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Somalia: Mogadishu vote marks return of universal suffrage

Deutsche Welle 25 Dec 2025
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" principle ... .
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Mogadishu votes in first local elections in decades under tight security

Emporia Gazette 25 Dec 2025
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 ... .
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Somalis vote in Mogadishu's first local election in decades

The Peninsula 25 Dec 2025
Mogadishu. 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 ... Mogadishu is located.
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Somalis vote in the first one-person, one-vote local election in decades

The Associated Press 25 Dec 2025
The voting for local council members, to be conducted across Mogadishu’s 16 districts Thursday, has been organized by the country’s federal government ... ....
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Somalia: Somalia to Shut Mogadishu Airport for One Day Over Local Elections

All Africa 22 Dec 2025
Mogadishu -- Somalia's civil aviation authority announced on Tuesday that Mogadishu's main international airport will be closed for one day next week due to local elections, suspending all flights in and out of the capital ....
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From sxxxholes to summits

Mail Guardian South Africa 20 Dec 2025
America stands at war with its own ideals ... The hypocrisy is staggering ... Silence in the face of the degradation is complicity ... To call Mogadishu “garbage” while extolling Botswana’s diamonds in the same sentence is not diplomacy; it is duplicity ... ....
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Somalia's State Minister of Interior Attends Third Graduation Ceremony of Federal Darwish in Mogadishu (European External Action Service)

Public Technologies 18 Dec 2025
Somalia's State Minister of Interior Attends Third Graduation Ceremony of Federal Darwish in Mogadishu ... Conducted at a dedicated police training facility in Mogadishu, the programme saw 121 trainees successfully graduate, notably including 21 women.
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Somalia: Somaliland Denies Somalia Talks, Accuses Mogadishu of Interference

All Africa 08 Dec 2025
Hargeisa -- Somaliland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied reports suggesting renewed dialogue with Somalia, saying the negotiation track remains fully suspended and no discussions are underway ....
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From Mogadishu to Minneapolis, Somalis reject Trump’s bigoted remarks

Al Jazeera 04 Dec 2025
Somalis and Somali Americans are denouncing Donald Trump’s attacks on their communities after the United States president described them as “garbage” and hurled insults at them ... “This is intolerable,” said Mogadishu resident Abdisalan Ahmed ... .
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Trump’s remarks on Somalis spark outrage in Mogadishu

Business Day 03 Dec 2025
US immigration policies face backlash after derogatory remarks on certain countries .
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