Since its adoption in 2000, Somalia’s 4.5 power-sharing model was designed as a temporary mechanism to ensure broad-based ...

But Somalia’s infamous clan system has made democracy difficult. By African standards, the country is remarkably uniform in terms of nationality, language, and religion. Still, the government ...

Somalia on Tuesday launched voter registration in the capital Mogadishu for the first time in over 50 years, a step towards ...

Heritage and family — in particular, the country's well-documented clan system — are important in Somali culture. It has also been the source of significant fighting over the years.

Al Shabaab fighters captured a town in central Somalia on Wednesday that government forces had been using as a staging area to drive back an offensive by the militants that has gained ground in recent ...

The Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab has attacked a strategic town that serves as a major base for government troops.

Somalia has launched its first voter registration in over five decades, marking a pivotal step toward universal suffrage ahead of the 2026 presidential elections. Citizens in Mogadishu are now able to ...