Somali Dispatch

Balad (SD) – Commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 27th Division of the Somali National Army Colonel Abshir Mohamud Mohamed Shataqey confirmed a senior al-Shabaab official has been killed in a […]

Mogadishu 9SD) – UK Ambassador to Somalia Kate Foster has distanced herself from reports made by the caretaker government during a meeting with the country’s Deputy Prime Minister, Mahdi Guled. Government spokesman […]

PARIS (SD) – Former Somali Defense minister, Professor Mohamed Abdi Mohamed aka Gandhi has today died in France. He was 72. Gandhi, once the President of the self declared Azania State in […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – Hirshabelle authorities have vowed to intensify the fight against al-shabaab terror group following a roadside blast along Mogadishu-Jowhar road. In a statement, Hirshabelle president, Ali Gudlawe who condemned the […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – Talks between leaders of Council of Presidential Candidates (CPC) and two of Farmajo’s key allies on the ongoing political stalemate have collapse after Galmudug and Hirshabelle leaders failed to […]

Washington (SD) – Former US Deputy Secretary of State for Africa and Ambassador to Guinea and Ethiopia Tibor Nagy recently commented on Somalia’s current situation. The ambassador also made comparisons of the […]

Mogadishu (SD) – A crucial meeting between members of the Union of Candidates and Presidents of Galmudug and Hirshabelle regional states took place last night in Mogadishu. The two regional leaders presented […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali National Army chief of staff General Odowaa Rage met with former president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in Mogadishu Friday night amid growing tension in the city with sources noting […]

Garowe (SD) – The Puntland regional House of Representatives has today convened to discuss the Federal Government term extension approved by the Federal Parliament of Somalia. The President of Puntland State of […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – Jubbaland President Ahmed Madobe has warned that Somalia could plunge into instability amid a flurry of activity in Mogadishu as relations between the opposition and the federal government worsen […]

Mogadishu (SD) – Tensions were high in Mogadishu last night and today after the former Benadir Regional Police Commander Gen. Sadiq John returned to a residence in Shirkole in Hodan district. General […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – Mogadishu district official was shot dead last night on the outskirts of Somali capital barely three months after Hodan DC was assassinated in Mogadishu. In a statement, Somali police […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali National Army (SNA) and AMISOM have agreed on strategies for Somali security forces to take a lead role in security operations going forward. In a statement on Friday, […]

Mogadishu (SD) – Banadir regional court has issued a statement summoning six defendants, mostly foreigners, they are accused of spying and disseminating national security information. The accused, Matt Bryden, Kheyre Abdirahman Rage, […]

Washington (SD) – The United States Government has appointed a new ambassador to Somalia to replace Don Yamamoto. Larry Edward André Jr. will replace Donald Yamamoto as the US ambassador to Somalia, […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – Leaders in Somalia’s northeastern regional state have started talks discussed the appropriate response to president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s move to extend his own term in office by two years. […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia warned that threats from international partners will undermine efforts to defeat terror organizations in the Horn of Africa nation. In a statement, Somali ministry for foreign Affairs said […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – Hundreds of forces loyal to the outgoing president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo amassed in Hodan district to attack recently dismissed Banadir police boss Sadak John have been pulled back thanks […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia on Wednesday registered 271 new coronavirus infections out 1,855 samples that were tested in the past 24 hours. The ministry of health said, a total of 12,837 cases […]