Social media erupts after far-left mayor gives victory speech in foreign language: 'Humiliating'

Newly re-elected Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey is taking criticism for giving a victory speech in Somali and saying ...
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Why Somalia Is at a Crossroads

People have their photos, finger prints, and details taken in a voting registration drive run by the National Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission in Mogadishu, Somalia, on April 23, 2025.

Minneapolis Mayor Dances and Delivers Thank-You Speech in Somali After Reelection

Newly reelected Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey expressed appreciation to the city’s Somali voters on Wednesday, November 5, after defeating state senator Omar Fateh earlier this week.Video captured by ...
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Somalia sets November date for one-person, one-vote elections

Somalia is preparing to hold its first one-person, one-vote local council elections in over half a century, with Mogadishu residents urged to get ready for the landmark event this November. Abdikarim ...

Somali PM reserves 30% of parliament seats for women in upcoming poll

Nearly a third of Somalia's parliamentary seats will be reserved for female lawmakers in an election next month, the prime minister said, a measure long demanded by women's rights campaigners in the ...

Somali women demand guarantee of 30% of parliament in 2021 election

Women's rights groups, prominent businesswomen and female politicians in Somalia are urging the country's male-dominated parliament to pass a bill reserving 30% of seats for women in next year's ...