ADDIS ABABA (SD) – The mandate of African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) has been extended until December 31 this year, ending security uncertainties as the country heads towards parliamentary and presidential […]
mandate of AU mission in Somalia extended
President Farmaajo meets with his Ugandan counterpart
KAMPALA (SD) – President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmaajo’ met with the Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni in Kampala. The two leaders discussed the bilateral relations between their two nations, stressing the need to […]
Somalia warns Kenya’s flights ban could risk diplomatic ties
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government has warned that the Kenyan government’s decision to suspend commercial flights to and from Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, will risk the recently renewed diplomatic relations between […]
Somalia demands withdrawal of AU envoy, AU responds
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali government has called on the African Union to withdraw its envoy to Somalia, alleging him to have links in the region. “Firstly, I would like to express […]
Candidate Adan Qassim Suleiman gave details of his arrest
Hargeisa (SD) – Parliamentary candidate Aden Qassim Suleiman of the Waddani party, who was recently released from prison, described his arrest as unfair and politically motivated. The candidate claimed that his arrest […]
Wadani Accuse Muse Bihi’s Family of using private prisons
Hargeisa (SD) – Mohamed Sidiq Dhamme Secretary of Social Affairs of the Waddani opposition party accuses Muse Bihi and his family of violating the rules of the National Intelligence Agency. “The National […]
Farmaajo jets off to Uganda for Museveni’s inauguration
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo traveled to Kampala today for the sixth inauguration ceremony of Ugandan President Yuweri Kagut Museveni. The President and his delegation left Adan Adde Airport […]
Kenya Bans flights to Somalia for three months
NAIROBI (SD) – Kenya has suspended flights to and from Somalia for three months, but has cited no reason for the move which comes just a week after diplomatic ties were reestablished […]
Galmudug releases journalist under strict conditions
Guriel (SD) – A journalist working in Somalia’s central regions has been released from Guriel police station tonight, where he has been detained for 18 nights. Security forces in Guriel forced Said […]
Somali National Army conducts operation against Al-Shabaab in Hiran
Baledweyn (SD) – The officers of the 27th Division of the Somali National Army operating in Hiran region confirmed that yesterday afternoon attacked Al-Shabaab base on the outskirts of Mahas district. Officials […]
President Bihi meets with political party leaders, electoral commission and Supreme Court
Hargeisa (SD) – In a meeting with opposition leaders, the electoral commission and members of the Supreme Court, Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi discussed the possibility of holding free and fair elections […]
Somalia says no khat importation from Kenya
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia confirmed that it will continue the ban on khat imports from Kenya, despite the resumption of diplomatic ties with East Africa nation. The Somali Civil Aviation Authority said […]
Rains kill 25 in Mogadishu – UN
MOGADISHU (SD) – The United Nations humanitarian agency said in a statement on Sunday at least 25 people have been killed in the past seven days from heavy rains falling on some […]
Somali PM calls for joint war on terror
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble called for unity against al-Shabaab fighters hours after a suicide bomber targeted a police station in the Somali capital. “We must work together […]
Officers attack journalist Abdirahman Fantastic in Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – Abdirahman Fantastic, a Somaliland journalist, said he was attacked and injured by men he said were at a house in Hargeisa’s Masalha neighborhood. The men who attacked the journalist […]
Suicide bomber strikes a Mogadishu police station
Mogadishu (SD) – A suicide bomber blew himself up last night at the Waberi district police station on Maka Al Mukarama Road. According to reports, the blast caused death and injuries, with […]
Ghanaian Vlogger Wode Maya normalizes corruption in Somaliland
Hargeisa (SD) – Wode Maya, a famous Ghanaian national known for his social media travels through African countries, has recently arrived in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. Wode Maya during his stay […]
Somali opposition rejects inclusion of AMISOM’s Taiwo in AU led mediation
MOGADISHU (SD) – African Union has been urged to exclude Amisom head of political affairs Taiwo Babatunde from the list of advisors working with the newly appointed AU envoy over upcoming mediation […]
Somali Spy boss and top presidential aide in hot water over radio raid
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s spy chief, Fahad Yasin and Abdinur Mohamed Ahmed, Villa Somalia’s Deputy Chief of Staff are in hot soup after a media house based Somali capital lodged case against the […]
Somaliland, an unrecognised state, is winning friends abroad
In july ist 1960, five days after it cut its colonial ties, the former British Somaliland merged with the one-time Italian Somaliland to form a united Somalia. It was a bad move. […]
