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 accuses presidential Candidate of sponsoring terrorism
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 […]
Realism, inclusiveness, and an audacious move- hallmarks of the new Cabinet
A Cabinet of Inclusivity has been constituted under the leadership of Prime Minister Hamza. The cabinet list comprises prominent individuals, most of whom are members of the same political party, indicating that […]
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 […]
Somaliland Lawmakers: the opposition can hold prodemocracy rallies
HARGEISA (SD) -Members of the Somaliland House of Representatives who held a presser in Hargeisa today said that the opposition parties could hold a peaceful and a lawful protest. The lawmakers, who […]
Somalia fully supports “One China” policy
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Federal Government of Somalia has issued a statement on the political tension between the governments of the United States and China. The federal government of Somalia has fully […]
Jubbaland and Galmudug VPs oppose the new government
KISMAYO (SD) – The vice presidents of the states of Jubbaland and Galmudug opposed the new government announced by Prime Minister Hamse a day ago, saying that the process of power sharing […]
Tensions between Somaliland and Puntland rise in district of Sool region
Bocame (SD) – Reports from Bocame district in Sool region that there is tension between Somaliland and Puntland administrations, each of which claims to control the area. Tensions rose after delegation led […]
Sheikh Fu’ad Shongole dismisses rumors of his death
MOGADISHU (SD) – Sheikh Fu’ad Mohamed Khalaf (Shongole), one of the top leaders of Al-Shabaab, spoke about the latest battles between Al Shabaab militants and the Liyu Police in the Somali regional […]
Somaliland threatens opposition party leaders, as they plan prodemocracy rallies
HARGEISA (SD) – Ministers, Hargeisa governor, the mayor of Hargeisa and military officers held a meeting to discuss security in the city, ahead of possible prodemocracy rallies in Somaliland. According to reports, […]
Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh meets with new cabinet members
MOGADISHO (SD) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, today held a welcoming meeting with the nominated members of the Federal Government of Somalia, congratulated them on […]
Civilians killed in a deadly explosion in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – A land mine explosion that caused casualties including death and injuries occurred this morning between the intersection of Tarabunka and the Masarida hospital in Hodan district. According to the […]
Al Shabaab attacks a Kenyan military base near Mandera
MANDERA (SD) – Al-Shabaab launched an attack yesterday on a Kenyan military base in Mandera, in the North East region of Kenya. Al Shabaab mortars landed in the Kenyan army base in […]
Halgan Chairman: There will be no election before the presidential election
HARGEISA (SD) – Chairman of Halgan Political Association and prominent Somaliland politician, Ali Mohamed Yusuf (Ali Gurey), said that it is not possible to hold election in Somaliland without consensus, and a […]
Somaliland opposes constitutional prodemocracy protests
HARGEISA (SD) – The Somaliland Police has warned Somaliland’s opposition parties to hold pro-democracy demonstrations without permission. In a video, released by the Somaliland police force, police officers warned the opposition parties […]
