Addis Ababa (SD) – Saharla Abdullahi Bahdoon became the first Somali Ethiopian to be elected as a member of parliament to represent Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. She won a seat […]
First Somali woman becomes MP in Addis Ababa
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FP: Obstacles to Somaliland’s Recognition
Johannesburg (SD) – The International Foreign Policy Journal, has published a lengthy Foreign Policy Report commenting on Somaliland’s quest for recognition. Lynsey Chutel, a foreign policy journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, […]
Somalia: election conflict of northern MP’s resurfaces
Mogadishu (SD) – Members of the committee that oversees the election of seats in both houses of parliament representing Somaliland has met today in Mogadishu and elected a new chairman. Seven members […]
Somaliland President Receives First Somali Member of the Finnish House of Representatives
Hargeisa (SD) – The President of the Republic of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, today received Sultan Said Ahmed, a native of the Republic of Somaliland, recently elected to the House of Representatives […]
Puntland announces capture of ISIS hideouts
Bossaso (SD) – Puntland regional security forces have claimed victory in a battles with ISIS militants in the Bari region. The operation, which began on Thursday, is concentrated in the mountains of […]
Somaliland launches campaign to deport illegal Ethiopian refugees
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland Immigration Forces, in collaboration with the Somaliland Police Force, have launched an operation in Hargeisa, were they are picking up illegal Ethiopian immigrants, according to the Horn of […]
Somaliland: Government responds to opposition accusations on Corruption to win Speakership
Hargeisa (SD) -The Somaliland government responds to allegations by the opposition parties that President Muse Bihi Abdi is using financial resources to elect the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The WADDANI […]
PM Roble visits the Somali National Army and AMISOM Command in Jubbaland
Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, accompanied by the Minister of Defense, the Federal Government of Somalia, Hassan Haji, today met with senior AMISOM Force Commanders in Kismayo, the second division of the […]
Daily Mail newspaper fined for defaming an Islamic Organization
London (SD) – The London-based Daily Mail newspaper, has been fined £15,000 and fined for accusing an Islamic organization of smuggling Somali migrants to European countries. In December 10, 2020, the newspaper […]
Hundreds of Hargeisa residence take part in a clean-up campaign
Hargeisa (SD)- Hundreds of Hargeisa residents are took part in a campaign to clean up city’s main valley, led by the new mayor of Hargeisa Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge. The mayor of Hargeisa […]
Somaliland Ports Manager Attends Consultative Meeting On Berbera-Wajale Road Construction
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland Ports Manager Eng. Said Hassan Abdillahi, attended a large-scale meeting to discuss a consultative meeting on the construction of the Berbera-Wajale (Berbera Corridor) in Hargeisa today. The conference […]
DDS Office of Urban Development and Construction inspects Jigjiga electricity company
Jigjiga (SD) – The DDS Office of Urban Development and Construction has this morning inspected the service delivery activities of the Jigjiga branch of the electricity service company. The inspection of the […]
One of Farmajo’s closest ministers accuses President Deni of electoral interference
Mogadishu (SD) – The Minister of Planning of the Federal Government of Somalia, Jamal Mohamed Hassan, has said that Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni is a candidate for the presidency, urging him […]
Steps To Defeat Al-Shabaab’s Poisonous Ideology
The recent execution of twenty-one Al-Shabaab terrorists and affiliates in Galkayo was a step forward in the fight against terrorism in Somalia. Defeating Al-Shabaab militarily alone, though, is not enough, we must […]
Somaliland Supreme court throws out election cases and ready to confirm final results
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s Supreme Court has announced the dismissal of 20 frivolous lawsuits filed by candidates complaining about the preliminary election results. The candidates, who did not win the House of […]
AFRICOM donates military vehicles to Danab
Mogadishu (SD) – The US Africa Command (AFRCOM) has today donated a variety of military vehicles to the Somali National Army Command. The handover ceremony was attended by the Commander of the […]
Somaliland releases info on Amoud University killing
Borama (SD) – Governor of Awdal region in Somaliland Mohamed Ahmed Aalim (Tiimbare) confirmed the killing of student Ibrahim Hassan Salad from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Amoud in […]
Poet Yusuf Sha’ir Accepts Somali Government Appointment While In Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – Yusuf Osman Abdulle (Yusuf Sha’ir), a poet from Somaliland, have been appointed to the Somali government’s committee of Somali language experts. The poet’s name, which appears on the Somali […]
Somalia: Federal Electoral Commission elects new chairman
Mogadishu (SD) – The election of the chairman of the FEIT committee was recently concluded in Mogadishu with chairman of the FEIT committee Mohamed Hassan Irro receiving 14 votes while his rival […]
Who is Somalia’s Next President?
John Maxwell was right: “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” And at the peak of Somalia’s colossal predicaments, it is a numbing example of an appalling failure of leadership. Indeed, for more […]
