ERIGAVO (SD) – A large fire broke out in the mountainous region in Sanaag region yesterday, and the forests and trees in the area are still burning out of control. In this […]
Supreme Court council rejected by Puntland Parliament
GAROOWE (SD) – Puntland parliamentarians have today rejected the new Puntland Supreme Court Council, recently appointed by President Said Deni. The session was attended by 43 members of the Puntland Supreme Court, […]
Somaliland: Four new members of the Electoral Commission sworn in
HARGEISA (SD) – The Chairman of the Supreme Court of Somaliland, today swore in the four members of the National Electoral Commission recently approved by the House of Representatives. Today’s swearing in […]
Jendayi Frazer: Djibouti and Uganda were strongly opposed to recognising Somaliland
WASHINGTON (SD) – Former US Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer says she thinks Somaliland should’ve been recognized as an independent state, and that she could’ve done more to make that happen. […]
Somaliland: This year’s Pilgrims violated sovereignty
HARGEISA (SD) – The Somaliland government says Somalilanders who went on the hajj this year violated a government order and the country’s sovereignty. Somaliland Vice President Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail Saylici accused Somaliland […]
Jubbaland says it is investigating a massacre in Qudus
KISMAYO (SD) – Jubbaland Vice President Mohamud Sayid Adan has strongly condemned reports that Jubbaland and Danab forces have carried out a massacre in Qudus. Sayid Adan, who met with some Jubbaland […]
US Ambassador: Somaliland opted to join Somalia
MINNEAPOLIS (SD) – U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Larry Andre, who was attending Independence Week in Minneapolis, was asked about a recent call from Somaliland to respect its independence from the rest of […]
Al-Shabaab claims landmine explosion kills 5 ATMIS soldiers
MOGADISHU (SD) – A landmine blast reportedly targeted a convoy of ATMIS troops as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia on their way to Marka town in Lower Shabelle region. […]
Somaliland finally releases jailed journalists
HARGEISA (SD) – The Somaliland government has released two journalists illegally jailed in Hargeisa for over three months, as efforts to release them and others intensified in recent days. The two journalists […]
Somali presidential spokesman says some of the soldiers trained in Eritrea have died
MOGADISHU (SD) – Villa Somalia has for the first time confirmed that some of the Somali soldiers that went to Eritrea for training have died, confirming rumors circulating in recent days. Presidential […]
US Scientist tells Vice news that Asli Meydi Owner Barkhad Hassan raped her
VERMONT (SD) – Anjanette DeCarlo, a US based PhD scientist, in an interview with Vice news, alleged that the owner of Asli Maydi Frankincense company Mr. Barkhad Hassan raped her. She told […]
Somali President: June 26 is Somalia’s real Independence Day
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud last night attended the 62nd anniversary celebration of the liberation of the southern regions from Italian colony and the unification of the northern and […]
Somalia: Parliament Approves 2022 Budget
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s two houses of parliament approved the 2022 budget after three days of heated debate, and the report submitted by the Transitional Federal Financial Institutions Committee included recommendations for […]
President briefs the public on his health condition
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accompanied by the Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia Hamse Abdi Barre updated the Somali people about his health condition, saying he […]
Somali government and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar discuss drought relief
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Special Representative of the Somali president for Humanitarian Affairs and Drought Relief, MP Abdirahman Abdishakur and the leadership of the Drought Relief Committee, had a Zoom meeting with […]
Somalia responds to Somaliland over Hajj accusations
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments of the Federal Government of Somalia Omar Ali Roble has responded to strong allegations from Somaliland that their share of this year’s […]
The Human Rights Center calls for the release of imprisoned journalists and politicians in Somaliland
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland Human Rights Center denounced and calls for the release of illegally imprisoned Journalists and Politicians in Mandheera. “The Human Rights Center unequivocally calls for the release of the […]
Former convicted Somali Minneapolis Police officer released
MINNEAPOLIS (SD) – A former Somali-American Minneapolis police officer arrested for shooting an unarmed woman in 2017 has been released. Mohamed Nur 36 has now been released from prison after serving three […]
Somalia: PM Hamse officially takes office today
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hamse Abdi Barre has today officially taken over the office of the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia […]
Journalists injured in blast brought to Mogadishu for treatment
MOGADISHU (SD) – Four people, two of them civilians, were killed and three others, including two journalists, were injured when a landmine hit their vehicle near Mataban district in Hiran region. The […]