DJIBOUTI (SD) – Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh has placed the country’s police and military commanders Abdilahi Farah and General Zakariya Sheikh Ibrahim under house arrest. Additional reports suggest that Boode Roble, […]
Djibouti: Guelleh arrests Army and Police chief over a coup plot
UCID Electoral Commission Member Resigns
HARGEISA (SD) – Abdifatah Ibrahim Hassan, a member of the Somaliland Electoral Commission from UCID, has resigned recently. UCID Opposition Information Secretary Yusuf Kayse Abdillahi confirmed that a member of his party […]
Somali Ethiopian regional administration says they have foiled a coup
JIGJIGA (SD) – Ethiopia’s Somali regional government says it has thwarted a coup attempt to oust President Mustafe Cagjar. An statement from the Ethiopian Somali Regional State claimed anti-peace forces were trying […]
Abdirahman Abdishakur and Kulane Jiis Elected MPs in Galmudug
GALKAYO (SD) – The Wadajir Party leader and long-term opposition leader, Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, was elected as a member of the parliament in the ongoing Lower House elections in Galmudug. Abdirahman Abdishakur […]
Somaliland Delegation Remarks on their Visit to Taiwan
HARGEISA-The Somaliland delegation returning from their visit to Taiwan said their trip was successful, and all their requests to the government of Taiwan, including fishing assistance, have been accepted. The delegation returned […]
Civilians Killed in Jowhar Bombing
JOWHAR (SD) – Reports from Jowhar town, the capital of Middle Shabelle region, confirm that a land mine explosion occurred at the outskirts of Jowhar town, killing at least four civilians. The […]
Puntland Court Sentences Men Involved in the killing of a Journalist
GALKAYO (SD) A Puntland military court has sentenced four young men for plotting and killing the Somali journalist Jamal Farah Adan. Journalist Jamal Farah Adan was killed in Galkayo on March 1 […]
This week on Dispatches: we discuses Farmajo’s Term, the new US Visa policy and Somaliland vs China
LONDON (SD) -This week on Dispatches we discussing; President Farmajo’s achievements in the past five years, elections progress in Somalia, new US policy towards Somalia, and the Somaliland delegation that visited Taiwan. […]
Speaker of the House “The president is in charge of the House of Representatives”
HARGEISA (SD) – The President of the Republic of Somaliland HE Muse Bihi Abdi has invited all members of the House of Representatives to the State House. The invitation to honor the […]
Deputy Speaker Denied Departure at Aden Adde Airport
MOGADISHU (SD) -Reports from Mogadishu indicates that the first deputy speaker of the Somalia parliament, Abdiweli Sheikh Ibrahim Mudey, has been denied permission to leave the airport. Mudey was reportedly on his […]
Famous Somali Composer Abdikarim Jiir Dies in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU-Abdikarim Farah Jiir Qaarey, a member of the Waberi Choir in Somalia, has recently passed away in Mogadishu. Jiir died at Digfer Hospital in Mogadishu this morning. President Farmajo highlighted respected roles […]
Al Shabaab claims to have killed 15 Kenyan troops near Lamu
NAIROBI (SD) – Reports from Lamu in Kenya’s North Eastern Province say that a remote-controlled landmine targeted a convoy of Kenyan troops. The Kenyan troops targeted by a landmine, were on their […]
UAE Dispatches More Aid to Somalia
MOGADISHU- Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Al Dhafra Regional Commissioner, and Chairman of the United Arab Emirates Red Crescent Society (ERC), have ordered the intensification of relief efforts for drought-affected Somali […]
Somaliland: China cannot tell us who we can have political relations with
HARGEISA (SD) – The Chinese government criticized a recent Somaliland ministerial delegation led by Foreign Minister Essa Keyd that traveled to Taiwan on Wednesday. Somaliland Foreign Minister Dr. Issa Kayd told reporters […]
Fighting erupts in Dhusamareb between forces loyal to two opposing candidates
DHUSAMAREB (SD) – Reports from Dhusamareb the capital of Galmudug state of Somalia confirm that a fierce fighting broke out between two Somali forces supporting two Parliamentary candidates. Fighting broke out between […]
Somalia Prime Minister Meets with the USA Ambassador to Somalia
MOGADISHU (SD) -The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble has today met with the newly appointed US Ambassador to Somalia in Mogadishu. PM Roble’s was accompanied by […]
Somalia: Pregnant Woman Killed in Galgadud Region
DHUSAMAREB (SD) – Reports from Kahan-dhaalle area in Galgadud region of Galmudug confirmed that a local woman was killed this morning while she was tending livestock. Some residents of Kahan-dhaalle reported that […]
UN Security Council to consider a New AU Mission in Somalia
MOGADISHU-Officials from the African Union (AU), the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), and international partners have prepared key documents outlining plans to build a new mission to replace the current African Union […]
Elections Continues in Dhusamareb
DHUSAMAREB-The elections of two Parliamentary seats was successfully held in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug state. The first seat in today’s election in Dhusamareb, HOP 25, was won by Mohamed Abukar Ali […]
Hirshabelle Regional Leaders Meet with a major rebel leader in Beledweyne
BELEDWEYNE (SD) – The Regional President of HirShabelle Ali Gudlawe Hussein and his deputy Yusuf Ahmed Hagar Dabaged today met with Colonel Nur Dheere, one of the rebel leaders opposing their Administration […]
