Years of conflict mean decision on how to run the Somali Presidential election is very important

Somalia is running out of time to choose a system for the election of the president after a meeting to agree on the model, between a geographical and clan-based one, ended in a stalemate. After three days of haggling in Kismayu last week, the Somalia National Consultative Forum (NCF) failed to pick a model which now…

The reports we are getting from Jowhar town the capital of the middle shabelle region of Somalia say that Somali Bantu and Galjecel tribes walked out from the ongoing conference in Jowhar town. These two tribes are among the tribes which inhabit in the middle shabelle region and the reason as to why they walked out…