Mogadishu (SD) – Somali Federal Government officials have apologized for the shooting of a convoy escorting former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Federal Minister of Justice Abdulkadir Mohamed and Commander of the […]
Somalia: Government Apologizes for Shooting at Hassan Sheikh’s Vehicle
Somalia and Djibouti have no diplomatic tiff – Somali FM
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government has confirmed that its diplomatic relations with its neighbouring Djibouti has not been dented after horn of Africa nation scolded the tiny nation over IGAD report last […]
UK to train 600 Somali soldiers this year
MOGADISHU (SD) – The government of UK has announced that it will train 600 Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers this year amid intensified operations against al-Shabaab militants in south and central Somalia. […]
UN urges Somalia to implement election deal
NEW YORK (SD) – UN Security Council welcomed the electoral agreement between Somali federal government and federal member states last month. In a statement, the UNSC has commended Somali government’s commitment to […]
A Ten girl old brutally killed in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – A 10-year-old girl who was away from her family for two days has been found dead in the Kawo Godey neighborhood of Dharkenley district in Benadir region. The girl, […]
Abdi Aynte: The Recent Electoral agreement brought Somalia back from the prink
Minneapolis (SD) – Somalia’s federal government and the regional member states along with the country’s stakeholders recently settled a long running election process dispute. Many believe implementing the electoral agreement may proof […]
Greg Mills: Somaliland’s elections were Free, Fair and Credible
Hargeisa (SD) – International observers of the local and parliament elections in Somaliland reported on the conduct of the country’s May 31, 2021 elections. Dr. Greg Mills, director of The Brenthurst Foundation […]
Djibouti extradites 4 men to Ethiopia on Suspicion of being TPLF members
ADDIS ABABA (SD) – Four men linked to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have been extradited to the Ethiopia from Djibouti barely six months after Tigray conflict broke out. According to […]
Counting of Monday’s elections to be concluded soon – Somaliland poll chief says
HARGEISA (SD) – Total results of Somaliland parliamentary and local council elections is due to be announced in the forthcoming hours, the poll agency confirmed Tuesday, saying only four ballot boxes are […]
SNA kills 20 militants in central Somalia
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali National Army (SNA) said Tuesday its forces killed 20 Al-Shabaab militants in Hiiraan region amid the ongoing military operations to flush out the extremists in the southern and […]
Puntland parliament accuses federal government of obstructing DP World deal
Garowe (SD) – The Puntland parliament accused the Federal Government of Somalia of obstructing the implementation of the Bossaso port development agreement. Puntland lawmakers, who met with members of civil society organizations […]
Somaliland: A woman goes into labor at a polling station
Hargeisa (SD) – A pregnant woman casting her ballot in yesterday’s election in Somaliland went into labor while in queue and had to be rushed to the hospital. The mother was visited […]
Somaliland: voting ends peacefully
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland Electoral Commission Chairman Abdirashid Riyorac and Somaliland Minister of Interior Mohamed Kahin announced that the elections in Somaliland ended peacefully. Officials say election law allows those in line […]
Kenya threats to stop humanitarian flights to Somalia
NAIROBI (SD) – Kenya has warned that it will stop the humanitarian flights from to and from Somalia more than two weeks after the East Africa nation ban flights to the Horn […]
Somaliland president calls for peace as election kicks off
HARGEISA (Halbeeg News) – Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi has called for peace as thousands lined up for voting to elect new lawmakers and councilors. Queues build up in various regions of […]
Somalia’s Deputy PM congratulates the people of Somaliland on free and fair elections
Mogadishu (SD) – As the people of Somaliland flocked to the polling stations this morning, Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled sent a message of congratulations and best wishes to the […]
Somalilanders flock to polling stations this morning
Hargeisa (SD) – Somalilanders officially went to the polls this morning, casting their votes in Local and Parliamentary elections. Voters line up to cast their ballots, with some arriving at polling stations […]
Pro-Government protests held in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa (SD) – Thousands of pro-Ethiopia protesters took to the streets of the Somali region and the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The rally was against foreign interference in the internal affairs […]
Somaliland set to go to the polls tomorrow
Hargeisa (SD) – Voters in the self-declared republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia are going to the polls for parliamentary for the first time since 2005 and for local councils since 2012. […]
Somalia to review names of disputed poll committee
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali prime minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble on Sunday has tasked a ministerial-level committee to probe complaints against Federal Indirect Elections Team (FIET) ahead of Somali parliamentary and presidential elections […]
