Mogadishu (SD) – Somali government forces carried out operations in Wanlaweyn district in Lower Shabelle region and killed Al Shabab’s suicide operations in Mogadishu. Major Ismail Abdi Malik spokesperson of the Somali […]
Deni and Ahmed Madobe to discuss special interests
Bossaso (SD) – The president of the semi-autonomous region of Jubaland spoke about his visit to Bossaso, the headquarters of Bari region today, where he met with Puntland President Said Deni. In […]
Puntland officials Attacked in the Mountains regions of Sanag
Almadow (SD) – More details are coming out of yesterday’s attack in Ulheed in the Almadow Mountains, especially in the Macagta area of Sanaag region. Local sources say armed local militiamen attacked […]
The EU Ambassador reacts to corporal punishment in Somaliland
Nairobi (SD) – EU Ambassador to Somalia Nicholas Barlengo has denounced the recent executions of six people convicted of murder in Somaliland. The EU Ambassador in a twitter post has voiced his […]
Human Rights Watch under reports 2019 abuses in Somaliland
The Human Rights Watch in its 2019 report on Somaliland highlighted abuses of human rights by the government. The Organization’s limited report on one of the worst years for human Right and […]
Somaliland executes several men sentenced to death
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland prosecutors say they carried out a death sentence on six convicted murders in Hargeisa today. The six men have been held in the central Hargeisa jail until the […]
Somali special forces arrest a female Al Shabab leader
Mogadishu (SD) – In an operation last week in Mogadishu, a senior al-Shabaab female official was arrested in the capital, according to local sources. Somali Special Forces two days ago raided a […]
Somaliland takes control over a Puntland army base
Boame (SD) – Reports from Boame in the Sool region say that Somaliland forces have recently taken over the control of an army base, previously controlled by Puntland forces. The base seized […]
UAE to import 5,000 livestock this week from Somaliland
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland is set to resume livestock export to the United Arab Emirates this week, according to Uganda’s busiweek newspaper. The first shipment to the Middle East is set to […]
Somaliland calls on opposition parties to co-operate with the New Disputed Election Commission
Hargeisa (SD)- The Somaliland Ministry of Information and Government Spokesman, Mr. Suleiman Yusuf Ali Kore, today issued a press release on the circumstances surrounding the national election commission and the meeting between […]
The Upper House adopts amendments to Somalia’s media law
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali upper house has today approved the controversial Media Law Amendment Bill. Amendments to the Press Law have gone through several stages, with the success of removing articles […]
Somaliland government launches E-shilling service to pay employees
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland Vice President Abdirahman Abdilahi Ismail (Saylici) has officially launched the e-shilling service, which will allow public employees to receive their salaries electronically or online. Somaliland Central Bank designed […]
DP World wins compensation in a London court ruling against Djibouti
Djibouti (SD) – DP World won yet another legal round against the Djibouti government over the Doraleh port dispute. The International Arbitration Tribunal in London has ordered Djibouti to restore rights and […]
UCID Chairman: Somaliland president assaulted me at his office
Hargeisa (SD) – Eng. Faisal Ali Warabe, the chairman of the UCID party, who spoke to the BBC today had talked about a violent confrontation between him and the president of Somaliland […]
Children died of starvation in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – Three children die of starvation at a camp called “Calaf Suge” on the outskirts of Mogadishu, according to the children’s Aunt. The children were twins and four months old, […]
Al-Shabab executed four teachers in Kenya
Garissa (SD) – The Kenyan government says that the forces suspected to be members of Al-Shabab, murdered three teachers today in Garissa, North Eastern Kenya. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack […]
Local Galmudug Electoral Commission issues election timetable
Galkayo (SD) – Galmudug’s electoral commission nominated by President Ahmed Duale Geelle (Haf), has issued a new timetable for the general election. A statement from the committee, announced that the parliamentary election […]
President Bihi refused to dissolve a controversial electoral commission
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland opposition parties say President Bihi has refused to dissolve the new controversial electoral commission, which a mediating committee has recommended to dissolve and restore the former electoral committee. The […]
Somaliland reporter buys sentence, while others languish in jail
Hargeisa (SD) – Journalist Abdikadir Codey of HCTV, who was sentenced to one year in jail by a Maroodi-Jeh regional court and fined three million SL Shillings had been set free. Codey’s […]
UK Advises travel to Somaliland with the exception Hargeisa and Berbera
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all travel to Somalia, including Somaliland except for the cities of Hargeisa and Berbera to which the FCO advise against all but essential travel. […]