Mogadishu (SD) – The Federal Electoral Commission (FEIT) in a statement released today addressed the conduct of yesterday’s Upper House elections in the Galmudug, the capital of Dhusamareb, where 6 senators were […]
Melbourne (SD) – Zahra Mustaf, a candidate for Australia’s ruling party, running in the heavily diverse neighborhood in Melbourne recently lost her candidacy on allegations based in anti Islam and xenophobia rumors, […]
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s opposition parties Waddani and UCID have accused Somaliland Minister of Defense Abdiqani Mohamud Ateye of arresting traditional leaders and the head of Badacas TV. Secretaries of information and […]
DHUSAMAREEB (SD) – Six new senators were today elected in Somalia’s central state a day after eleven senators elected in Puntland state. Members of Galmudug assembly will also be electing the two […]
MOGADISHU (SD) – African Union mission in Somalia announced that it will probe murder of seven civilians who were allegedly killed by Ugandan troops in Lower Shabelle region. A convoy carrying Ugandan […]
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali National Army (SNA) has said that two al-Shabaab operatives have surrendered to its forces in southern Somalia amid intensified operations against al-Shabaab militant group in southern and central […]
Hargeisa (SD) – Waberi newspaper in Hargeisa reported that Yasin Haji Mohamud Faraton, a member of the new Somaliland House of Representatives, who recently ran for the post of Speaker of the […]
Nairobi (SD) – Mohamed Hussein Roble, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, today addressed a gathering of Somali business people in Nairobi, addressed the current situation in the country and […]
Melbourne (SD) – Sahra Ahmed Mustafe, a member of Australia’s ruling party, has been disqualified in running for a seat in a Somali-dominated in Melbourne’s north-east. Sahra Ahmed have since confirmed she […]
Hargeisa (SD) – Secretary of Social Affairs of the Opposition Wadani Party Mohamed Sadiq Dhamme, in a press conference today accused Somaliland government of mismanaging International scholarships offered to Somaliland students. The […]
GAROWE (SD) – Somalia’s Puntland state has announced its 11 senators to join the 11th Parliament of Somalia ahead of presidential elections. Voting took place in the state’s capital Garowe town, 1,000km […]
MOGADISHU (SD) – Ugandan troops working under the framework of Africa Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom)) have been accused of killing seven civilians in Lower Shebelle region. Reliable sources in Golweyn village […]
There is no shortage of bad news coming from the Horn of Africa when it comes to democracy, security, and human rights. In November 2020, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched a […]
Washington (SD) – Michael Rubin, an American expert, who writes extensively on Horn of Africa issues, particularly in Somaliland, has penned a lengthy critique on the State Department’s policy toward democracy in […]
Garowe (SD) – Speaker of the Puntland House of Representatives Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril today announced when the administration’s Upper House election will be held. The announcement followed Puntland government’s release of the […]
Hargeisa (SD) – Omar Farah, a member of Somaliland’s new parliament, has been elected secretary general of the UCID party. At a meeting held today, the executive committee of the UCID party […]
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia on Monday reported 64 new COVID-19 infections from a sample size of 1,105 tests conducted over the past 24 hours barely two days after the country received third […]
MOGADISHU (SD) – Three Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosives (VBIEDs) have been destroyed in three operations in southern Somalia amid intensified operations. In a statement, information ministry said Somali forces in coordination with […]
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali prime minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble has today travelled to Nairobi following invitation letter by President Uhuru Kenyatta. According to Somali foreign ministry, the delegation led by Roble will […]
Ever since the African Union (AU) granted Israel an ‘observer status’, the organization has found itself entangled in a pitiful web of political maneuvering and controversy. Only two months earlier, this same […]
