Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland Police Force Commander Brigadier General Mohamed Aden Saqadhi (Dabagale), promised Hoodo Garays and her mom that he would conduct a formal investigation into their complaint against police officers […]
Somaliland police to investigate assault of Hoodo Gareys and her mom
Somalia: COVID-19 cases keep rising
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali government’s Ministry of Health has today announced the number of cases of coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours in the country. There were 1,807 tests, 266 […]
Senior SNA commander, DC survive Mogadishu blast
MOGADISHU (SD) – A senior military commander and a district administrator have today survived after their convoys hit by two seperate landmines in Somalia. The first attack which targeted a convoy carrying […]
Puntland: Journalist Kilwe arraigned in military court
Garowe (SD) – The Puntland military court on Saturday began hearing the case of journalist Kilwe Adan Farah, detained in Garowe for more than 60 days. Puntland’s military court has indicted Kilwe […]
“Hate me or not, I am a Somali, and Somalis are inseparable” .. Politician Bubaa
Hargeisa (SD) – Former Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia Prof. Ismail Hurre Bubaa, currently a member of the Wadani opposition party, calls on Somalis to unite, for a better life. Prof. Bubaa […]
Legacy Center’s executive Director Isaac Muhammad talks about Somalia’s election process
Minneapolis (SD) – The PM of the Somali federal government Mohamed Hussein Roble and the union of presidential candidates came together on Thursday and were able to reach an agreement on some […]
Somalia issues first mobile money licence to Hormuud
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s central bank has today awarded mobile money licence to the country’s largest telecommunication provider, Hormuud Telecom. In a statement, the Central Bank of Somalia said it issued Mobile […]
UN sanctions three senior al-shabaab leaders
MOGADISHU (SD) – The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has imposed sanctions on three leaders of al-Shabaab militant group which operate in Somalia. The members on Friday unanimously voted to add the […]
Somaliland forces in the eastern regions revolt
El-Afweyn (SD) – Somaliland forces in Dararweyne, Sanaag region, for a peacekeeping mission abandoned their mission and bases, settling in the outskirts of El-Afweyn, according to eyewitnesses. The revolting Somaliland forces were […]
US intelligence: Mohammed bin Salman ordered Khashoggi assassination
Washington (SD) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered the operation to kill opposition journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed in 2018, according to a US intelligence report. Khashoggi, […]
UCID: 9 Candidates are illegally detained in Borama
Borama (SD) – UCID Opposition Party accuses Somaliland Minister of Commerce Mohamud Hassan Sa’ad (Sergeant) of interfering in the selection of candidates for the Awdal region. UCID Interior Secretary Mohamud Ali Saleban […]
Somali government and candidates reach political agreement
Mogadishu (SD) – A six-point communiqué was issued last night at the conclusion of a meeting held at the Decale Hotel between Prime Minister Roble, Presidents of Hirshabelle, Galmudug regional states and […]
A 66-year-old Somali man convicted of brutally killing his wife in London
London (SD) – a 66-year-old Somali man, has been found guilty of the brutal killing his wife in a north London court. Hussein Egal a London bus driver committed the murder in […]
Vacate office in order to hold free and fair election, opposition tells Famajo
MOGADISHU (SD) – President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo must hand over the power to a Transitional Council, the opposition in Somalia has said, in what seems to be full support for the remarks […]
Somalia: PM Roble and the Union of Candidates agree to meet
Mogadishu (SD) – New reporting on the negotiations between the union of candidates and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble say an understanding was reached last night. Sources close to the members of […]
Taiwan helps fund elections in Somaliland
Hargeisa (SD) – Abdikadir Jirdeh, a senior member of the Wadani Party, said in a recent speech that the Taiwanese government was providing financial support to the Somaliland elections. Taiwan, which recently […]
Somalia: A Fault Line Named Farmajo
By Abukar Arman Somalia, a country of many political fault lines that indicate looming earthquakes of great magnitude, now has a new one — the Farmajo fault. Mohmed Abdullahi Farmajo is the […]
PM Roble, int’l partners discuss current political crisis
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali prime minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble has today held talks with Somalia’s partners amid the country’s political fate hangs in the balance. Foreign envoys in the capital have been […]
Somalia suspends passport application services in fight against COVID-19
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia has halted issuance of passports in its latest measures to curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19 cases after the country recorded 6,444 cases Tuesday. The Immigration Department […]
Eyewitness confirms Police Violence Against Journalist Hoodo Garays and Her Mother
Hargeisa (SD) – Hamse Omar Kujoog, said he witnessed and gave details about the torture this week by Somaliland police on journalist Hodo Garays and her mother. Hamse confirmed that the soldiers’ […]
