Garowe(SD)-The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, has criticized the Federal Government of Somalia for failing to ensure security in Mogadishu. “It needs no evidence that today’s turbulent politics […]
Kenyan police thwart al-Shabaab attack in Mandera
Mandera(SD)-One resident was injured in a brief clashes between Kenyan police and Al-Shabaab militia today in Mandera, the injured is currently been treated at El-Wak District Hospital in Somalia. Kenyan police spokesman Charles Owino said today […]
Homegrown fashion emerges in troubled Somalia
MOGADISHU: Every time young fashion designer Hawa Adan Hassan makes a new gown for a paying customer, she also makes her dreams come true. “My whole life, fashion design was a dream,” […]
A literary snapshot of Somaliland
I spent last week at arguably the most well-organised and longest running book festival in East Africa, the Hargeysa International Book Fair. It was my first time to visit Somaliland despite being […]
Why did pres. Farmajo renounce his US citizenship
Mogadishu(SD)-The President of the Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has renounced his naturalized US citizenship today. “This work has been ongoing for a long time and has been involved by both the legal and ethical […]
Ethiopia: Somali Region Responds to US Security Warning
Jigjiga(SD)-The Ethiopian Somali Region government has issued a response to the US warning over the security situation in the Region. Mohammed Muhumed Olad, the president’s media and communications advisor told the local […]
Puntland celebrates 21st anniversary in Garowe
Garowe(SD)-Puntland State of Somalia marks the 21st anniversary of its founding today in Garowe. The city of Garowe hosted a ceremony attended by Puntland President, Said Abdullahi Deni, his deputies, ministers, officials and […]
Governor Abdirahman Yarisow dies, Somalia flag lowered
Mugadishu(SD)-Banadir governor and mayor of Mogadishu, Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng Yariisow) has died at a hospital in Qatar, Somalia’s Minister of Youth and Sports Khadijo Mohamed Diriye has confirmed. Somali President Mohamed […]
Report: Kenyan Military ‘in Business’ With Al-Shabab
AIROBI — A new report says Kenya’s military has done a brisk business in sugar and charcoal in Kismayo, Somalia, since pushing al-Shabab from the southern port city in 2012, but the […]
Eryal TV reporters freed in Hargeisa
Hargeisa(SD)-Authorities in Somaliland set four Eryal TV reporters free after outrage ensued their warrantless arrest. Somaliland journalists voiced their objections to the rising arrests of journalists in Somaliland. Police arrested the Eryal TV […]
UN: Fewer refugees willing to leave Dadaab for Somalia
Insecurity in Somalia is diminishing the numbers of refugees willing to return home from the Dadaab camps in Kenya, the United Nations said recently. A total of 84,230 Somalis have taken part […]