MOGADISHU (SD) – Three members of the Parliamentary Election Commission who spoke to the media last night suggested that MPs elected in Elwaq and Garbaharey should not participate in today’s election of […]
Parliamentary Election Commission splits over Gedo MP’s role in speakers election
Somali Police Force Commander suspended over alleged obstructing election
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s Minister of Internal Security Abdullahi Mohamed Nur has tonight suspended the country’s police chief Gen. Abdi Hassan Hijaar. A statement from the security minister’s office said the reason […]
PM Roble orders ATMIS troops to take control of election venue
GENEVA (SD) – The Prime Minister of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble, has reportedly instructed the African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) to take immediate control of the election vicinity at Aviation camp […]
Somalia’s new Speaker and deputies of the Upper House elected
MOGADISHU (SD) – The election of the speaker and his deputies of the upper house of the Somali parliament has today concluded in Mogadishu. Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, the former speaker of the […]
El-Wak MPs sworn in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – The newly elected 16 parliamentarians in El-Wak, in Gedo region, were sworn in today at a hotel on the outskirts of Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. The swearing […]
A deadly explosion targets military official in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu has condemned this morning’s bomb blast near the Banadir intersection that targeted a vehicle carrying General Mohamed Hashi Guled. The government spokesman, in […]
Kenya names new consul to Somaliland
HARGEISA (SD) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed a new Representative to Hargeisa, the capital of the Republic of Somaliland. Last year, the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent four officials, […]
Arrested Al-Shabaab members were planning attacks in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (SD) – Ethiopian intelligence says it has arrested 34 suspected members of al-Shabab, a militant group fighting in Somalia. The suspects were planning to carry out attacks in the capital […]
ATMIS imposes a four-day curfew on Halane Camp
MOGADISHU (SD) – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) says it has imposed a four-day curfew on Halane camp and the entire Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. A statement from […]
The Electoral Resolution Committee addresses Elwaq and Garbaharey elections
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s Electoral Disputes Resolution Committee has issued a statement stating that the elections parallel elections in Garbaharey and Elwaq are violation of the country’s electoral agreements and procedures. “The […]
Fadumo Said updates UK MPs about the fires in Waheen market
(SD) – The International Relations Adviser to Somaliland House of Elders, Ms. Fadumo Said, addressed a meeting on the Waaheen market fire in Hargeisa at the British Parliament. The purpose of the […]
Al Shabaab claims suicide bombing in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – A suicide bomber blew himself up at a new hotel on Mogadishu’s Lido beach called Pescatore Sea Food last night, killing and wounding several people. At the time of […]
Somalia’s drought crisis needs lasting solutions
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Somalia is suffering one of the worst droughts in a generation after three successive poor rainy seasons and harvests. The food shortage has reached crisis […]
Minister Abdisaid says attack was politically motivated assassination attempt
GALKAYO (SD) – Somalia’s Foreign Minister Abdisaid Muse Ali described last night’s clashes in Galkayo as an attempt to assassinate him. The minister said troops under the command of the Mudug regional […]
President Farmajo calls Elwaq elections illegal
ELWAQ (SD) – The Jubbaland State Electoral Commission (SIET) has today begun Jubaland’s second city elections of 16 members of the 11th parliament in Elwaq district in Gedo region. The President of […]
Human Rights Center Expresses Concern Over Detained Journalists in Hargeisa
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland’s Independent Human Rights Center has released a statement on the situation of journalists illegally detained in Hargeisa since April 13,2022. The center said it, the families and Lawyers […]
Bodyguards of Somalia’s Foreign Minister clash with Puntland forces
GALKAYO(SD) – Reports from Galkayo town in the central of Puntland state of Somalia say that the foreign minister of Somalia Abdi Said Muse Ali was attacked during iftar. According to reports, […]
MP Saredo wins re-election to Hop154 seat
(SD) – Incumbent Lawmaker Saredo Mohamed Abdalla won her seat in the South West constituency again today in Baidoa. Saredo Mohamed Abdalla’s victory came after challenger Nastexo Mohamed Yusuf forfeited her candidacy […]
Ahmed Karash Announces Takeover of Puntland Presidency
GAROWE (SD) – Vice President of Puntland State of Somalia and Acting President of Puntland State of Somalia, Ahmed Elmi Osman (Ahmed Karash), says he has taken over responsibility for the administration […]
Somaliland: court orders three journalists remain in jail
HARGEISA (SD) – Three recently arrested journalists who have not yet been charged have been arraigned again in Marodi-jeh Regional Court today. In a surprise ruling, the Marodi-jeh court remanded Mohamed Abdi […]
