Somalia president pledges democracy at UN amid term extension row

Somalia president pledges democracy at UN amid term extension row

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Thursday his government was laying the foundations of universal suffrage, addressing the United Nations General Assembly as opposition leaders at home said he had left unresolved a dispute over his term extension and changes to the constitution. Mohamud, speaking at the 81st session of the […]

Hassan Sheikh’s Democratic Bubble and Somalia’s Dangerous Political Reality

By Abdullahi A. Nor President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s message to the United Nations reveals what may be the central contradiction of Somalia’s current political crisis. He wants the international community to support Somalia’s democratic transition — but he also appears to want the international community to accept the Federal Government’s definition of that transition without...

Hassan Sheikh draws line on UN role in Somalia elections

New York, USA — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud urged the United Nations and international partners to support the country’s move towards direct elections, while insisting Somalia retain ownership of the process amid a deepening political dispute. Addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Mohamud said constitutional reforms were laying the foundations for universal suffrage, […]

Somali President Addresses U.N. on Security, Elections, Regional Tensions and Reform – Axadle

Somalia tells the General Assembly it is not asking the UN to leave, but to work differently United Nations (AX) — Somalia wants the United Nations to remain engaged in the country—but on terms that place Somali institutions at the center of aid delivery, security planning and political reform, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told the […]