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 […]
SNA kills 20 militants in central Somalia
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 […]
Somalia constructs in Aircraft Maintenance Facility
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia will soon be able to conduct aircraft maintenance and repair at Aden Adde Airport in Mogadishu thanks new a project to build aircraft maintenance facility (AMF) . Transport […]
Names and Countries of Somaliland Election Observers Announced
Hargeisa (SD) – The upcoming Somaliland’s seventh elections will be attended by a largest number of observers from Africa to date, according to a released list. The names of individuals, their credentials […]
Somalis and Afars reach a truce in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa (SD) – Afar and Somalis leaders met in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, and discussed the recurring violence between the two sides and how to achieve a lasting solutions […]
WATCH: Guleid Jama talked to us about Somaliland’s upcoming Local and Parliamentary Election
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland is scheduled to hold it’s seventh elections in just couple of days, May 31 2021 to be exact. These are going to be a joint local and parliamentary […]
Somaliland: Political Parties brief a delegation of Diplomats ahead of elections
Hargeisa (SD) – The senior leadership of the three national parties in Somaliland met with a delegation of Ambassadors and Diplomats from the international community who support Somaliland’s democratization process. The delegation […]
Somali leaders meet int’l partners over upcoming elections
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s international partners have today agreed to help the horn of Africa nation following a meeting with Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and five leaders of regional states in […]
Secondary school exams kicks off in Somalia
MOGADISHU (SD) – More than 42,000 secondary school students in Somalia have started their national exams on Saturday. The Somali government has been trying to revive the education system since 2015 after […]
15 militants killed in SNA operations
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali military has killed 15 al-Shabaab militants and injured more than 20 others in Middle Shabeelle region, official confirmed Friday. In a statement, SNA chief Odowaa Yusuf Rageh said […]
Somaliland: election campaign ends without any hiccups
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s Local and Parliamentary election campaign, which began on May 23, ended yesterday with Wadani party rally. The Wadani Party, which ended the six-day campaign, held rallies in all […]
