Washington (SD) – An annual report, released by the US State Department on Human Rights in Somalia, has made serious allegations against the federal government, Somaliland and al-Shabaab. The report said Somali […]
Faisal Ali Warabe: Kenya and Ethiopia are not an honest brokers in Somalia’s Issues
Hargeisa (SD) – The chairman of the UCID opposition party, Eng. Faisal Ali Warabe, has for the first time made clear that the governments of Kenya and Ethiopia are working towards Somalia’s […]
Lasanod Intelligence Commander Assassinated
Lasanod (SD) – The head of the Somaliland intelligence in Las Anod was killed last night, local media confirming the death. Commander Abdikani Guhad was shot and killed in front of his […]
President Farmajo Acknowledges Coronavirus in Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has addressed the nation today regarding the first Coronavirus infected person is in the country. President Farmajo has sent a message to the people […]
Puntland speaker: The Somalia and Somaliland talks are illegal
Garowe (SD) – The Speaker of the Puntland Parliament Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril, who addressed at the opening of the Puntland consultative meeting, has declared talks between the federal government and the Somaliland […]
Ahmed Madobe reportedly moved out of Kismayo
Dhobley (SD) – Jubaland regional president seems to have left Kismayo due to security concerns in the capital and would be working from Dhobley. According to sources, the federal government security pressures […]
Minister Awad addresses Puntland’s Consultative Conference, and took shots at Deni
Garowe (SD) – Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Issa Awad, speaking on behalf of the Somali Federal Government’s delegation at the Puntland consultative conference, called on Puntland leaders to convey their concerns in […]
Rival Togdher Communities begin meetings in Burao
Burao (SD) – A meeting between the traditional leaders of two Somaliland communities in Burao has begun today. The conference was initially said to be non-political, but this morning the traditional heads […]
Puntland consultative conference opens in Garowe
Garowe (SD) – The Puntland consultative meeting opened in the regional state’s capital Garowe this morning. The conference was announced by the Puntland state President following a prolonged political dispute with the […]
EU ambassador’s visit to Hargeisa fails to move the needle on election possibilities
Hargeisa (SD) – EU Ambassador to Somalia Nicolas Berlanga who mediated an election agreement between President Bihi and the opposition parties, visited Hargeisa last week. Although the Ambassador’s trip to Hargeisa have […]
Puntland consultative conference restricts media access
Garowe (SD) – The Puntland Consultative conference’s organizing committee informed journalists that they are not permitted to record the event. The committee said only journalists from the state media could record and […]
Somaliland Ministry of Interior denies an alleged abuse
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland Ministry of Interior has addressed a circulated allegation that a senior official in the ministry had abused a lady, which they described as fake. The Deputy Minister […]
Somali regional state contests number of Ethiopia’s parliamentary polling stations
Addis Ababa (SD) – The Ethiopian National Electoral Commission has announced the polling stations of the National Assembly’s parliamentary elections and the number of stations of each regional state. The electoral commission […]
Somaliland sets up a national commission to compact COVIT-19
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland Ministry of Health has announced the formation of a national commission chaired by the president that will deal with the Coronavirus crises. The Director General of the […]
Violence erupts at a football match in Burao
Burao (SD) – One soldier has died, and three other civilians have been injured in violence at a football stadium in Burao. The violence erupting at Allamsey’s football stadium in Burao on […]
Ilhan Omar’s new Husband is said to have converted to Islam
Washington (SD) – A spokesman for the US House of Representative Ilhan Omar, confirmed that the Somali born politician married her strategies Tim Mynett. Ilhan recently posted a photo of herself and […]
Politicians raise concerns about Puntland’s consultative conference
Garowe (SD) – The Somali regional state of Puntland will is to convene in its first two day consultative meeting on the fate of Puntland in Somalia. The conference was announced last […]
Somali Foreign Minister orders diplomatic passport for a Puntland representative
Mogadishu (SD) -Somali foreign minister Ahmed Essa Awed ordered a diplomatic passport to be renewed for Puntland Governments representative in Kenya. The Minister is asking the Somali immigration authorities to renew their […]
Somaliland suspends issuing Visas to Ethiopians, as that country gets its first COVID-19
Addis Ababa (SD) – Somaliland has temporarily stopped issuing visas to visitors from Ethiopia, according to Somaliland’s Deputy Ambassador to Ethiopia, Barkhad Kariye. “We, as embassies, have already been vigilant and have […]
Minister Kahin speaks English worst than Ambassador Berlanga speaks Somali
Hargeisa (SD) – The EU Ambassador to Somalia Nicolas Berlanga has recently showcased his Somali speaking abilities in Barawe. The Ambassador seemed to be translating his English speech into Somali in an […]