NAIROBI (SD) – Ethiopia will not its embassy in Kenya, Ethiopian ambassador said dispelling earlier reports by the locals claiming the embassy would be closed to save costs. In a briefing to […]
Ethiopian embassy in Nairobi not closing – envoy
Somaliland Supreme court throws out election cases and ready to confirm final results
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s Supreme Court has announced the dismissal of 20 frivolous lawsuits filed by candidates complaining about the preliminary election results. The candidates, who did not win the House of […]
AFRICOM donates military vehicles to Danab
Mogadishu (SD) – The US Africa Command (AFRCOM) has today donated a variety of military vehicles to the Somali National Army Command. The handover ceremony was attended by the Commander of the […]
Somaliland releases info on Amoud University killing
Borama (SD) – Governor of Awdal region in Somaliland Mohamed Ahmed Aalim (Tiimbare) confirmed the killing of student Ibrahim Hassan Salad from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Amoud in […]
Somali opposition calls for resignation of Farmaajo over missing SNA recruits
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s Council of presidential candidates called for the resignation of the outgoing president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, accusing him of lying the nation about missing Somali nationals who were on […]
Int’l partners hails Somalia for halving fees for women candidates
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s international partners have welcomed the decision to halve registration fees for women candidates and looked forward to further steps to secure the agreed 30 percent quota for women’s […]
Southwest and Galmudug state appoint SIET chairpersons
MOGADISHU (SD) – Galmudug and South West state interim elections committees have today elected their chairpersons and deputies who will lead the poll teams during the upcoming parliamentary elections in the states. […]
Somalia pledges to end conflict in Beledweyn
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government has called for a calm in Beledweyne town a day after the town witnessed deadly fighting between Somali government forces and a rebel group in Hiiraan region. […]
SNA kills senior al-Shabaab commander in southern Somalia
MOGADISHU (SD) – More than 16 militants including senior Al-Shabaab commander were killed and several of fighters were wounded following heavy clashes with Somali forces in central and southern Somalia, officials confirmed. […]
Poet Yusuf Sha’ir Accepts Somali Government Appointment While In Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – Yusuf Osman Abdulle (Yusuf Sha’ir), a poet from Somaliland, have been appointed to the Somali government’s committee of Somali language experts. The poet’s name, which appears on the Somali […]
Somalia: Federal Electoral Commission elects new chairman
Mogadishu (SD) – The election of the chairman of the FEIT committee was recently concluded in Mogadishu with chairman of the FEIT committee Mohamed Hassan Irro receiving 14 votes while his rival […]
Who is Somalia’s Next President?
John Maxwell was right: “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” And at the peak of Somalia’s colossal predicaments, it is a numbing example of an appalling failure of leadership. Indeed, for more […]
Two killed in Beledweyne fighting
BELEDWEYNE (SD) – At least two people including a civilian have been killed and several others wounded after fighting between Somali forces and rebels escalated on Sunday in Beledweyne town of central […]
Kulmiye party spokesman responds to Minister Dubbe over Borama arrest
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s Minister of Information Osman Dubbe, in a released statement talked about a woman arrested by the Somaliland government after she wore the Somali flag in Borama. Minister Dube […]
Kenya nabs three al-Shabaab suspects in security operation
GARISSA (SD) – At least three al-Shabaab suspects have been arrested following security operations by Kenyan forces in areas near Garissa County border with Somalia. The arrest of the suspects comes barely […]
Ramla Ali a Somali Female Boxer to make history in Tokyo
London (SD) – Ramla Ali, a Somali woman currently living in the UK, confirmed she will compete in the World Olympic Games in boxing. Ramla, 31, confirmed on Twitter that she would […]
Somalia to reopen its Nairobi embassy next Monday
Nairobi (SD) – Somalia’s embassy in Nairobi will next Monday resume its operations barely six months after the diplomatic ties between Somalia and Kenya hit the bottom. Speaking to the media, Somalia’s […]
Death toll of Mogadishu suicide bomb blast hits 20
MOGADISHU (SD) – The death toll of a suicide bomb blast has risen to 20 after two people succumbed to their injuries in a hospital in Somali capital. A suspected al-Shabaab operative […]
US says Somali soldiers have entered Ethiopia
Washington (SD) – The United States says Somali soldiers have entered Ethiopia, a claim repeatedly denied by the federal government. Ilhan Omar, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, asked Robert […]
Somali Independence week: A source for division, Millennials discuss possible way forward
London (SD) – Somali independence week has long been a wedge issue among Somalis in both Somaliland and Somalia, the week should have been celebrated for the great achievement that it is, […]
