Hargeisa (SD) – A delegation led by Somaliland elders and intellectuals said today that both opposition parties and the government have given them their confidence to mediate their political dispute. The delegation […]
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1.7 million Somali children to be reached with life-saving vaccines
MOGADISHU (SD) – Health authorities launched today a campaign to vaccinate 1.7 million children against measles and polio in Benadir, Galgudud, Hirshabelle, Jubaland and South West State, Somalia. The 5-day campaign, running from […]
Emeriti Poachers arrested in Somaliland
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland government has arrested today nine UAE men who were illegally hunting in Somaliland. The men were arrested at Egal Hargeisa International airport on Tuesday morning as they […]
Galmudug state formation process issued
Mogadishu (SD) – Galmudug’s technical formation committee has issued a procedure for the formation of the administration and the deadline for the election of the president and his deputy. The committee, appointed […]
The chairman of Somaliland’s parliament threatens the opposition with litigation in opposing sixth term extension
Hargeisa(SD)-Chairman of Somaliland House of Representative Bashe Mohamed has threatened opposition parties who say the parliament’s extensions are unconstitutional and noted that they are sitting legally, and will be sitting until another parliament is elected. […]
Members of the Somaliland electoral commission sworn in despite opposition rejection
Hargeisa(SD)-The chairman of the Somaliland Supreme Court, Justice Adan Haji Ali Ahmed, sworn in the the newly formed National Electoral Commission at the presidential palace. The new members of the National Electoral Commission, […]
Somali President sackes National Attorney-General Ahmed Ali Dahir, appoints new Prosecutor
Mogadishu(SD)-Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has appointed Suleiman Mohamed Mohamud to the position of Attorney General of the FGS, and sacked former Attorney General Ahmed Ali Dahir. The nomination came on the […]
Abducted Opposition leaders taken to secret court in Somaliland
Hargeisa(SD)-The recently government abducted Wadani Party officials have been secretly brought to Marodi-Jeh regional court today in Hargeisa. The Wadani party’s secretary general Khadar Hussein Abdi and the spokesperson of the party […]
Somaliland opposition parties boycott parliament extensions
Hargeisa(SD)-The two Somaliland opposition parties, UCID and Wadani, said they would not accept the extension of the House of Representative’s mandate by the Senate, and noted that they would never agree to work […]
Jubaland president travels to Nairobi
Kismayo(SD)-The president of the Jubbaland state of Somalia, Ahmed Mohamed Islam and a delegation led by him, arrived Sunday in Nairobi, Kenya. The president’s delegation departed from the port city of Kismayo, […]
Somaliland House of Representative’s Mandate extended two-years by Gurti
Hargeisa(SD)-The Somaliland House of Elders has extended the mandate of the Somaliland House of Representatives by a period of 24 months (2 years). Vice-chairman of Somaliland House of Elders Said read before the council the proposal […]
Puntland President Signs death Sentence to Three Men convicted of Rape and Murder of 12 year old
Garowe(SD)-The president of Puntland State of Somalia, Abdullahi Deni, has signed a death sentence against three men accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl known as Aisha Ilyas Adan. Somali Media […]
Wadani complained to Sweden over the political situation in Somaliland
Stockholm(SD)-Sweden’s Wadani party representatives have reported Somaliland president Muse Bihi’s illegal activities to the Swedish Foreign Affairs over the political situation in Hargeisa. Sweden’s Wadani party officials met with officials from the Swedish Foreign Ministry and reported […]
Somalia government cancels Sheikh Umal’s lecture in Mogadishu
Mogadishu(SD)-The Federal Government of Somalia has canceled for the second time, a lecture by Sheikh Mohamed Abdi Umal in Mogadishu. The Somali Ministry of Religious Affairs issued a statement on the cancellation of […]
UCID Chairman: President Bihi is at odds with Somaliland
Hargeisa(SD)-UCID opposition leader Eng Faisal Ali Warabe says that President Muse Bihi and the nation of Somaliland are at odds and cannot look on while the country’s law to be violated. The UCID […]
Sheikh Umal on Hargeisa’s progress
Hargeisa(SD)-Sheikh Mohamed Abdi Umal spoke to reporters in Hargeisa on the developments he witnessed since his last visit. Sheikh Mohamed Umal first spoke about how he imagined the country to be and compared […]
Discussions between President Bihi and the mediation committee yield no results
Hargeisa(SD)-It is well known that Barkhad and Khadar are in Madhera prison for the sixth night illegally, after being kidnapped from the streets of Hargeisa last Sunday. In Somaliland people are always hijacked […]
UK concerned about opposition detentions in Somaliland
Hargeisa(SD)-The British government is concerned about the arrest of Muse Bihi’s government in Somaliland over opposition officials. British Ambassador to Somaliland Stuart Brown has voiced concern over the Muse Bihi government’s arrest of […]
James Swan ” Elections in Somalia are constrained by the conflict between the central and state governments
NY(SD)-United Nations Special Representative to Somalia James Swan told the United Nations Security Council that the conflict between the Federal Government of Somalia and the member states could hinder a planned election […]
Somali government postpones Sheikh Mohamed Abdi Umal’s seminar
Mogadishu(SD)-A prominent Somali religious scholar Sheikh Mohamed Umal was to hold a religious gathering in Mogadishu today, but the Somali government postponed it the last minute. Sheikh’s lectures is said to be about […]