MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali ministry for labour has urged all government ministries and state run agencies to allow their staff to work from home as the country is struggling to control the […]
US navy seizes illegal weapons off Somali coast
MOGADISHU (SD) – The U.S navy on Tuesday said it confiscated two small ships carrying huge cache of weapons off coast Somalia. In a statement, the US navy said its guided-missile destroyer […]
Technical committee reaches deal on electoral impasse
BAIDOA (SD) – A federal and regional technical committee has announced that a technical solution on electoral deadlock has been reached following two day meeting in Baidoa town, some 250km Southwest of […]
Somaliland sends the UN engagement expectations demand
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland government has for the first time shared with the United Nations a document outlining Somaliland’s approach to working with the UN, at a time when a preliminary […]
Five Al-Shabaab suspects nabbed in Mandera operation
NAIROBI (SD) – Five al-Shabaab suspects have been nabbed following a security operation in Mandera town near Kenya-Somalia border. The suspected were arrested and IED making substance recovered after joint forces inspected […]
Somalia’s Minister of Justice talks about Baidoa election conference
Baidoa (SD) – Minister of Justice of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr. Salah Ahmed Jama, the chair of the FG technical committee, the Federal Member States and the region of Banadir, […]
COVID- 19 cases increase in Somalia, government says
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s Federal Minister of Health Fowsiyo Abikar Nur confirmed today that the number of cases of COVID-19 registered in the country has increased in the past two months. The […]
Somaliland issues restraint orders during election period
Hargeisa (SD) – The Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Somaliland issues orders to manage expenditures and operations in the country’s 23 election constituencies. The decree, which came as a result […]
Somaliland’s new General Sultan thanks attendees of his father’s funeral
Hargeisa (SD) – Members of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Somaliland Leaders of the UCID and Wadani, traditional leaders from Somaliland and the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia, today […]
Somaliland: Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives announces his resignation from Kulmiye party
Hargeisa (SD) – Ahmed Yassin Sheikh Ali Ayanle, the first deputy speaker of Somaliland’s house of representatives, has officially announced his resignation from the ruling Kulmiye party,. The deputy said in a […]
Somalia: Puntland forces arrest Al-Shabaab members
Garowe (SD) Puntland security forces on a special operation in the village of Marajo and mountainous areas under the Booje and Habar- hagoogane, arrested Al-Shabaab members. Officials leading the operation said the […]
Man who sent Kenyan troops to Somalia died at 80
NAIROBI (SD) – Former Kenya Defense Minister who sent Kenyan troops to Somalia, Mohammed Yusuf Haji is dead aged 80, his family has confirmed. Haji who was currently serving Garissa County Senator […]
British mother blames president Muse for arresting her son for being a candidate
London (SD) – A British mother accuses Somaliland President of arresting her son along with another candidate for running in the country’s British funded election. The arrested two candidates are Raage Ahmed […]
Somaliland: Minister Faraton to run for the speaker of the house of Representatives
Yagori (SD) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Somaliland Yassin Haji Mohamud Hir Faraton, today officially announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives. The Minister of Foreign […]
Al-Shabaab kills civil servant women in Mogadishu – police
MOGADISHU (SD) – Three women, two of whom were pregnant were this morning killed by unidentified gunmen in Somali capital Mogadishu. According witnesses, the trio who were said to be cleaners at […]
Danab Commandos seize truck loaded with explosives
Afgoye (SD) – The Somali National Army (SNA) has seized a truck loaded with explosives belonging to Al-Shabaab militants in Mogadishu in the village of Cad Adeey in Afgoye district of Lower […]
Somaliland: SOLJA Chairman honors World Radio Day
Hargeisa (SD) – The chairman of the Somaliland Journalists Association (Solja) spoke on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of World Radio Day on 13th February. “Today marks the 110th anniversary of […]
ICJ rejects delaying maritime dispute between Somalia and Kenya
Hague (SD) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has rejected a request from Kenya to adjourn its trial in Somalia. A written statement to the Somali government, the ICJ confirmed that […]
Resume talks, for elections to kick off- int’l partners tell Somalis
MOGADISHU (SD) – The International Community has urged Somali federal and regional leaders to hold dialogue paving the way for the parliamentary and presidential elections. In a statement, the partners warned Somalis […]
One person killed in Mogadishu car bomb
MOGADISHU (SD) – At least one person has been killed and more than six others sustained injuries after car bomb exploded in Mogadishu on Saturday. According to witnesses, a car packed with […]