CAPE TOWN (SD) – South African government has refuted importing poisonous bananas from Somalia, terming the allegations as fake news. In a statement, Soutb Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural […]
South Africa denies importing poisonous Bananas from Somalia
Somalia and AU discuss expulsion of Amisom official
MOGADISHU (SD) – Officials from African Union Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC) and Somali government leaders are in talks over recent expulsion of AU official from the horn of African. The delegation […]
Ahlu Sunna: we want a Prime Minister’s role in Galmudug
Galgadud (SD) – Chairman of Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa, Mohamud Sheikh Hassan Farah in a recent interview with the BBC’s Somali service, spoke of several key issues including the war against Galmudug […]
Electoral Dispute Resolution Committee rules against Hussein Arab Isse
Mogadishu (SD) – Electoral Dispute Resolution Committee has finally settled a complaint relating to lower house seat #Hop239 recently elected to Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled Khadar. An statement from the […]
Puntland President sacks police chiefs
GAROWE (SD) – Puntland state president Said Abdullahi Deni has dismissed six commanders including two regional police commanders in a continuing restructuring of the security sector in recent days. In a presidential […]
Las Anod residents and their properties to be registered, following a large deportations
Las Anod (SD) – The local government of Las Anod district, in Somaliland has launched a campaign to register all the houses in the 27 neighborhoods of the city, and it’s residents. […]
Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with AU Special Representative following the sacking of Simon Mulongo
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud, today received in Mogadishu, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Ambassador […]
International Observers Report on Somaliland elections and SONSAF biases
Hargeisa (SD) – A report released by the Independent International Observers on Somaliland’s elections in May 31, 2021 states that SONSAF as a gatekeeper of the government, the Electoral Commission and some […]
Protests against TPLF in Addis Ababa, Jigjiga & other cities
Addis Ababa (SD) – Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to show support for the government in its fight against a coalition of rebel forces […]
US donates over 300,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines
MOGADISHU (SD) – The US has today delivered an additional 336,500 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Somalia bolstering the war against the global pandemic. The doses arrived Sunday […]
Puntland says recent local elections caused COVID-19 upsurge
GAROWE (SD) – Cases of covid-19 which were recorded post council elections in Puntland state has increased with some places recorded deaths, the authorities in the northeastern regional state confirmed. Speaking to […]
Mohamud Ugas joins Ethiopian opposition coalition against Abiy Ahmed
Washington (SD) – Nine Ethiopian opposition groups have formed a new coalition in Washington aiming to overthrowing Prime Minister Abi Ahmed. The opposition coalition includes a Somali organization called the Somali State […]
Somali Presidential candidate Abdirizak Waberi, under investigation in Sweden
Mogadishu (SD) – The Swedish government has revoked the citizenship and passport of the former head of the Swedish Muslim School, Abdirizak Waberi, who is currently running for the presidency of Somalia […]
Mogadishu blast kills two people
MOGADISHU (SD) – Two people have been killed and another one wounded after an auto-rickshaw they were traveling hit by an IED in Mogadishu. Sources confirmed that the explosion occurred Garasbaley neighbourhood […]
Turkey offers to mediate between warring sides in Ethiopia
ISTANBUL (SD) – Turkish government has urged warring sides in Ethiopia to stop fighting and start negotiation to end their different amid reports from Addis Ababa claims that the joint forces of […]
Simon Mulongo breaks his silence over Somalia explosion
Mogadishu (SD) – African Union Deputy Special Representative for Somalia Simon Mulongo spoke to the decision to expel him out of Somalia by the federal government. Mulongo who is still in Mogadishu […]
International Community to Somalia: electoral timetable remains well behind schedule and needs to be accelerated
Mogadishu (SD) – An statement from Somalia’s International Partners expressed concern over the delay in the country’s elections, and called on the Federal and State leaders to move quickly to complete the […]
Somali Foreign Minister Explains Simon Mulongo expulsion
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud, explained why the Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Simon Mulongo, had been expelled […]
Lawmaker Barkhad Batun provides scholarships to 100 students in Daami
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland Lawmaker Barkhad Jama Batun today announced that he is sponsoring a number of vulnerable students in in his district Daami. “It is an honor for me to resume […]
Somalia declares top AU Diplomat, Simon Mulugo “persona non grata”
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s government has expelled deputy head of African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) deputy Simon Mulongo country, giving him seven days ultimatum to leave the country. In a letter […]