Mogadishu, 28 August 2012 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga offers his warmest congratulations to the Somali people on the election of a new Speaker of Parliament.

Mogadishu, 25 August 2012 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga is encouraged by the progress made by the Traditional Elders and by the Technical Selection Committee (TSC).

Mogadishu, 22 August 2012 — The recent ICG Statement "Somalia: From Troubled Transition to a Tarnished Transition?" (20 August 2012) correctly points out that the on going process is flawed and imperfect in many ways and a great deal of work remains to be accomplished in a short amount of time if