NAIROBI (SD) – Somalia’s militant group has claimed the responsibility for the murder of a chief in northern Kenya. Last Friday, gunmen stormed Gumurey, a village near the border with Somalia. After […]
Al-Shabaab claims beheading of Kenyan official
Torso of Al-shabaab beheaded chief found in Wajir
WAJIR (SD) – The Torso of an assistant chief in Wajir county who has been missing since last Friday was found on a roadside in the county. Omar Adan Buul, was kidnapped […]
Kenya army chief in Mandera amidst border tension with Somalia
NAIROBI (SD) – Kenya Army chief Robert Kariuki Kibochi has paid surprise visit to Mandera town near the border amid reports of military mobilisation by Somalia and Kenya at the border. Sources […]
WATCH: A Somali Edmonton respiratory therapist who become first to get COVID-19 vaccine talked to us
Edmonton (SD) – Sahra Kaahiye, a Somali Canadian respiratory therapist at the University of Alberta Hospital was the first Albertan to receive a COVID-19 vaccination this week. Sahra the Chair of the […]
WATCH: Abukar Arman’s Friday Sermon on Balance
Columbus (SD) A sermon (Khutbah) by Abukar Arman at the Polaris Masjid in Columbus, OH. Abukar’s Khutbah focused on balance in all matters of life.
WATCH: Freelance writer Hassan Yusuf Waal Explaining the dispute between Kenya and Somalia
London (SD) – The Somali federal government has yesterday expelled the Kenyan ambassador in Mogadishu and recalled its ambassador from Nairobi, Somalia accused Kenya in interfering with the country’s political affairs, specifically […]
WATCH: Presidential Candidate Dr. Abdinur Sh. Mohamed talk about Somalia’s current situation
Ohio (SD) – The chairman of the Somali National Union Party Midqaran as well as a former Somali minister of education Dr. Abdinur Sheikh Mohamed is one of more than a dozen […]
watch: Omar Fateh a State Senate Candidate in Minnesota discusses US election
Minneapolis (SD) – Omar Fateh is the DFL nominee and endorsed candidate for State Senate, representing Minnesota’s 62nd District. He joined us from Minnesota on the eve of the US elections, he […]
WATCH: Nimao Ali talked to us about the efforts of Justice for Abdirahman advocacy group.
Ottawa (SD) – On July 24, 2016, 37-year-old Somali-Canadian Abdirahman Abdi was beaten outside of his home in Ottawa, Canada by constables Dave Weir and Daniel Montsion, as he was been arrested. […]
Why Somaliland Could be the Next Country to Sign a Peace Deal with Israel
Over the last few months, the world has witnessed the beginnings of a new Middle East. The historic peace deals signed between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain in August marked […]
Watch Prof Afyare A. Elmi’s interview on the new election formula and the role of the new PM
Doha (SD) – Prof Afyare A. Elmi discuss Somalia’s new election Process, the challenges the new PM Mohamed Hussein Roble faces, Prof Afyare also talks about the former PM Hassan Ali Kheyre’s […]
Emergency Aid (Gurmad) for the Revival of the Somali State
Emergency Aid (Gurmad) for the Revival of the Somali State Reflections on the past and future of the Somali Republic. READ THE FULL REPORT BELOW:
Guleid Jama A Human Rights Lawyer Discusses Somaliland’s Judicial and Justice System
Hargeisa (SD) Guleid Ahmed Jama is the former head of Somaliland’s Human rights center and a civil rights Lawyer in Somaliland, we talked to him about the country’s current judicial situation, specifically […]
(VIDEO) FESOJ Secretary General rates Somalia’s new Media Law
Mogadishu (SD) – Secretary General of Federation of Somali Journalists (FESOJ) Mohamed Moalimuu, Discussed Concerns with Somalia’s new Media Law signed by Somalia’s Federal President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. The Secretary General also […]
Security Council extends mandate of UN office in Somalia
New York (SD) – The Security Council adopted a resolution renewing the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), until 31 August, 2021. Resolution 2540, adopted jointly by the 15 members of […]
(WATCH) Abdirashid Hashi “Dhusamareb 3 agreement was a positive step forward”
Toronto (SD) – The Director of the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (HIPS) Mr. Abdirashid Khalif Hashi spoke with somalidispatch.com about the Dhusamareb 3 election model and gives details on its effects […]
What are Taiwan, China, and the United States Doing in Somaliland?
Taiwan has been courting Somaliland, a breakaway region of the failed state of Somalia. As Wikipedia puts it, “Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is a self-declared state, internationally considered to be part […]
VIDEO: Prof Afyare and Prof Warsame discuss the Dhusamareb progress and fallout
Edmonton (SD) – Prof Hussein Warsame of Calgary university and Associate Prof Afyare Elmi of University of Qatar talked to us about the outcome of the Dhusamareb conference and the possibility of […]
Somalia: Erratic U.S. Policy Failure Doesn’t Get Noticed. But a U.S. Diplomat Struggling With an End-of-Career Crisis Might
Churchill is believed to have once said that “diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.” If that is true, […]
Djibouti: Somalia and Somaliland sign preliminary agreements
Djibouti (SD) – Negotiations between technical committees representing the Somali Federal Government and Government of Somaliland in Djibouti have concluded finally agreed on some preliminary points after talks broke off earlier in […]
