Hargeisa (SD) -Members of the Somaliland Electoral Commission have today elected a new chairman and vice-president, with Abdirashid Riya Rafah and Mustafe Dhawal. The election commissioner Abdirashid Riyo Rac was the controversial […]
Did Somalia prevent Muse Bihi from traveling to Nairobi?
Hargeisa(SD)-Somaliland President Muse Bihi was to travel to Kenya in order to attend a forum showcasing Somaliland Investment opportunities. The trip and the forum were born out of the detraining political relations between Somalia and […]
IGAD appoints new leadership, crushing Farmajo and Guelleh’s ambitions
Addis Ababa (SD) – The 13th summit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has concluded in Addis Ababa today. At the end of the two-day meeting, the leadership of the Intergovernmental […]
Uhuru Kenyatta: Our forces will not withdraw from Somalia until we have complete peace
Nairobi (SD)-Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that the Kenya Defense Forces will remain in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until peace and stability in the Horn of Africa is […]
Somali Political Forum urges Ethiopia to cease military intervention in Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – A statement from the National Parties Forum has called on Ethiopian Prime Minister Abey Ahmed to withdraw their troops from Somalia. The statement of the forum informed the Prime […]
Somalia Foreign Minister: Our brothers in Somaliland should rejoin the Somali government
Ankara (SD)-Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Ahmed Isse Awad, on Wednesday held bilateral talks with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, in Ankara, signing an agreement to promote cooperation between […]
Wadani leadership missing in Action ever since the latest political upheaval in Somaliland
Hargeisa (SD) – Opposition party leader Abdirahman Irro has not been relevant ever since the Party’s officials were abducted by the government, and since their release from Mandhera. For the Wadani party […]
Wadani released officials: we will not be afraid of arrests or ammunition and that we will continue to fight
Hargeisa (SD) – Wadani party secretary Khadar Hussein Abdi and Barkhad party spokesman Jama Batun said their arrests were illegal, and thanked the public and those who defended them online. He said […]
ONLF denies reports on Ethiopian media, as they meet with Jubaland leadership
Nairobi (SD)- The Ogaden National Liberation Front has denied a statement published in the Ethiopian newspaper Addis Ababa Standard. The Standard has published a report that Kenya hosted an Opposition (OLNF) conference […]
UCID Chairman and Jubaland State president meet in Nairobi, both punching above their political height class
Hargeisa (SD) – Chairman of the opposition UCID party Eng. Feisal Ali Warabe, met with President of Somalia’s Jubaland state, Ahmed Mohamed Islam “Ahmed Madobe” in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The two […]
International community expresses concerns over derailed Somaliland democracy
Hargeisa (SD) – The following is a press release from members of the international community supporting Somaliland’s democratic process: We, the undersigned regional and international partners* of Somaliland, recall the significant agreement […]
Somaliland Minister of Foreign Affairs: no changes in relations with Ethiopia
Hargeisa (SD) – The Government of Somaliland has talked about the relationship between Somaliland and Ethiopia, denying an article from a newspaper in Ethiopia claiming that Somaliland was concerned about the change […]
National Elections bill presented to Somali parliament
Mogadishu (SD) -The Somali Federal Parliament, comprising of 15 parliamentarians, has concluded the country’s electoral law today in Mogadishu. The Federal Parliament committee has read the electoral law in a meeting today […]
Tensions are high in Dhusamareb
Dhusamareb (SD) – Reports from Dhusamareb town, the headquarters of Galgadud region, say that there is tension between the federal government of Somalia and Ahlu Sunna leadership. The dispute is based on […]
Feisal Ali Warabe insults a Nation: If I could see a competent, well-qualified person I will resign from my post
Hargeisa (SD) – UCID chairman Eng. Faisal Ali Warabe in a recent BBC interview was asked why he is at reigns for so long. His reply was that there is no one […]
Somaliland continues arresting Journalist, Somcable reporter detained in Erigavo
Erigavo (SD)- Abdullahi Hussein Darwish a reporter with Somcable Television in Erigavo town and also a representative of Sanaag Region’s Solja organization, has been detained by the Somaliland authorities while on duty. […]
Ahlu Sunna Waljama to create a it’s own Galmudug State
Dhusamareb (SD) – Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama leadership in Dhusamareb after a long meeting yesterday announced its own process in creating a new and inclusive Galmudug State in Somalia. The meeting comes […]
President Bihi excepts release of opposition officials
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 […]
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 […]