MOGADISHU (SD) – Talks between International community and Somali regional state leaders have today commenced in Somali capital as recent FMS leaders meeting in Airport Hotel recorded slight breakthrough which could steer […]
FMS leaders and Int’l community hold talks in Mogadishu
Five killed Mogadishu blast
MOGADISHU (SD) – At least five people have been killed and three others sustained injuries after a car ran over improvised explosive device (IED) suspected to have been planted on road in […]
Somali parliament session postponed after int’l community pressure
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali parliament session slated for Monday was cancelled thanks to international community pressure which is likely intended to prevent potential confrontation between opposition and pro-government MPs. According to memo […]
Feisal Ali Warabe despairs of of Muse Bihi’s leadership
Hargeisa (SD) – Chairman of the UCID Party in Somaliland Eng. Faisal Ali Warabe expressed despair over the leadership of President Bihi, citing the current poor governance in Somaliland. Faisal Ali Warabe […]
WATCH: Raage Ahmed Yusuf an arrested UCID candidate talks about his experience
Hargeisa (SD) – Opposition parties in Somaliland have complained of interference by the Somaliland government in the electoral process and the selection of opposition candidates. Rage Ahmed Yusuf is one of the […]
Garowe-Galkayo road blocked and Puntland minister denied access
Galkayo (SD) – Puntland Armed Forces with armored vehicles complaining of lack of financial rights are still on the outskirts of Harfo district in Mudug region and are said to be blocking […]
Lawmaker ‘absent’ from yesterday’s meeting added to the list of suspended members
Mogadishu (SD) – Lawmaker Elmi Mohamed Nur who is on the list of 15 Somali lawmakers banned from the next five parliamentary sessions said he was absent from yesterday’s continuous meeting. The […]
Danab forces instructed to prepare for an unspecified national operation
Mogadishu (SD) – Turkish-trained Gorgor forces stationed at Damanyo camp in Mogadishu are said to be on high alert. The Commander of the Somali National Army, General Mohamed Tahliil Bihi, inspected the […]
Al-shabaab bomb expert killed
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali military on Sunday claimed to have killed Al-shabaab leader in charge of improvised explosives following security operation in Lower Shabelle region. In a statement, Somali National Army (SNA) […]
Somaliland Launches National Vaccination campaign
Hargeisa (SD) – The Covid 19 vaccinations have been launched in all regions of Somaliland outside the capital Hargeisa today. According to reporters in Togdheer, Awdal, Sahil, Sanaag and Sool regions, the […]
Danab commandos carry out targeted operation against Al-Shabaab
Janale (SD) – The Somali National Army (SNA), led by Danab Commandos, has carried out an operation on the outskirts of Janale, killing the head of Al-Shabaab’s explosives in the Lower Shabelle […]
Fifteen Somali MPs suspended from sessions of parliament
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali Lower House Speaker, Mohamed Mursal has suspended fifteen lawmakers from the next five sessions hours after house session ended in disarray. According to a letter addressed to the […]
NAGAAD Network Congratulates UCID Opposition Party on 10 Female Candidates’
Hargeisa (SD) – Nagaad, a Somaliland women’s rights group, commended UCID party for fielding the highest number of women candidates for the upcoming elections, and called on women to vote for the […]
Somali Parliament session ends in chaos
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali parliament meeting has today descended into chaos as lawmakers locked horns over what some opposition lawmakers claimed to be Farmajo’s plan to seek extension just hours after UK […]
UK opposes term extension for Farmajo
MOGADISHU (SD) – UK government has today confirmed that it will not support an automatic extension of previous mandates amid speculations claimed that Somali president has convened the lawmakers to endorse a […]
Hundreds of Somalis in Kenya face deportation
NAIROBI (SD) – Hundreds of Somali immigrants in Kenya will face deportation after the government denied to give them identification documents. Last week, over 1,000 Somalis who have been living in Lamu […]
Unprecedented Presidential election Campaign begins in Djibouti
Djibouti (SD) – The long awaited presidential election campaign has started in Djibouti today. President Guelleh, who is running for a fifth term, speaking to supporters said he does not want power […]
Somali Regional State President and commission feud over Poll stations
Jigjiga (SD) – Somali Regional State President Mustafe Muhumed Omar has rejected a decision by the Ethiopian Electoral Commission that no elections can take place in 30 polling stations in the western […]
Somalia: Al Shabaab displays downed droned
Jilib (SD) – Al-Shabaab militants in Jilib district of Middle Jubba region have presented a drone that crashed in an area controlled by Al-Shabaab. The drone was equipped with cameras and other […]
Puntland threatens secession over election dispute
Garowe (SD) – Puntland has today threatened to secede from the Somali Republic, following a long-running dispute with the federal government, which has fueled election tensions. Puntland’s Minister of Finance, Hassan Shire […]
