Hargeisa (SD) – Close to one million people have been affected by severe drought in Somaliland regions, the government has announced on Thursday. Speaking ro the media, Somaliland deputy president, Abdirahman Seyli’i […]
Drought effects close to 1 million in Somaliland
AU hails new Somalia elections timeline
ADDIS ABABA (SD) – African Union (AU) has welcomed the recently signed electoral deal between Somalia’s federal and regional state leaders. In a statement, AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat reiterated AU’s […]
FIET rejects dismissal of Galmudug SIET boss
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Federal Electoral Implementation Team (FEIT) has opposed the removal of Mohamed Dahir Guled as the Chairman of the Galmudug State Electoral Implementation Team (SEIT). Ahmed Safino, the Spokesman […]
Somali listed as a UN top defaulter
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia has been announced one of top three defaulters at the UN following failure to meet its annual financial obligations to the global body. Others are Iran with a […]
UN denies Al Shabaab bombing in Mogadishu targeted UN officials
MOGADISHU (SD) – The United Nations Office in Somalia (UNSOM) has strongly condemned the suicide bombing that took place today on October 21 street in Waberi district of Benadir region. An statement […]
Ali H Warsame: President Deni needs to answer TPEC leadership’s anti democratic accusations quickly
Nairobi (SD) – Puntland’s electoral process faces major challenges as TPEC leadership recently resigned, accusing the regional state of not following through it’s Constitutional obligations. TPEC Chairman Guled Salah Bare and his […]
Galmudug poll agency dismisses its chairperson
DHUSAMAREEB (SD) – The Chairman of Galmudug State Electoral Implementation Team was dismissed on Wednesday following a near-unanimous vote by members of the committee. Mohamed Dahir Guleed was removed as the leader […]
Update: Eight killed in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – At least eight people have been killed and over a dozen sustained injuries after a car bomb exploded outside the international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. “A car bomb targeted […]
Somalia returns 97 migrants from Libya
MOGADISHU (SD) – Ninety-seven Somali migrants have been returned to Somalia, the country’s foreign ministry confirmed Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry said the migrants who had been jailed in Libya were […]
Several feared dead in Mogadishu blast
MOGADISHU (SD) – A car bomb explosion rocked Mogadishu Wednesday morning amid fears several people may have been killed or injured. Pictures from the scene show vehicles destroyed. The attack happened in […]
Al-Shabaab increases attacks in Kenya
GARISSA (SD) – Heavily armed suspected al-Shabaab fighters have carried two attacks in the last 24 hours in Kenya’s northeastern region near the border with Somalia. In tbe first attack, using RPGs, […]
Dispute between DP World and Somaliland businessmen emerges
BERBERA (SD) – A dispute erupted between the Berbera Port Importers and DP World, the company managing the port, after it increased tariffs on goods imported into the port. Somaliland Ports Manager […]
US tells Somali leaders: adhere to the newly agreed (election) timeline and correct the procedural irregularities
WASHINGTON (SD) – The United States has threatened to impose sanctions on Somalia’s leaders if elections are delayed. The statement from the State Department was posted on Twitter. The U.S. threat comes […]
Puntland traditional elders propose axed PSF commander stay, DP World be gone
BOSSASO (SD) – Some Puntland traditional leaders have tonight issued final decisions in resolving the conflict in Bossaso between Puntland forces and the PSF forces led by a dismissed commander, refusing to […]
Somaliland President set to travel to the US for first time
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland Foreign Minister Dr. Isse Kayd Mohamud said that President Bihi will travel to the United States in March this year. Minister Kayd, who was briefing the Somaliland House […]
Somalia candidature in UN Security Council
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia will be seeking a slot in the United Nations Security Council, president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has confirmed. According to President Farmaajo, the country is positioning itself for a […]
President Farmaajo hails electoral deal in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has urged the federal and regional leaders to follow through the new election schedule barely two days after an electoral deal was signed in […]
Hamse Warfa picked to join Biden administration
WASHINGTON (SD) – Hamse Warfa, a young Somali- American man, joins President Joe Biden’s administration as a senior adviser to the State Department. Hamse, now deputy chairman of the Minnesota Department of […]
Faisal Roble Discusses Farmajo speech, Somalia’s Elections, Ethiopian and US interest in Somaliland
Los Angeles (SD) – What does the recently concluded NCC meetings in Mogadishu mean for Somalia’s elections, President Farmajo’s speech tonight, renewed Ethiopia interest on Zeila, What does the renewed US interest […]
UN welcomes electoral deal by Somali leaders
MOGADISHU (SD) – The United Nations welcomed a consensus reached on Sunday by the country’s political leaders to expedite the electoral process after many months of delay. In a statement, UN urged […]
