Nairobi (SD) – Kenya’s interior ministry has rejected a statement by the governor of Mandera that al-Shabaab controls more than 50% of the area’s roads. The interior ministry dismissed Ali Roba’s statement […]
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland National Electoral Commission has today submitted a letter to the President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, specifying the election date for the House of Representatives and local councils. […]
Borama (SD) – Somaliland security forces have today arrested four journalists working in Borama, the regional capital of Awdal region. According to journalists in Borama, security forces arrested Ahmed Diriye Iltire, Hussein […]
MOGADISHU (SD) – Kenyan troops working under the framework of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) will soon be able to carry out IED clearance operations thanks to a deal to acquire […]
BAIDOA (SD) – British Army has trained 113 Somali soldiers in Somalia’s Southwest state, UK government confirmed Thursday. In a statement, UK said the latest batch obtained the essential infantry skills they […]
by Michael Rubin BERBERA, SOMALILAND—Djibouti’s role in U.S. national security has for decades been inversely proportional to its size. The tiny East African country has long been a logistical hub for the U.S. […]
Hargeisa (SD) – Somcable presented awards to its best employees last year at a ceremony in Hargeisa. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Investment, the Director General of the Ministry […]
Erigavo (SD) – The latest reports from Sanaag region indicates that government and Puntland military officials are heading there today. The delegation includes Puntland’s Minister of Finance, parliamentarians, police and Darawish commanders […]
Washington (SD) – Since US President Donald Trump, took power hundreds of Somalis have been deported back to Somalia, and a number more were repatriated just yesterday. A total of 70 Somalis […]
Mogadishu (SD) – Premier Wallet service was launched at the Sahal Hotel in Mogadishu, a state-of-the-art technology service for smartphones users in the country. The service, introduced by Premier Bank, will make […]
by Abdirizak M. DiisFriday, January 15, 2021 Somalia gained its independence in 1960. The president of the nascent government Aden Abdullahi Osman was elected democratically. Osman was reelected through a popular vote […]
Baidoa (SD) – A delegation led by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Special Representative to Somalia James Swan have reached in Baidoa, the capital of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia. […]
Washington (SD) – Former US Ambassador to Somalia Amb. Stephen M. Schwartz, in a recent article circulated heavily on social media suggested that his government open a consulate in Somaliland. The ambassador […]
Djibouti (SD)- A statement from the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) in Djibouti provided details of a recent airstrike in Bay region. A statement from AFRICOM said that US forces, in collaboration with […]
MOGADISHU (SD) – Former Somali president and current presidential aspirant, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has held meeting with president of HirShabelle State, Ali Gudlawe Hussein in Mogadishu. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, a leading member […]
NAIROBI (SD) – Kenya government have deployed security forces near Kenya-Somalia border to launch search and rescue mission for the three people reportedly kidnapped by al-Shabaab fighters. The three people went missing […]
MOGADISHU (SD) – US military on Wednesday destroyed al-Shabaab base in an airstrike ahead of US troop exit from Somalia on January 20. In a statement, U.S. Africa Command known Africom said […]
Buhodle (SD) – Puntland’s Darawish Command in collaboration with local militias in Ayn region, have reportedly succeeded in thwarting Somaliland’s voter registration in Buhodle and other parts of the Cayn region. The […]
Mogadishu (SD) – Halimo Ismail Ibrahim (Halimo Yarey) the chairperson of Somalia’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) speaking at the 2021 Judicial Conference in Mogadishu today, said that the entity responsible for upholding […]
Mogadishu (SD) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of Somalia, Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud, attended a joint online event organized by the US Peace Institute and the […]
