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 […]
UAE Dispatches More Aid to Somalia
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 […]
Ilhan Omar calls on the US to review sanctions on Somalia
MINNEAPOLIS (SD) – Somali-born US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar wrote to President Joe Biden’s administration calling for a review of the 2010 and 2012 sanctions against Somalia, which remain in place. The Congresswoman […]
Somaliland Ministerial Delegation visiting Taiwan spoke to the International press in Taipei
TAIPEI (SD) – Somaliland ministers visiting Taiwan held a press conference in Taipei, discussing the deep ties and brotherhood between the two republics and the economic cooperation between the two unrecognized republics.
Al-Shabaab executes a government soldier in public
JOWHAR (SD) – Al-Shabaab militants executed a Somali National Army soldier in a public square in Gambole area of Jowhar, the capital of Hir-Shabelle region. Abukar Isaq Isse, 24, was captured by […]
Save the Children: Sentencing adolescents does not work as a deterrent
Garowe (SD) – An International youths advocate is concerned about six young men who were recently convicted by a Puntland military court to execution and a long detention sentences. Puntland Court convicted […]
Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for Targeting northern election delegation
MOGADISHU (SD) – Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for yesterday’s deadly suicide bombing at the El-gab intersection in Mogadishu, which targeted a delegation electing members of the Somali parliament. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for […]
The National Consultative Council held an emergency meeting last night
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and the National Consultative Council held an emergency meeting last night a day after the United States threatened to imposed sanctions on Somali […]
Deadly blast in Somali region of Kenya targets civilians
GARISA (SD) – Witnesses say at least five civilians have been killed and others seriously injured in an explosion targeting contractors on the outskirts of Masalani in Kenya’s Garissa County. The explosive […]
Parliamentary Elections Continue in Barawe
BARAWE (SD) – Today in Barawe, the capital of the Southwest State of Somalia, elections for six seats in the 11th House of the People for the Federal Parliament have been elected. […]
Somalia Calls for Investigation Migrant Deaths at the Turkish-Greek Border
MOGADISHU (SD) -The federal government of Somalia has expressed sorrow for the young Somali migrants who were found dead at the Greek-Turkish border. The Somalia government has called on Turkey, Greece, and […]
Somaliland ministers discuss drought situation, as casualties mount
HARGEISA (SD) -The Somaliland Council of Ministers held its 87th meeting in Hargeisa today, chaired by President Muse Bihi Abdi and accompanied by Somaliland Vice President Abdirahman Sayli’i. The Cabinet meeting addressed […]
Suicide Bomber targets Election delegates in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU-A suicide bomber blew himself up at the El-gaab intersection in Hamar-Jajab district in Banadir region today. According to reports, the blast targeted a vehicle carrying some of the delegates attending the […]
Northern Parliamentary Elections continue in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU – (SD) Somalia’s Northern electoral commission (SEIT) has today held elections in Mogadishu for 5 parliamentary seats from the northern regions. The election of the five seats took place at the […]
