Puntland Nomination

The consultative meeting between the federal government and federal members states has been concluded without an agreement on Friday in Dhusamareb city the headquarters of Galmudug state. During a press conference, late last night in Dhusamareb Information Minister Osman Dubbe said federal government leaders made concessions on all contentious issues and blamed other stakeholders for rejecting the deal.

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has accused foreign interference for lack of implementation of 17 September agreement. Briefing the parliament on Saturday afternoon he emphasized that there is a hope for more meetings on the elections. "I can tell you that there is foreign interference on the elections and the situation in Somalia," President Farmaajo.

Somalia has one of the highest rates of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the world. According to the latest Somali Health and Demographic Survey, 99 per cent of women between the ages of 15 and 49 have been subjected to this extremely harmful and unacceptable practice.