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Feb 2, 2023 · Somalia sits at the bottom of the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index by Berlin-based corruption watchdog Transparency International that surveyed 180 countries.. The never-ending conflict in the ...
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The lower house of Somalia’s parliament voted this week to extend Formaajo’s four-year term, which expired in February, for a further two years. Lower house speaker Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdurahman said the measure would allow the country to prepare for direct elections. Farmaajo then signed the disputed mandate extension into law, even though the ...
The president and the leaders of Somalia’s five semi-autonomous federal states had reached an agreement in September to prepare for indirect parliamentary and presidential elections in late 2020 and early 2021. (Read more about Somalia’s unique electoral system here.) As part of the agreement, the election planning was set to commence on November 1...
Farmaajo’s rivals in Jubbaland and Puntland have formed an alliance with a powerful coalition of presidential aspirants and other opposition heavyweights in the capital, Mogadishu. They include two former presidents and the speaker of the Senate. The president’s opponents have warned that ruling by decree risks peace and stability in Somalia – a lo...
Analysts have warned the political squabbling played straight into the hands of al-Shabab, the armed group that controls swaths of Somalia and launches frequent attacks with the aim of overthrowing the internationally recognised government in Mogadishu. The al-Qaeda-linked fighters have released propaganda videos in recent weeks that seize on the p...
Members of the international community have called for elections to be held immediately. In a joint statement on Saturday, the United Nations, African Union, European Union and the regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, said they would not support any extension of the president’s term. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sa...
The law provides for criminal penalties for corruption by officials, but the government did not implement the law effectively. There were numerous reports of government corruption during the year. In 2021, then-President Farmaajo named members of an Independent Anti-Corruption Commission, almost two years after he signed an anticorruption law.
Jan 31, 2023 · The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that most countries are failing to stop corruption. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, scoring on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The global average remains unchanged for over a decade at just 43 ...
Feb 13, 2020 · Somalia: Killings, corruption and censorship besiege media freedom. A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist, Amnesty International said today. In a new report, , “ We live in perpetual fear”, the organization ...
Sep 15, 2021 · The fragile Somali government is on the brink again, consumed by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (also known as Farmaajo) and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble’s tussle for control of the ...
Jan 25, 2022 · The results at a glance. This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) reveals that corruption levels are at a worldwide standstill. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. The results are given on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
