadishu, Somalia — Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has described the ongoing Banadir regional local council elections as a historic milestone and a symbol of the country's democratic ...

Last direct national elections were in 1969 Mogadishu vote is a test for national elections National poll expected in 2026 Extra security deployed, airport, port closed for vote MOGADISHU, Dec 25 ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Residents of Somalia’s capital are set to vote Thursday in a controversial local election that marks the country’s first-ever one-person, one-vote poll since 1969. Analysts say it ...

Somalis queued in the capital Mogadishu on Thursday to vote in local elections by universal suffrage for the first time in nearly 60 years, a historic test for democracy in a country grappling with ...

Former Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh slammed Vice President JD Vance on Sunday after he joked at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest that Fateh was running for “mayor of Mogadishu.” Fateh is ...