MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Roble announced Tuesday the country will be returning to negotiations for elections in an apparent rejection of the President’s extended stay in office. In a […]
Somali PM breaks rank with President, calls for electoral talks amid heightened tension
Families flee Mogadishu as tensions heighten
MOGADISHU (SD) – Hundreds of families have today started moving out of their homes following the climbing of political temperature in Somali capital since last Sunday. The city is inching closer to […]
UN calls for end of violence in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – United Nations (UN) has called on the rival group in Somali capital to end violence and returned the negotiating table barely two days after hours long fighting in Mogadishu. […]
Somali forces raid local radio station in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s elite forces have today raided the privately-owned radio Mustaqbal Media amid military tension escalates in Somali capital. According to journalists and management of Mustaqbal Media, The Turkish trained […]
Baghdadi demands journalist remain in custody
Hargeisa (SD) – Marodi-jeex Regional Court has remanded journalist Aden Abdi Idle, who have been illegally detained in Hargeisa’s Central Prison for seven days. The journalist recently posted on his Facebook page […]
US issues statement on Mogadishu conflict, threatens sanctions
Washington (SD) – The United States has condemned the recent clashes between Somali government forces and Al-Shabaab militants in Mogadishu and other forces opposed to the government’s extension. Statement from the US […]
Somaliland Electoral Commission: Candidates could not be arrested
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland Electoral Commission said in a statement that candidates for the Somaliland House of Representatives and local elections could not be detained as they have immunity during the […]
No further clashes in Mogadishu tonight
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali capital is peaceful tonight after pro-government and opposition forces clashed in some Mogadishu neighborhoods yesterday and last night. Abdiaziz and Hodan districts, Maka Al-mukarama and KM4 where […]
Abdi Hashi: Committee sworn in at Villa Somalia is illegal
Mogadishu (SD) – The Speaker of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, Mr. Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, has warned government institutions and anyone covering the country’s legislative system. Speaker Abdi Hashi elaborated […]
EU,UK express concern over violence in Mogadishu
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 […]
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 […]
