Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s Union of Candidates held a press conference in Mogadishu reacting to parliament’s decision to extend the president Farmajo’ term by two years. The Union of Candidates said they […]
Present Farmajo’s term extension is met with opposition
MPs extend President Farmaajo’s term by 2 years
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s Lower House has today passed a unilateral resolution allowing the outgoing president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo to rule the country for two more years. Out of 275 member chamber, […]
Banadir police boss axed, ex-Shabaab leader appointed
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali police chief, Abdi Hassan Hijar has fired Banaadir region police commissioner, Sadak Omar Hassan aka Sadak John. In a statement, Hijar replaced Sadak with Farhan Mohamed Aden, aka […]
Banaadir police boss ‘suspends’ parliament meeting
MOGADISHU (SD) – Banaadir Regional Police commissioner Sadak Omar Hassan has today directed the lower house to end its business ‘until a new parliament is elected’ barely an hour after the house […]
Mogadishu roads ahead of parliament session
MOGADISHU (SD) – Major roads in Mogadishu have this morning been sealed off and scores of security forces deployed ahead of the resumption of proceedings at the Lower House amid heightened fears […]
Saudi Arabia: No evidence of sighting of Ramadan moon
Riyadh (SD) – The Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ruled that tomorrow is not Ramadan due to the lack of sighting the crescent moon for the onset of […]
Sheikh Sharif: “We warn against illegal extensions
Mogadishu (SD)- Former Somali President and Chairman of the Union of Candidates Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in a press conference late last night in Mogadishu warned against any attempt to illegally extend the […]
Somaliland: Military official sentenced to two years for calling Mogadishu
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland Armed Forces Court has today sentenced Colonel Jama Mohamud Aden Dolaal, a member of the Somaliland military, to two years in prison, according to released court documents. The […]
Galmudug President: Somalia’s Elections are hampered by personal interests
Mogadishu (SD) – The president of Galmudug state, Ahmed Abdi Kariye (Qoor Qoor) in an exclusive interview with Somali Cable TV addressed a number of issues including Farmajo’s possible term extension and […]
Four intergov’tal organisations urge Somalis to end political standoff
MOGADISHU (SD) – Resolve the ongoing political stalemate and allow the country to hold inclusive elections, Somali leaders were told by the UN and three other intergovernmental organisations. In a joint statement, […]
Waddani vows to intensify its efforts to get more seats
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland’s opposition party, Waddani has urged its members to join hands in the efforts to chart out scheme to receive a significant number of seats in parliament ahead of […]
Al Shabaab claims the killing of Jubaland official
Kismayo (SD) – A Jubaland security official has been killed in a car bomb blast in the southern port city of Kismayo. The targeted soldier, identified as Hamdi Mohamed Mohamud, was involved […]
Somalia to get 200,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses from China
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government has announced that the country will receive 200,000 doses of Chinese-made vaccines barely a month after the horn of Africa nation got its first COVID-19 vaccine. The […]
Politician Bubaa: My wife was abducted by security forces in Hargeisa tonight
Hargeisa (SD) – Sabah Abdi Ibrahim, the wife of Prof. Ismail Hurre Bubaa, a former deputy prime minister of Somalia and now a senior member of Wadani opposition party, was arrested in […]
Somaliland: House of Representatives Approves Amendments to Political Parties and Associations Act
Hargeisa(SD) –The members of the Somaliland House of Representatives approved the amendments and supplements to the Associations Act 14/2021, which has been debated by the House in recent days. Speaker of the […]
Somalia re-assures UN its readiness to hold elections
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia re-affirmed its readiness to hold inclusive elections in the country despite the collapse of the talks between leaders of the federal government and regional states two days ago. […]
Guelleh re-elected for fifth term as president
ARTA (SD) – Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected for a fifth term as president of Djibouti after securing more than 98 percent of the vote, the interior ministry confirmed. In a statement, […]
Two killed in Mogadishu blast
MOGADISHU (SD) – At least two people have been killed and two others including a soldier were injured after improvised explosive device (IED) suspected to have been planted on a road hit […]
WATCH: Dr. Jendayi Frazer says US should recognize Somaliland and regrets not pushing for it before
Cambridge (SD) – The former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Dr. Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer says she regrets not pushing for Somaliland recognition. Dr. Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer, in response to […]
Somalia tells UN to back off
Mogadishu (SD) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government of Somalia sent a written response to a statement made by the Security Council President Linda Thomas-Greenfield on March 31 […]
