Erigavo (SD) – Gunmen loyal to the Somaliland rebel leader, Col Arre attacked the central Police station in Erigavo today. According to reports from the Hadhwanaagnews International Network, armed gunmen recently attacked […]
Somaliland minister arrives in Taleh
Taleh(SD)-Somaliland new Minister of Information Saleban Yusuf Ali Kore arrived in Taleh district of Sool region yesterday. Somaliland’s Minister of Information spoke with some of the residents in the region and spoke about Somaliland’s […]
President Bihi reshuffles his Cabinet
Hargeisa(SD)-Somaliland President Muse Bihi has reshuffled his cabinet today, with some resigning and adding new ones. Those who lost their posts include, minister of Justice Abdirizak Ali Abdi Salah, Minister of Planning […]
AFRICOM details strakes in against Al Shabab
Mogadishu(SD)-The United States has issued statement regarding their forces carrying out an airstrike in Jilib, Middle Juba, on Saturday. A statement from AFRICOM says it is currently assessing the damage caused by […]
Somaliland Police Champaign targets Oromo illegals in Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland Police were seen all over Hargeisa arresting Oromo illegal workers and street beggars today. For the last three days, Somaliland police have been seen arresting Oromo beggars in […]
Former Puntland Speaker criticizes arrests of traditional elders in Bossaso
Bossaso (SD) – Puntland security forces in Bossaso arrested some traditional elders, who a day before in a press conference criticized President Deni’s administration. Elders arrested, opposed the administration deals with the […]
Controversy over Ethiopian troops in Dhusamareb
Dhusamareb (SD) – There has been a heated debate on social networking sites over the Ethiopian troops deployed in Dhusamareb last few hours. According to a statement from the National Party Forum, […]
Somaliland electoral committee elects a controversial Chairman, UCID Hypocrisy exposed
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 […]