WASHINGTON (SD) – Somali trader in Bakara market closed their doors yesterday due to ISIS imposing additional taxes, businesses in Somalia largest market already pay taxes to Somalia’s Federal government and Al […]
Former NISA Deputy discusses ISIS collecting Tax in Bakara market and deployed troops in Beledweyne
Puntland and Jubbaland ministers elected to lower house of parliament in Garowe
GAROWE (SD) – Members from Puntland and Jubbaland administrations, have been elected to Somalia’s Federal lower house of parliament in Garowe today. Puntland’s Minister of Planning, Abdikafar Hange, and Puntland’s Minister of […]
International Community and Somaliland Opposition Parties discuss election dispute
HARGEISA (SD) – The leaders of Somaliland’s opposition parties UCID and WADDANI, met with a delegation from countries that support democracy and development in Somaliland. The delegation are from the European Union, […]
Explosion kills government official in Bossaso
BOSSASO (SD) – A bomb blast near Bossaso airport killed at least one person and injured several others. Former government officials and civilians were reportedly at the scene of the blast. Witnesses […]
Somali Police To Monitor Social Media Activity
MOGADISHU (SD) – General Abdi Hassan Mohamed Hijar, the commander of the Somali Police Force, said that the country is witnessing an increase in the number of sexually explicit messages being transmitted […]
Interior Minister opposes troop deployment in Beledweyne
MUQADISHU (SD) – Government officials and politicians from Hiraan region addressed the Federal Government of Somalia deploying a large number of armed forces to Beledweyne, the capital of Hiraan region. Officials said […]
ISIS behind the Closure of Several Business Centers in Mogadishu, traders decry
MOGADISHU- (SD) -Reports from Bakara market in Mogadishu, indicate the closure of several business centers inside the city, and it is heavily affecting the residents. According to the sources, the ISIS group […]
Somalia: Government Troops Deployed in Beledweyne as Rebels reject the move
MOGADISHU- Today, at the Ugaas Khalif Airport in Baledweyne, two planes carrying professionally trained wildlife animals, like cheetahs and eagles, police forces have landed. The planes that have landed, carried an approximate […]
Somaliland President Meets with the New Head of the British Office
HARGEISA (SD) -The Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, welcomed in his office today the newly appointed Head of the British Office in Somaliland, Lizzie Walker, and alongside other senior officials from the […]
Somalia’s Electoral Commission and The International Community Discuss election progress
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Chairperson of Somalia’s Federal Electoral Commission and members of the Commission met with representatives of the international community and discussed electoral issues. The Electoral Commission has briefed the […]
Roble, Abdi Hashi and Mahdi Guled reconcile over election dispute
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble met with the Speaker of the Upper House and the Deputy Prime Minister. In the meeting with […]
Al-Shabaab arrested in Bossaso and others on trial in Galkayo
BOSSASO (SD) – Puntland security forces have reportedly arrested members of Al-Shabaab in Bossaso who were planning to carry out bombings in the city. Police in collaboration with the Puntland Intelligence Service […]
Somaliland Parliament passes anti- smuggling and trafficking law
HARGEISA (SD) – The Somaliland House of Representatives has passed a law combating human smuggling and trafficking. Ahmed Nur Guruje, chairman of the parliamentary committee that drafted the bill, told the BBC […]
Somalia: Three new Northern MP’s selected in an hour, Minster Beyleh lost
MOGADISHU – (SD) – Today in Mogadishu, elections took place for the members of the Parliament for the Federal Parliament of Somalia, appointing the representatives of the norther regions in Somaliland. The […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Visits Jigjiga Somali Regional
JIGJIGA (SD) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed along with a high-level delegation arrived today in Jigjiga, in the Somali Regional state of Ethiopia. The PM Abiy Ahmed and his delegation were […]
Ambassadors of countries that support Somaliland elections arrive in Hargeisa
HARGEISA (SD)- Approximately 20 members consisting of ambassadors and diplomats from ally countries with Somaliland, who have high interests for the upcoming Somaliland elections in 2022, have arrived today in Hargeisa. The […]
The Galmudug Armed Forces Court o sentenced a soldier for committing murder
DHUSAMAREB (SD) – Galmudug military court sentenced a Somali National Army soldier who killed another soldier at Gorgor military base on the outskirts of Dhusamareb. The court heard the case against the […]
The New US Ambassador Arrives in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Newly picked US ambassador to Somalia Larry André has today arrived in the capital of Somali, Mogadishu. A tweet from the embassy stated, “we are pleased to announce the […]
Somaliland: Former Galmudug State President Refused Entry
HARGEISA (SD) – Former Galmudug President Ahmed Duale Haaf was exiled from Hargeisa, following his arrival this afternoon at Egal Airport Hargeisa, Somaliland. Ahmed Haaf, sought out to enter Hargeisa, but the […]
Somaliland Recognition Drive Unifies the Citizens
BURAO (SD) – Civilians of major cities/towns in Somaliland namely Las Anod, Burao, Gabiley and Borama have joined the larger celebrations to endorse the recent debate in the UK Parliament on the […]
