HARGEISA (SD) – President Muse Bihi Abdi today welcomed to Somaliland General Stephen Townsend, Commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AFRICOM), for consultations on advancing bilateral security interests in East […]
AFRICOM says visit to Somaliland is consistent with the U.S. “single Somalia” policy
Somaliland president criticizes Somalia for Northerners running in Somalia elections
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi speaking on the sidelines of the Somali presidential election has lamented the fact that officials from Somaliland are seeking positions in Mogadishu. Speaking at […]
First batch of Presidential Candidates’ Speak to lawmakers
MOGADISHU (SD) – The first day of the speeches of the candidates for the 10th presidency of the Federal Government of Somalia has concluded at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. […]
Somalia: Suicide bomber strikes near presidential election site
MOGADISHU (SD) – A powerful explosion was heard in many parts of Mogadishu at a checkpoint near Aden Adde International Airport near the KM-4 junction. A suicide bomber blew himself up targeting […]
President Musa Bihi Abdi’s Annual Address to Joint House of Parliament
Ladies and gentlemen,It is a great honor and privilege for me to deliver the 2020 Annual Constitutional joint House of parliament, especially members of the House of Representatives, who were elected in […]
Somalia: Registration of presidential candidates completed, speeches set for tomorrow
MOGADISHU (SD) – The joint committee of Somalia’s bicameral parliament for the presidential election has this afternoon finalized the registration of presidential candidates. The commission said in a statement that it had […]
President Bihi further disrupts the November election
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, has taken yet another step that could further delay in holding the upcoming presidential election in the country. Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, has […]
Farmaajo to seek a second term in office
MOGADISHU (SD) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has tonight for the first time confirmed that he will seek a second term of the presidency of […]
This Week on Dispatches: Presidential elections, Al Shabaab Attacks ATMIS base and World Press Day
LONDON (SD) – Somalia’s upper and lower house elected a joint presidential election committee and said that election will be held on May 15, 2022 Also Al Shabaab launched a major attack […]
Somaliland lawmakers intimidated allegedly by plain clothed officers
HARGEISA (SD) – According to MP Barkhad Jama Batun, unidentified individuals continuously harass and intimidate members of the Somaliland House of Representatives. Opposition lawmakers have reportedly complained of intimidation by unknown groups, […]
Somali Parliament recognises MPs elected in Elwaq
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Speakership of the Federal Parliament of Somalia has today reached a final decision on the members of parliament elected in Elwaq and Garbaharey districts of Gedo region. A […]
Somalilanders’ Quest for Independence Isn’t ‘Neocolonial’ Plot. It’s Self-Determination
Salon.com ran a piece recently warning that the American right is “waging a stealth, neocolonial assault on Somalia.” The supposed “assault” is a growing campaign within the U.S. and elsewhere to recognize Somaliland’s independence […]
Somalia: The 11th Parliament Must Enact Two laws to Protect the Country from Future Demagogues
Somalia’s peace-building process and state recovery have suffered in the last five years under the leadership of former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo. Confidence in the armed forces eroded, separation of powers between […]
Unelected House of Legislation, Uneducated Parliamentarians and a government on the end of its term; could they take us to the road to recognition or achieving a modern government system?
The challenges and burdens our people faced during the last three generations, including colonialism, bad governance, massacre by a dictatorial regime, neglect and being scattered all over the world as refugees makes […]
Security Council condemns Brazen attack On ATMIS base in Somalia
NY (SD) – The UN Security Council has issued a statement condemning the Al-Shabaab attack on an ATMIS base in El Baraf, Middle Shabelle region. A statement issued by the members of […]
Somalia’s Presidential Candidacy Requirements Released
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s Presidential Election Commission has announced the Procedures and Requirements for Somali Presidential Candidates. Candidates vying for the country’s top post are required to fulfill nine nomination conditions, if […]
13 Somalis elected to London City Council
LONDON (SD) – Somali-UK politicians have won a numerous councillor seats in the London municipal elections. The London Municipal elections saw the largest number of Somalis being elected to local councils. There […]
African Union, US address Al Shabaab attack on El Baraf
ADDIS ABABA (SD) – The 1081st meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) discussed a recent Attack by Al Shabaab on an ATMIS base in El Baraf, Middle Shabelle […]
Somalia: Government Troops Clash in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Fighting erupts in Wadajir district of Banadir region, killing and injuring several people, scaring local residents. Fighting between government forces took place in the Tarabunka neighborhood, clashing over the […]
Judge recuses himself from trial of journalists detained in Hargeisa
HARGEISA (SD) – The judge listening the case of the three journalists arrested in Hargeisa has today recused himself from the case, according to sources. Judge Mahad Mohamed Guled asked the Chief […]
