Washington (SD) – The U.S. Senate has approved Larry Edward Andre Jr. to be the next US Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz had for months […]
Senate approves new US ambassador to Somalia
admin
Djibouti to help Somaliland’s vocational schools
Djibouti (SD) – Somaliland Deputy Minister of Education Abdihakim Said Bustale, who is on a working visit to Djibouti, said Somaliland and Djibouti are co-operating to improve education. In an interview with […]
PM Roble sacks 7 members of Dispute Committee
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali prime minister, Mohamed Hussein roble has today sacked seven officials of Dispute Resolution Committee hours after a meeting with the Council of Presidential Candidates (CPC) over the ongoing […]
Somalia rejects UN’s plan to probe Ethiopia conflict abuses
GENEVA (SD) – Somalia has joined 14 other countries in a vote against a proposal to probe atrocities committed by Ethiopian military and Tigray forces sides in the over a year old fighting […]
Somaliland Confirms More Than 7,000 Accidents In The Last 11 Months
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland Minister of Transport and Road Development Abdirizak Ibrahim Mohamed (Atash) said accidents in the country over the past 11 months have skyrocketed. Somaliland’s Minister of Transport and Road […]
UN warns of famine and Hunger in Somalia and Yemen
Mogadishu (SD) – People in the Arab world do not have enough food, the United Nations says, highlighting that 69 million people were malnourished last year. A report by the UN’s Food […]
Somaliland: Minister of Religious Affairs dismisses Abaarso University spreading Christianity
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s Minister of Religion and Endowment, Abdirizak Hussein Albani, has dismissed allegations by Abdimalik Muse Oldon that Christianity was being propagated by Barwaqo University and Abaarso Network schools. The […]
PM Roble gets the National Consultative Assembly and Candidates Union talking about elections
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s Prime Minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble, tonight chaired an online meeting of the National Consultative Assembly that focused on electoral issues. The Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission (FEC) […]
Al-Shabaab claims to have launched attacks in Kenya
Mandera (SD) – Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a recent deadly attack in Mandera County northeastern Kenya, which targeted a military base. The attack took place between the villages of Sarman and Dhaaydhaay […]
A Danish-Somali PhD student invents a ring for leaky heart valves
Aarhus – (SD) – Mariam Noor, a Danish-Somali PhD student in engineering, has developed a state-of-the-art medical device that will help the human heart improve blood flow and possibly eliminate the need […]
Al-Shabaab is a Disaster in Somalia – Is our Body Politics Better?
The widely held and responsible position is that Al-Shabaab is a violent extremist outfit that is a disaster for Somalia and the region. They are and I have argued in my previous […]
The Marketplace suffers as an Unknown glitch shuts down Telesom services like ZAAD
Hargeisa (SD) – Zaad Services, a widely used money transfer service in Somaliland, has been shut down for the past few hours, due to a glitch in Telesom. Zaad’s lack of service […]
SNA destroys al-Shabaab training bases
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali military had destroyed several training bases belonging to al-Shabaab militants in southern Somalia for the last two weeks, the military confirmed Thursday. According to military officials who spoke […]
Somalia: family of a rape victim demands justice
Janale (SD) – The parents of Sahra Ali Mohamud, who died due to a mass rape in Janale, Lower Shabelle region, have vowed not to bury their daughter’s body until justice is […]
President Farmaajo leaves for Turkey ahead of Turkey-Africa summit
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has today travelled to Istanbul for Turkey-Africa Summit. The plane carrying President Farmaajo and his delegation departs Adan Adde International Airport at 10am. The […]
For Deni, Political Life Is A Loss, In Installments
Ever since Said Abdullahi Deni won Puntland presidency in January 2019, he has been mired in one crisis after another, and so I wonder who is actually in charge. Some would answer: […]
PM Roble meets President Guelleh, concludes Heritage Forum
Djibouti (SD) – The President of the Republic of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh has received at the Presidential Palace the Prime Minister of the Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble who arrived […]
Former Somali Deputy PM arrested at Egal Airport in Hargeisa
Mogadishu (SD) – Former Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed Omar Carte Qalib has been arrested at Hargeisa International Airport as he was returning to the country. The former deputy prime minister of […]
Al-Shabaab takes control of small town in central Somalia
MOGADISHU (SD) – Heavily al-Shabaab fighters have recaptured small town in central Somalia after Somali government forces vacated their base in the vicinity, locals confirmed Wednesday. According to locals, the militants had […]
King Burmadow “The International Community must recognize President Bihi as spoiler”
Hargeisa (SD) –One of Somaliland’s traditional leader, King Burmadow, accused the President of Somaliland for being behind the latest political dispute in the country, labeling him a “spoiler”. “ I like to […]
