Hargeisa (SD) – The President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, today met with the Somaliland Electoral Commission at the Presidential Palace, amid ongoing controversy over holding the country’s elections. The President listened […]
Hargeisa (SD) – Former Danish Minister of Development Cooperation Christian Friis who recently visited Somaliland gave details of his visit and subsequent meeting he had with president Bihi. Speaking to the media […]
Mogadishu (SD) – Benadir Regional Court has today sentenced nine officials from the Somali Ministry of Health, who were found guilty of embezzling public funds. The Benadir regional court sentenced Abdullahi Hashi […]
Hargeisa (SD) – Taiwan’s Representative office in Hargeisa has begun issuing visas to Somalilanders traveling to Taiwan with Somaliland passports, according to sources. Taiwan has granted visas to a large number of […]
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland Journalist advocate group SOLJA today criticized the government’s treatment of media houses and journalists. Somaliland Journalist Association (Solja) strongly opposed the arrest of Liban Osman Ali of […]
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland National Electoral Commission (NEC) has issued a statement announcing the election timeline for the House of Representatives and local councils. The country’s commission said it will need […]
Garowe ( SD) – Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe has arrived in Garowe, the capital of Puntland state, where he was received a warm welcome. The Jubaland president arrived in Garowe at the […]
Mogadishu (SD) – Ilwad Elman, Director of the Elman Center for Peace and Human Rights, won the Pro Dignitate Humana 2020 Award, winning the award for her work in the fight religious […]
Mogadishu (SD) – Reports from Elasha Biyaha town in lower Shabelle region indicate that a mortar shell was fired at an AMISOM base in Elasha Biyaha. An hour-long battle between AMISOM forces […]
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 […]
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali National Parties Forum addresses the Dhusamareb 3 election agreement between the federal government and regional states. The forums statement cautiously welcomes the agreement on the grounds that […]
Mogadishu (SD) – Wadajir party leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, released an statement regarding Dhusamareb 3 Conference and the agreement reached there. The party’s statement said the agreement was in draft form, and […]
Hargeisa (SD) – The President of the Republic of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, today received in his office the newly appointed Representative of the Federal Government of Ethiopia to the Republic of […]
Mogadishu (SD) – The Federal Government of Somalia in collaboration with US AFRICOM forces carried out an airstrike near Kurtunwarey in Lower Shabelle Somalia, according to a AFRICOM press release. The bombing […]
Garowe (SD) – The regional administrations of Jubaland and Puntland have issued a joint statement rejecting the Dhusamareb-3 conference agreement reached on the 20th of this month. The Presidents of Jubaland and […]
Bossaso (SD) – Heavy fighting broke out in Galgala Mountains in Bari region last night and this morning between Puntland Defense Forces and Al-Shabaab militants, according to local media reports. Authorities received […]
Dhusamareb (SD) – Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, attended the closing ceremony of the Dhusamareb-3 conference at the capital of Galmudug, addressing Jubaland and Puntland administration’s boycott. Farmajo said the administrations that […]
Garowe (SD) – The Somali Regional State of Puntland has called on the international community to understand the country’s political and transitional situation and its importance to Somali governance. Nuradin Aden Diriye, […]
Salahley (SD) – Somaliland telecommunications giant Telesom, donated a much needed supplies to Salahley district, recently damaged by heavy rains. The donation handover ceremony was addressed by members of the Salahley District […]
Taipei (SD) – The Taiwanese government has reacted strongly to statements made by China and Somalia, after the two countries condemned the diplomatic exchange between the Republic of Somaliland and Taiwan. Taiwan’s […]
