Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s Ministry of Information, Culture and Awareness fires Nimo Shirdon, a long time veteran reporter with the National Television for a profile picture. The reporter says she was fired […]
Nimo Shirdon: “I was fired for posting a picture on Facebook”
Mayor Deqa Dhalac: My late Father inspired me, but it was Trump’s hate that finally got me involved
Portland (SD) – Deqa Dhalac made history recently as South Portland’s first Black person and first Muslim to be elected to City Council, Dhalac also made history when she was elected as […]
Somaliland: the house of elders asses the drought as President Bihi joins rain prayer
Hargeisa (SD) – Members of the Somaliland House of Elders(Guurti), today discussed and assessed the widespread drought in the country, raising the alarm on the devastation caused by the drought. They also […]
Former Somali FM, Fowzia elected MP in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Former Somali foreign minister, Fowzia Yussuf Haji has been elected MP in Somali capital, Mogadishu. According to electoral commission, Ms Haji got 95 votes while her opponent Aisho Adan […]
No rescission of previous decisions by dispute committee – gov’t
MOGADISHU (SD) – The decisions reached by Somalia’s dispute resolution committee to validate disputed parliamentary seats will not be rescinded, Somali spokesperson co firmed Sunday. In a statement, Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimu has ruled […]
Senate approves new US ambassador to Somalia
Washington (SD) – The U.S. Senate has approved Larry Edward Andre Jr. to be the next US Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz had for months […]
Djibouti to help Somaliland’s vocational schools
Djibouti (SD) – Somaliland Deputy Minister of Education Abdihakim Said Bustale, who is on a working visit to Djibouti, said Somaliland and Djibouti are co-operating to improve education. In an interview with […]
PM Roble sacks 7 members of Dispute Committee
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali prime minister, Mohamed Hussein roble has today sacked seven officials of Dispute Resolution Committee hours after a meeting with the Council of Presidential Candidates (CPC) over the ongoing […]
Somalia rejects UN’s plan to probe Ethiopia conflict abuses
GENEVA (SD) – Somalia has joined 14 other countries in a vote against a proposal to probe atrocities committed by Ethiopian military and Tigray forces sides in the over a year old fighting […]
Somaliland Confirms More Than 7,000 Accidents In The Last 11 Months
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland Minister of Transport and Road Development Abdirizak Ibrahim Mohamed (Atash) said accidents in the country over the past 11 months have skyrocketed. Somaliland’s Minister of Transport and Road […]
UN warns of famine and Hunger in Somalia and Yemen
Mogadishu (SD) – People in the Arab world do not have enough food, the United Nations says, highlighting that 69 million people were malnourished last year. A report by the UN’s Food […]
Somaliland: Minister of Religious Affairs dismisses Abaarso University spreading Christianity
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s Minister of Religion and Endowment, Abdirizak Hussein Albani, has dismissed allegations by Abdimalik Muse Oldon that Christianity was being propagated by Barwaqo University and Abaarso Network schools. The […]
PM Roble gets the National Consultative Assembly and Candidates Union talking about elections
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s Prime Minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble, tonight chaired an online meeting of the National Consultative Assembly that focused on electoral issues. The Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission (FEC) […]
Al-Shabaab claims to have launched attacks in Kenya
Mandera (SD) – Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a recent deadly attack in Mandera County northeastern Kenya, which targeted a military base. The attack took place between the villages of Sarman and Dhaaydhaay […]
A Danish-Somali PhD student invents a ring for leaky heart valves
Aarhus – (SD) – Mariam Noor, a Danish-Somali PhD student in engineering, has developed a state-of-the-art medical device that will help the human heart improve blood flow and possibly eliminate the need […]
Al-Shabaab is a Disaster in Somalia – Is our Body Politics Better?
The widely held and responsible position is that Al-Shabaab is a violent extremist outfit that is a disaster for Somalia and the region. They are and I have argued in my previous […]
The Marketplace suffers as an Unknown glitch shuts down Telesom services like ZAAD
Hargeisa (SD) – Zaad Services, a widely used money transfer service in Somaliland, has been shut down for the past few hours, due to a glitch in Telesom. Zaad’s lack of service […]
SNA destroys al-Shabaab training bases
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali military had destroyed several training bases belonging to al-Shabaab militants in southern Somalia for the last two weeks, the military confirmed Thursday. According to military officials who spoke […]
Somalia: family of a rape victim demands justice
Janale (SD) – The parents of Sahra Ali Mohamud, who died due to a mass rape in Janale, Lower Shabelle region, have vowed not to bury their daughter’s body until justice is […]
President Farmaajo leaves for Turkey ahead of Turkey-Africa summit
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has today travelled to Istanbul for Turkey-Africa Summit. The plane carrying President Farmaajo and his delegation departs Adan Adde International Airport at 10am. The […]
