As the gloved fingers gingerly slide in the weapon into the barrel, the eyes squint at the imaginary dots that could mark out the slippery enemy lurking out there in the thickets. […]
IMF Lauds Economic Reforms in Somalia
The International Monitory Fund has lauded reforms in the government aimed at ensuring economic stability. The executive board of IMF said Improved confidence, on the back of the continued implementation of reforms, […]
Coldon family denied visitation rights, says lawyer
Hargeisa(SD)-Lawyer Mubarig Abdi Ismail, one of Somaliland’s leading lawyers, said guards at Madera prison denied his family to visit him in prison. “I am sorry that the family of journalist Abdilmalik Musa Coldoon […]
Seychelles accuses Somaliland on pardoned piracy prisoners
Hargeisa(SD)- The government of Seychelles has denounced Somaliland’s decision to release 19 prisoners who have been convicted of piracy. The Seychelles government says the move is in conflict with an earlier agreement […]
Puntland President says Al Shabaab and the Federal Government are harming the people of Mogadishu
Garowe(SD)-The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, has criticized the Federal Government of Somalia for failing to ensure security in Mogadishu. “It needs no evidence that today’s turbulent politics […]
Kenyan police thwart al-Shabaab attack in Mandera
Mandera(SD)-One resident was injured in a brief clashes between Kenyan police and Al-Shabaab militia today in Mandera, the injured is currently been treated at El-Wak District Hospital in Somalia. Kenyan police spokesman Charles Owino said today […]
Homegrown fashion emerges in troubled Somalia
MOGADISHU: Every time young fashion designer Hawa Adan Hassan makes a new gown for a paying customer, she also makes her dreams come true. “My whole life, fashion design was a dream,” […]
A literary snapshot of Somaliland
I spent last week at arguably the most well-organised and longest running book festival in East Africa, the Hargeysa International Book Fair. It was my first time to visit Somaliland despite being […]
Why did pres. Farmajo renounce his US citizenship
Mogadishu(SD)-The President of the Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has renounced his naturalized US citizenship today. “This work has been ongoing for a long time and has been involved by both the legal and ethical […]
Ethiopia: Somali Region Responds to US Security Warning
Jigjiga(SD)-The Ethiopian Somali Region government has issued a response to the US warning over the security situation in the Region. Mohammed Muhumed Olad, the president’s media and communications advisor told the local […]
Puntland celebrates 21st anniversary in Garowe
Garowe(SD)-Puntland State of Somalia marks the 21st anniversary of its founding today in Garowe. The city of Garowe hosted a ceremony attended by Puntland President, Said Abdullahi Deni, his deputies, ministers, officials and […]
Governor Abdirahman Yarisow dies, Somalia flag lowered
Mugadishu(SD)-Banadir governor and mayor of Mogadishu, Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng Yariisow) has died at a hospital in Qatar, Somalia’s Minister of Youth and Sports Khadijo Mohamed Diriye has confirmed. Somali President Mohamed […]
Report: Kenyan Military ‘in Business’ With Al-Shabab
AIROBI — A new report says Kenya’s military has done a brisk business in sugar and charcoal in Kismayo, Somalia, since pushing al-Shabab from the southern port city in 2012, but the […]
Eryal TV reporters freed in Hargeisa
Hargeisa(SD)-Authorities in Somaliland set four Eryal TV reporters free after outrage ensued their warrantless arrest. Somaliland journalists voiced their objections to the rising arrests of journalists in Somaliland. Police arrested the Eryal TV […]
UN: Fewer refugees willing to leave Dadaab for Somalia
Insecurity in Somalia is diminishing the numbers of refugees willing to return home from the Dadaab camps in Kenya, the United Nations said recently. A total of 84,230 Somalis have taken part […]
Jubaland traditional leader and an ally of the president murdered
Kismayo(SD)-Details are coming out of the killing of Sultan Abdirashid Muse Durre in Kismayo. Witnesses said that an armed unknown person opened fire at the Sultan in front the mosque, after the Sultan had finished the evening prayer. He […]
British citizen in a Mogadishu court
Mogadishu(SD)-British citizen Andrew Brian Irlam has appeared in court in Banadir province today. Andrew was arrested in January 2019 by the Somali security agencies as he tried to leave the airport in […]
Minister Omaar: it wasn’t safe for me to visit Kismayo
Kismayo(SD)-Somali Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Abdullahi Salad [Omaar] explained why he missed a planned trip to Kismayo this week. “I missed my trip to Kismayo in order to avoid any confrontation. […]
Nepotism Exposed: Whistle blowers fired from Somaliland National Service program
Hargeisa(SD)-The director of the Somaliland National Service, Mohamed Hussein (Mu’addin), has fired four young men who exposed an alleged nepotism to the media, accusing them of disobeying the rules and regulations of the national […]
Kenya set to open a consulate in Hargeisa
The national government is set open a consulate at Hargeisa in Somaliland aimed to increase exports to the autonomous country. Trade CS Peter Munya said Miraa will be the leading export to […]