MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government spokesperson Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu who was seriously injured in Sunday’s suicide bomb explosion in Mogadishu was airlifted to abroad for further treatment. According to multiple sources in […]
Jubbaland to hold elections of 13 parliamentary seats
KISMAAYO (SD) – Jubbaland state in southern Somalia will soon hold elections of 13 parliamentary seats following the release of the list by election commission. The Jubbaland administration is the fifth regional administration […]
Somali gov’t spokesperson wounded in Mogadishu bomb blast
Mogadishu (SD) – A suspected suicide bomber has today targeted Somali government spokesman, Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu in Mogadishu. According to multiple sources, Moalimuu was injured and his car was extensively damaged. “A […]
Somalia’s FEIT elects new chairperson
MOGADISHU (SD) – Members of Federal Elections Implementation Team (FEIT) have today selected a new chairperson following an election which took place in Afisyoni in Mogadishu. According to the poll, Muse Guelleh […]
Kenya kills four al-Shabaab fighters in Mandera
MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Kenyan government has claimed to have destroyed alleged al-Shabaab training bases following security operations in Mandera county. The forces have reportedly engaged al-Shabāab fighters in Takaba, Mandera County, killing […]
AU hails new Somalia elections timeline
ADDIS ABABA (SD) – African Union (AU) has welcomed the recently signed electoral deal between Somalia’s federal and regional state leaders. In a statement, AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat reiterated AU’s […]
FIET rejects dismissal of Galmudug SIET boss
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Federal Electoral Implementation Team (FEIT) has opposed the removal of Mohamed Dahir Guled as the Chairman of the Galmudug State Electoral Implementation Team (SEIT). Ahmed Safino, the Spokesman […]
Somali listed as a UN top defaulter
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia has been announced one of top three defaulters at the UN following failure to meet its annual financial obligations to the global body. Others are Iran with a […]
Galmudug poll agency dismisses its chairperson
DHUSAMAREEB (SD) – The Chairman of Galmudug State Electoral Implementation Team was dismissed on Wednesday following a near-unanimous vote by members of the committee. Mohamed Dahir Guleed was removed as the leader […]
Update: Eight killed in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – At least eight people have been killed and over a dozen sustained injuries after a car bomb exploded outside the international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. “A car bomb targeted […]
Somalia returns 97 migrants from Libya
MOGADISHU (SD) – Ninety-seven Somali migrants have been returned to Somalia, the country’s foreign ministry confirmed Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry said the migrants who had been jailed in Libya were […]
Several feared dead in Mogadishu blast
MOGADISHU (SD) – A car bomb explosion rocked Mogadishu Wednesday morning amid fears several people may have been killed or injured. Pictures from the scene show vehicles destroyed. The attack happened in […]
Somalia candidature in UN Security Council
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia will be seeking a slot in the United Nations Security Council, president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has confirmed. According to President Farmaajo, the country is positioning itself for a […]
President Farmaajo hails electoral deal in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has urged the federal and regional leaders to follow through the new election schedule barely two days after an electoral deal was signed in […]
UN welcomes electoral deal by Somali leaders
MOGADISHU (SD) – The United Nations welcomed a consensus reached on Sunday by the country’s political leaders to expedite the electoral process after many months of delay. In a statement, UN urged […]
Somalia executes military officer for murder of civilian
LUUQ (SD) – A military counrt in southern Somalia has today executed a military officer who was convicted of killing a civilian in Gedo region. The convicted military officer was found guilty […]
Federal, state leaders agree to conclude Lower House elections by Feb 25
MOGADISHU (SD) – Traditional elders, civil society members will have the full authority to select electoral delegates electing lower house members, Somalia’s federal and regional state leaders agreed Sunday. Somali prime minister, […]
Five killed in Guriel fighting in central Somalia
GURIEL (SD) – At least five among them two civilians have been killed and several other sustained injuries after rival government forces clashed in central Somalia. Multiple sources said heavy fighting sparked […]
Somali police arrest suspects for planting bhang on farm in Mogadishu homestead
MOGADiSHU (SD) – Somali police officers have arrested two suspects weeding a field of the narcotic in a neighbourhood in Somali capital, Mogadishu. Speaking to the media, Howlwadag District Police commissioner Najib […]
South Korea extends travel ban on Somalia
SEOUL (SD) – South Korean government has extended the travel ban on Somalia, the country’s foreign ministry confirmed Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said the ban on Somalia along with five […]