MOGADISHU (SD) – President Mohamed Farmaajo has bowed to local and international pressure to annul term extension but still fights for survival with the latest move to convince the opposition being the […]
Omar Filish meets ex-president to help him demilitarise Mogadishu
Northern politicians demand that PM Roble involve them in election talks
Mogadishu (SD) – Politicians and parliamentarians from constituencies in northern Somalia, have expressed concern over delays in the country’s elections and the absence of Somaliland’s role, threatening to reconsider their presence in […]
PM Roble appoints a joint committee to resolve Mogadishu crisis
Mogadishu (SD) – The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble announces Mogadishu Dispute Resolution Committee, comprising of ministers and members of parliament opposing the contentious term extension. […]
Muse Bihi breaks ground on $ 17 million road project
Hargeisa (SD) – The President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, today laid the foundation stone for a new road connecting Halleya Checkpoint and Shifo Hospital to a total of 22.5KM, meant to […]
Ahmed Madobe meets with US officials in Kismayo
Kismayo (SD) – The President of the Jubaland State of Somalia, Ahmed Mohamed Islam, has met with senior US military officials operating in Jubaland. The meeting focused on ways to intensify the […]
Afwerki in Khartoum for GERD mediation
KHARTOUM (SD) – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has today arrived in Sudan for a new mediation effort regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Information Minister Yemane Meskel said in a tweet […]
Militants killed in Mandera
MOGADISHU (SD) – At least five suspected al-Shabaab fighters have been killed and several others suspected to have sustained injuries after clashes with Kenyan security forces in Mandera county near Kenya’s border […]
Opposition forces refuse to vacate Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – Officials leading the National Salvation Forces who opposed the Somali government’s extension met yesterday in Mogadishu and issued a number of key points, according to our sources. Officials including […]
Somaliland opposition conveys election challenges to Ambassador Kate Foster
Hargeisa (SD) – UK Ambassador to Somalia Kate Foster on a visit to Hargeisa met with opposition party leaders and reportedly discussed electoral challenges in Somaliland. The UK government is one of […]
Somaliland: opposition parties say government confiscated voter cards
Hargeisa (SD) – Opposition parties UCID and Wadani, following a meeting yesterday, issued a statement expressing concern over the upcoming elections. The statement from Wadani and UCID criticized Police Chief Mohamed Aden […]
EU calls for demilitarisation of Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Remove all rival forces from Somali capital to allow the election to take place peacefully, EU told Somali government and the armed political opposition. The tension in the capital […]
AU insists to appoint especial envoy to Somalia
ADDIS ABABA (SD) – The African Union (AU) Commission on Sunday reassured that it will appoint especial envoy take part in resolving the political crisis in the horn of Africa nation. In […]
Minister Dubbe on personal visit to London
London (SD) – Sources in Mogadishu and in London have confirmed to us that Somalia’s Minister of Information, Osman Abukar Dubbe, is on a secret trip to London, the capital of the […]
Puntland: five al-Shabaab members sentenced to death
Galkayo (SD) – Puntland Armed Forces Court has sentenced five people to death after they were found to be members of Al-Shabaab. The convicted men are Mohamed Hashi Mumin (Abu-Dayib), Abdulkadir Ahmed […]
Somaliland’s Human Rights Center calls for the release of opposition candidates
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland Independent Human Rights Center has issued a report accusing police of illegally arresting opposition candidates and journalists. A report from the center confirmed “the arrest of the […]
FGS-FMS electoral talks to resume this month – PM
MOGADISHU (SD) – The electoral talks between the leaders of the federal government and its member states will resume this month, office of Somali prime confirmed Sunday barely a day after president […]
Parents of Nuradin students discuss the plight of their detained children
Hargeisa (SD) – The parents of six students accused of organizing the riots at Nuradin School in Hargeisa on March 3 said they were not allowed to visit their children in prison. […]
Somali PM pledges free and fair elections
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has called on Somali political stakeholders to work with his government to steer the nation towards free and fair elections. In a statement, […]
Turkey hails Somali parliament decision to hold elections
ISTANBUL (SD) – Turkish government has said a decision by Somalia’s lower house members would help the horn of Africa nation hold commonly agreed parliamentary and presidential elections. Somali lower house on […]
Somali Boys killed after leaving KC Ramadan service
Kansas City (SD) – Two Somali-American boys have been shot dead in Kansas City last night, the victims led Tarawih prayers at Al-Taqwa Mosque in the city where they were imams. According […]
