MOGADISHU (SD) – Al-Shabaab addressed the assassination of former Hiran governor Abdirahman Ibrahim Maow, killed in Mogadishu last night, as he was leaving a mosque after evening prayers. Witnesses reported that Abdirahman […]
Al-Shabaab claims killing the former Hiran governor
Hargeisa Mayor Thanks UK Parliament for Recognition Debate
HARGEISA (SD) – Hargeisa Mayor Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge thanked the UK Parliament for a recent debate on Somaliland recognition. The mayor, in impassioned speech , told the crowd that Somaliland will stay […]
Columbus police release footage related to Sheikh Mohamed Hassan’s murderer
COLUMBUS (SD) – Columbus police released footage linked to the assassination of Sheikh Mohamed Hassan Aden, imam of the Abu Hurayra mosque in the city and secretary of the North American Council […]
Somaliland celebrates UK parliamentary debate on recognition
HARGEISA (SD) – Residents of Hargeisa the capital of Somaliland has today participated in a large demonstration with officials of the government and opposition parties. The purpose of the gathering was to […]
Puntland leader is accused of violating electoral rules
GAROWE (SD) – Several parliamentary candidates contesting for lower house of Somali parliament in Puntland state have accused Puntland’s president, Saed Abdullahi Deni of blocking them from running for the seats. In […]
Kenya says Somaliland is part of Somalia
NAIROBI (SD) – Kenya does not recognize Somaliland as an independent state and will treat it as part of a federal state of Somalia, Kenyan foreign ministry said Saturday. In a statement, Foreign […]
US AFRICOM: Al Shabaab grew partly because political friction and dysfunction
WASHINGTON (SD) – Gen. Stephen Townsend, the commander of the African Union Mission in Africa (AFRICOM), told the VOA, said al-Shabaab’s threat increased over the past 12 months. “I believe that the […]
Northerners divided over PM Roble’s Role in their Elections
MOGADISHU (SD) – Speaker of Somalia’s Upper House Abdi Hashi Abdullahi and King Osman Ow Mohamud Burmadow with the support of politicians from the northern regions of Somalia, said today that they […]
Former PM Expresses Concern Over Election Looting
MOGADISHU (SD) – Former Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke spoke about the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country, and expressed concern over the conduct of the elections, in the wake […]
Dr. Jama Musse Discusses the UK Parliament’s debate on Somaliland’s recognition and its significance
LONDON (SD) – On Tuesday group of twenty MP’s led by Gavin Williamson tabled a motion to debate Somaliland’s recognition, the multi party group of MP’s highlighted the democratic achievements and it’s […]
The Globe and Mail: Evidence of genocide by Somali soldiers in Tigray region found
TORONTO (SD) – New evidence suggests that Somali forces have carried out a massacre in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, signaling a new military alliance in the Horn of Africa, reports The […]
Somalia and China team up against Somaliland’s push for independence
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdisaid Muse Ali, on Thursday received the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, FEI Shengchao, at the Ministry’s headquarters. The […]
Somaliland hails UK Parliament debate on Hargeisa’s recognition
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland government has hailed UK’s parliament move to debate on the recognition of Hargeisa as independent state.The UK Parliament on Tuesday debated a motion on whether to recognise Somaliland. […]
Somali, UAE agree to enhance relations
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to strengthen their relations barely two weeks after the country’s top leadership differed over the return of close $10m to […]
Poll arbitrator elects new chairparson
MOGADISHU (SD) – Ahmed Awil Warsame was today elected as the chairperson of the Elections Dispute Resolution Committee (EDRC). The election of today follow the Committee meeting at the airforce hangar within […]
Former Minister explains why talks between Somalia and Somaliland failed
Mogadishu (SD) – The former interior minister of the federal government of Somalia suspects that the failed talks between Somalia and Somaliland were exacerbated by conflicting policies in Mogadishu and Hargeisa. Minister […]
Federal minister raises election process violations in Garowe
GAROWE (SD) – Somali Minister of Transportation and Civil Aviation, Duran Ahmed Farah said that the selection process for HOP 166 seat have been violated. In a brief statement, the minister claimed the electoral […]
Chinese sends fleet to anti-piracy mission on Somalia’s waters
Beijing (SD) – Chinese government has this week dispatch the 40th fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy to carry out an escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and […]
Minster Jamal throw’s a tantrum over UK MP’s comments on Somaliland recognition debate
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s Minister of Planning and International Co-operation, Jamal Mohamed Hassan, has reacted strongly to a UK Member of Parliament campaigning for the recognition Somaliland. Gavin Williamson, a Member of […]
Somali minister elected MP in Baidoa
BAIDOA (SD) – A minister in prime minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble’s cabinet was today elected a member of parliament in Baidoa town of Southwest state less than two weeks after the federal […]
