Mogadishu (SD) – UK and European Union ambassadors in Somalia have issued a statements on the clashes that erupted all around Mogadishu last night. A statement from the office of the UK’s […]
EU,UK express concern over violence in Mogadishu
Somaliland opposition speaks out against jailed candidates
Hargeisa (SD) – Officials from Somaliland’s opposition parties say they have been denied access to candidates arrested yesterday by the authorities. The Somaliland government yesterday arrested Abdillahi Hassan Hirsi, Ibrahim Abdi Hussein […]
Somalia: Opposition says their homes were attacked
Mogadishu (SD) – A statement from the Union of Opposition Candidates strongly condemned Alleged attacks by forces under the command of outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo taken on the residences of former […]
Fighting between gov’t and opposition forces erupted in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Several people are feared to have died as hundreds were forced flee their homes today following heavy clashes between government troops and forces loyal to the opposition in Mogadishu. […]
Somalia probes brawl at Mogadishu Airport between security officials
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government has formed fact-finding committee to invest last Thursday’s brawl at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport which left more than seven people injured. In a statement, Somali Internal […]
Four killed in two blasts outside Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – At least four people including a regional administration official have been killed and several others sustained injuries in two explosions on Saturday in Lower Shabelle. Hassan Gudur, the Leego […]
Minister Beyle: Internationals subsidies have been cut
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali Minister of Finance Abdirahman Beyle has announced that donor countries have cut off funding to the federal government, leaving the government in a severe economic crisis. “The subsidies […]
Somaliland’s political parties nominate only 13 women for the House Representatives
Hargeisa (SD) – The thee Somaliland National parties contesting for the upcoming parliamentary and local council elections have given women limited spots to run. Of the 82 candidates campaigning for a seat […]
Somali government opposes African Security Council resolutions
Mogadishu (SD) – At a press conference, the Minister of Information of the Federal Government of Somalia Osman Abukar Dubbe addressed the call from the African Union. Minister Dubbe said in a […]
Over 500 candidates to run for Somaliland’s local elections
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland’s political parties have concluded the nomination of their candidates who will run for the councillorship seats across the nation ahead of the general election late next month. The […]
EU hails AU’s move to reject Farmaajo’s term extension
MOGADISHU (SD) – The European Union has reiterated its position to rejected Farmaajo’s term extension by the African Union rejection of the extended stay in office by President Mohamed Farmaajo. EU High […]
Djibouti responds strongly to Somalia’s “false allegations”
Djibouti (SD) – Djibouti’s Minister of finance has responded to allegations by the Somali government that it is interfering in Somalia’s affairs. Somalia’s Information Minister Osman Dubbe accused the governments of Djibouti […]
UAE Donates military vehicles to Puntland
Bossaso (SD) – The United Arab Emirates donated military trucks to Puntland state of Somalia, seen unloading at Bossaso port this week, credible sources confirm. The vehicles, numbering about 30, are said […]
Africom says Farmajo’s ‘illegal’ extension is thorn to Somalia’s security
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Commander of the United States Africa Command (Africom) has said Somalia’s current political crisis has created the biggest obstacle to security in Somalia and not the militant insurgent […]
Somalia and China to boost relations
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia and China have agreed to enhance their bilateral relations following a meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Chinese ambassador in Mogadishu. In a statement, Somali […]
AU tells Farmajo to return to talks
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Africa Union has opposed actions of the Lower House of Parliament to extend mandate of Somali government amid political crisis in the horn of Africa nation heightened. Following […]
Somalia: Aden Adde altercation to be investigated
Mogadishu (SD) – Fighting erupted between security forces and members of the Immigration and Nationality Agency inside Aden Adde International Airport. According to reports, the altercation took place at the immigration checkpoint, […]
US backs African Union’s resolution on Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – The Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs has supported the decision of the African Union Peace and Security Council to condemn the extension of President […]
Somaliland seals project deals with three European countries
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland government will soon get funds to improve infrastructure and boost economic growth thanks to four deals inked with three European countries. In a statement, Somaliland government said part […]
African Union Peace and Security Council to meet over Somalia
MOGADISHU (SD) – The African Union Peace and Security Council will today meet in Addis Ababa to discuss the political situation in Somalia barely a day after President Farmaajo called for AU […]
