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 […]
Opposition forces refuse to vacate Mogadishu
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 […]
Al Shabaab suspects charged in Galkayo
Galkayo (SD) – The trial of nine men accused of being members of Al-Shabaab has begun in Galkayo, the regional capital of Mudug region. Puntland Armed Forces Court, particularly in Mudug and […]
Qatar to establish diplomatic relations with Somaliland
Hargeisa (SD) – A large delegation from the government of Qatar has arrived and met with President Muse Bihi in Hargeisa today. The Qatari delegation is led by the Deputy Special Representative […]
Somaliland: Four arrested candidates charged with treason
Hargeisa (SD) – The Minister of Information, Culture and Awareness of the Republic of Somaliland held a press conference at the Ministry’s headquarters and talked about the arrested opposition candidates. Somaliland’s Information […]
international community welcomes decision to withdraw extension
Mogadishu (SD) – The United Nations and Somalia’s donor countries have welcomed President Farmajo and the lower house’s decision to withdraw from the two year extension and to hand over the electoral […]
Somali Lower House annuls Farmaajo’s term extension
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s lower house members have today voted to cancel a two-year controversial term extension for president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo barely a week after the country’s capital city witnessed clashes […]
Somali National killed in South Africa
CAPE TOWN (SD) – Unidentified gunmen have last night killed Somali national in Cape town, the latest string of killings of foreigners in South Africa. According to witnesses, the gunmen stormed the […]
IRS probe may forced Farmajo to drop US citizenship but remains Canuck – NY Times claims
Washington (SD) – The New York Times has published a report on why President Farmajo surrendered his US passport and how he had previously obtained a Canadian passport. President Farmajo relinquished his […]
