MOGADISHU (SD) – The UK government today announced the donation of £2.3 million to the United Nations Support Fund for Somalia (UNSOS), intended to support the country’s security forces. The UK Ambassador […]
Prominent Somali Poet, Hadraawi passes away in Hargeisa
HARGEISA (SD) – The great Somali poet Mohamed Warsame Hadrawi passed away today in Hargeisa, where he had been ill for some time. The 79-year-old world renown poet passed away at his […]
The Somali Army carries out heavy operations in the Lower Shabelle region
(SD) – The Somali National Army has carried out a planned operation in the Lower Shabelle Region, especially in the village of Kili-Jiido under the Janaale area. During the short period of […]
Somaliland opposition parties met with an American delegation
HARGEISA (SD) – An American delegation visiting Somaliland today met separately with the leaders of the two national parties UCID and Waddani in Hargeisa. The meeting comes just days after deadly pro-election […]
Somalia announces the results of the 12th grade certificate examination
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Ministry of Education of the Federal Government of Somalia today announced the results of 12th grade Certificate Examinations for 2021/2022 school year. The ministry presented the number of […]
Somaliland: President Bihi set to prosecute the opposition leaders
HARGEISA (SD) – The government of Muse Bihi Abdi is said to be planning to weaponize the country’s already compromised courts against the leaders of the National opposition parties, following last week’s […]
Somaliland President receives American lobbyists
HARGEISA (SD) – The president of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, received a group of American lobbyists at time the peaceful enclave is facing democratic chalanges. The president received a delegation of former […]
Puntland: Appeal court upholds militant’s death sentences
BOSSASO (SD) – The Court of Appeal in the Bari region of Puntland State of Somalia has upheld a death sentence member of the Daesh group. The Court of Appeal of Bari […]
Somaliland MP’s “This country will not be ruled by force.”
HARGEISA (SD) – Members of Somaliland’s House of Representatives held a press conference today in Hargeisa said that they will investigate into the recent prodemocracy rallies in Somaliland in which scores of […]
Somali Federal Government offers to mediate Somaliland President and the Opposition
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Bare, has issued a call for peace in the prodemocracy protests that rocked Somaliland yesterday where scores of civilians were killed and […]
U.S. and Britain concerned about the protests in Somaliland
HARGEISA (SD) The United States and the head of British House in Hargeisa have raised the alarm over today’s prodemocracy protests in which scores of people have died in Somaliland, The country […]
Somali government confirms US air strike in Hiran
MOGADISHU (SD) – A press release issued tonight by the Government of Somalia states that with the help of the US AFRICOM command, they have carried out three aerial attacks against Al-Shabaab […]
Somaliland accuses presidential Candidate of sponsoring terrorism
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland government last night accused Waddani party’s presidential candidate of terrorism in an obvious attempt to derail the opposition’s push for a country wide prodemocracy protest. The Minister of […]
Somaliland to face off with the opposition in tomorrow’s prodemocracy rally
HARGEISA (SD) – The leaders of the two opposition parties Waddani and UCID held a joint meeting in Hargeisa, confirming tomorrow’s prodemocracy rallies in the country. The opposition decided to go ahead […]
Former Al Shabaab takes ministerial office in Mogadishu
MOGADISHO (SD) – The new Minister of Religion and Endowments of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mukhtar Robow Ali Abu Mansoor, a former leader of Al Shabaab took over from the former […]
Kenya: Al-Shabaab threatens Somalis voting in Presidential elections
WAJER (SD) – The people of the North-East region of Kenya flowed peacefully to the polling stations this morning while there are reports that attacks have taken place in some places where […]
The government of Somaliland starts hunting opposition leaders
HARGEISA (SD) – The Somaliland opposition party, Waddani, condemned the government forces arresting opposition officials in Hargeisa. The General Secretary of the Waddani Party, Khadar Hussein Abdi, described the arrest of the […]
Puntland Captures Daesh Foreign Fighters
BOSSASO (SD) – The Somali state government of Puntland has presented detainees said to be foreigners and who belong to Daesh. The seven members of the group were said to be from […]
Somaliland opposition announce protest date, government threatened them with arrest
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland’s National opposition parties, UCID and Waddani today announced that the long-awaited prodemocracy protests will be held on Thursday the 11th of this month. Today, the opposition parties went […]
Somali Parliament approves new Cabinet
MOGADISHU (SD) – Members of the Somali Parliament confirmed the new Somalia Cabinet of Ministers appointed last week by Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre. As the Speaker of the Somali Parliament, Sheikh […]