JOWHAR (SD) – HirShabelle state lawmakers will today elect senators ahead of the country’s presidential election in October. The regional MPs will be picking eight senators from a list of 27 candidates. […]
Hirshabelle assembly to elect senators today
Somalia’s Economy Recovers from ‘Triple Shock’ – World Bank
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s economy is rebounding from the “triple shock” that ravaged the country in 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme flooding, and the locust infestation. Real GDP growth is projected at […]
Ikran’s family vows reject Farmajo’s investigation committee
MOGADISHU (SD) – The family of Ikran Tahlil Farah, a female intelligence agent who disappeared without trace late last June, has rejected a presidential decree directing an inquiry team to investigate Ikran’s […]
Somaliland: Chairs of Sub-Committees of the House Announced
Hargeisa (SD) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, who has been working on the formation of sub-committees of the House, have today announced the Lists and the members of each […]
Farmajo appoints a commission to investigate Ikraan Tahliil murder case
Mogadishu (SD) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, today ordered an investigation into the case of Ikraan Tahliil Farah, appointing a National Commission led by the […]
Roble calls for acceleration of Somaliland’s senate election
MOGADISHU (SD) – Help the government expedite the process of Somaliland’s senetorial election, Somali prime minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble told his deputy PM and the speaker of the Upper House, Mahadi Guleid […]
Hirshabelle parliament to elect senators tomorrow
JOWHAR (SD) – HirShabelle regional Parliamentarians will tomorrow elect senators who will be representing the state in the eleventh federal parliament. The exercise which will kick off in Jowhar town will participated […]
SNA kills militants, destroys bases in Middle Shabelle
MOGADISHU (SD) – Over ten al-Shabaab militants have been killed and several others wounded following covert security operations in Middle Shabelle region. According to Somali military, the US trained forces also destroyed […]
UN delegation meets with Somali political stakeholders
Mogadishu (SD) – UN Under-Secretary-General Amina Mohammed visited Mogadishu yesterday and issued a statement on promoting female participation in the country’s long awaited political process. “Somalia achieved a milestone at its last […]
Somaliland: Speaker of the House receives British Ambassador Kate Foster
Hargeisa (SD) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Somaliland Abdirizak Khalif Ahmed today received the UK Ambassador to Somalia Kate Foster, Stuart Brown, head of the […]
Somaliland National Examination Results Announced
Hargeisa (SD) – The chairman of the Somaliland National Examinations Office, Daud Ahmed Farah, has today officially announced the results of the primary and secondary school examinations. In all, 32,757 students sat […]
PM Roble is responsible for kidnap scholar Abdiwahab – family
NAIROBI (SD) – The abduction of missing Kenyan scholar Abdiwahab Abdisamad was job orchestrated from the office of Somali prime minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble, the family of the scholar said Sunday. Abdiwahab’s […]
Ikran’s father accuses Farmaajo of sapping daughter case
MOGADISHU (SD) – The father of Ikran Tahlil Farah, a female spy agent who went missing in June, has accused the outgoing president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo of undermining the investigation of the […]
Talks between Farmajo and Roble hit a snag
Mogadishu (SD) – Mediation talks between President Farmajo and Prime Minister Roble has recently ended without an agreement, according to sources. The talks were reportedly productive with President Farmajo initially entertaining an […]
Puntland to hold partial one person one vote in October
Garowe (SD) – Transitional Puntland Electoral Commission announced today the list of election candidates, submitted by the regions registered Political associations participating in Puntland’s upcoming partial elections. The Puntland Electoral Commission said […]
Las Anod councilor murdered at his home
Las Anod (SD) – Reports from the capital of Sool Region, Las Anod, indicate that a new Municipal Councillor has been killed in his home today. Abdirisaq Ahmed Elmi, one of the […]
Farmajo and Roble reportedly close in reaching an agreement
Mogadishu (SD) – Talks between President Farmajo and Prime Minister Roble have entered a second phase this afternoon, with reports that some progress have been made. Meeting organized and mediated by Galmudug […]
Kenya probes abduction of Somali scholar
NAIROBI (SD) – Kenyan authorities have launched investigation into the into the circumstances under which a horn of Africa Analyst who was abducted in Nairobi. Abdisamad who also the executive director of […]
Somalia: Council of Presidential Candidates Accuses Farmajo and Mursal of obstruction of Justice
Mogadishu (SD) – A statement from the Council of Presidential Candidates accuses Somali president Mohamed Farmajo of obstructing justice in the case of Ikraan Tahliil. The Council of Presidential Candidates also accused […]
Abdi Aynte: Somalia’s Current Political Rift is about the elections as much as Ikran Tahlil’s Murder
Mogadishu (SD) – The Former Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development of the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Co-founder of Heritage Institute for Policy Studies, Abdi Aynte discusses Somalia current […]
