Hargeisa(SD)-A report by the UN Security Council this month said that the Somaliland government buys illegal weapons regularly from a Ethiopian company called Metals and Engineering Corporation (MetEC). This report details both previous […]
Hargeisa(SD)-President Muse Bihi today addressed the controversy of the new Election Commission members, which the opposition parties have said they have rejected and will not work with. The president spoke at an […]
Hargeisa(SD)-The Alliance for Independent Societies (ISCO) has suggested that the disputed electoral commission members resign, and has made recommendations to the president and opposition parties. Independent civil society organizations (ISCO) expressed concern […]
Garowe(SD)-The Puntland state parliament has today approved the provisional electoral commision of Puntland’s multi-party system. The nine-member committee was nominated in July by Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni and former parliamentary speaker, Abdihakim Dhobo. […]
Hargeisa(SD)-Somaliland Minister of Finance Sa’ad Ali Shire has offered his resignation to president Bihi, according to sources who didn’t want to be named. The minister is said to want to resign over the […]
Bossaso(SD)-Mohamed Gedi Salah, the chairman of Af-urur district in Bari region, reported heavy fighting this morning between Puntland forces and Al-Shabaab militia in the area. The governor said al-Shabaab threw mortar shells […]
Addis Ababa(SD) – The President of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, HE Sahle -work Zewde has excepted the credentials for the new Somalia ambassador to Ethiopia, Abdihakim Haji Omar Amey, the former vice-president of Puntland […]
Borama(SD)-More details are coming out of the fight this morning This morning, the Somaliland forces clashed with Somaliland forces and the insurgents led by Sultan Wabar. Reports indicate that the fighting resulted […]
Mogadishu(SD)-Somali Minister of Justice Hassan Hussein Haji has called on the Somali people not to seek justice in Al-Shabaab controlled areas. The Minister called on Somali judges to improve the service of […]
Beledweyne(SD)-Families displaced by the recent floods in Beledweyne have begun to slowly return home after flooding subsided. But in addition to the casualties caused by the floods on the other hand, there […]
Kismayo(SD)-The Jubbaland state has for the first time in Somali politics filed a complaint against the Ethiopian troops in Somalia. A statement from Jubbaland State signed by the Minister of State for the […]
Borama(SD)-Somaliland political insiders have been mulling over the reasons the Awale rebel group in Borama have retracted their commitment to achieve a more equal Somaliland. Despite the economic and military stresses that may result […]
Mogadishu(SD)-The United Nations says it has donated $ 18.7 million to respond to recent floods in parts of Somalia. A statement from the United Nations Office in Mogadishu said the funds would […]
Hargeisa(SD)-With the return of UCID Chairman in Hargeisa, the opposition were hoping for leadership one way or the other, no such luck. Eng. Faisal Ali Warabe was as wishy-Washy as ever on everything that mattered. […]
Mogadishu(SD)-The Somali government has disputed the statement of Kenyan Minister of Foreign Affairs Monica Juma, saying the two presidents agreed to end the Maritime issue in a mutually acceptable manner. Somali Minister of […]
NY(SD)-UN Security Council accuses the Somaliland Ministry of Agriculture of interfering with the FAO’s World Agriculture program for Somaliland farmers. The United Nations says a 10,000 tonnes of fertilizer and Seeds were to be […]
Garowe(SD)-The Puntland regional parliament elected Abdirashid Yusuf Jabril as its new chairman and won over two other candidates. In the second round of the election, poet Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril got 34 votes […]
Hargeisa(SD)-Chairman of the Somaliland opposition party UCID Eng. Faisal Ali Warabe after landing in Hargeisa, said that the two years president Bihi held the leadership position of the country, things were getting worse, we […]
Nairobi(SD)-Somali and Kenyan presidents Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and Uhuru Kenyatta have held talks in Nairobi recently to sign a diplomatic agreement to restore relations between the two governments. The news, which was […]
Garowe(SD)-The Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia Abdirahman Duale Beyle and his delegation arrived today in Garowe, the headquarters of Puntland. Minister Beyle and his delegation were welcomed by […]
