Ankara (SD) – Somaliland lawyers have long complained of intimidation and pressure from the Somaliland government, Lawyers have recently expressed fears of a return to tribal justice in the absence of reliable […]
WATCH Mubarik Abdi: Lawyers and Human rights defenders face enormous pressures from Somaliland Authorities
Minneapolis to pay $27 millions in damages to George Floyd’s family
Minneapolis (SD) – The Minneapolis City Council today approved a $ 27 million compensation package for George Floyd’s family. Floyd’s gruesome killing was filmed and streamed on social media by a young […]
Body of former Somali president arrives in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – The body of the former Somali president, Ali Mahdi Mohamad has arrived back in Mogadishu after a private flight from Nairobi, where he died on Wednesday aged 83. Mr […]
Puntland Electoral Commission “We will hold one person one vote elections in Sool and Sanaag this year”.
Garowe (SD) – The Chairman of the Puntland Interim Electoral Commission Guled Salah Barre, who reported on the Commission’s work in preparing for the multi-party system, said they plan to hold one […]
Somalia: Heavy fighting between government forces broke out in Beledweyne
Beledweyne (SD) – Reports from Beledweyne town in Hiraan region confirm clashes between federal government forces in that town. Witnesses said the confrontation began when an armed forces attacked a police control […]
Mogadishu enforces fine for failure to wear mask
MOGADISHU (SD) – Banaadir Regional Administration has vowed to fine anyone who fail to wear face masks amid Covid-19 resurgence in Somalia. In a statement, Banaadir administration directed people in the capital […]
Somaliland: Lawyer Exposes pressures Faced By Lawyers
Hargeisa (SD) – Human rights lawyer Guled Ahmed Jama (Dafac) says Somaliland’s lawyers are not independent enough to defend the country laws and its people and are facing injustice, abuse and imprisonment. […]
Italy joins Somalia’s debt forgiveness process
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali Minister of Finance Dr. Abdirahman Duale Beyleh today signed an agreement in Mogadishu with Italian Ambassador to Somalia Alberto Vecchi on Somalia’s debt forgiveness process. The agreement follows […]
5th Conference of the Somaliland Lawyers Association SOLLA opens in Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – The 5th conference of the Somaliland Lawyers Association (SOLLA) has opened in Hargeisa today, slated to elect a new leadership of the organization. The two day conference was attended […]
Somaliland: Students protest at a second private School in a week
Hargeisa (SD) – Salaam High School, one of the private schools in Hargeisa, was sustained large scale destruction by protesting students today. The exact cause of the students’ protest is not known […]
Puntland: Bossaso district commissioner resigns
Bossaso (SD) – Mayor of Bossaso Abdisalan Bashir Abdisalan has tonight announced his resignation from the post of chairman of Bossaso district council, following president Deni suspending him. A decree issued by […]
President Ali Mahdi Mohamed dies of Covid-19
Nairobi (SD) – Former Somali President Ali Mahdi Mohamed has died in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Reports say Ali Mahdi Mohamed has been ill for the last few days in a hospital […]
IGAD appoints Somali diplomat as spokesperson
DJIBOUTI (SD) – Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has appointed Somali diplomat to be spokesman for the regional bloc, the organization’s Secretary General confirmed. In a statement, IGAD Secretary General Workneh Gebeyehu […]
Mogadishu blasts kills one, leaves three others injured
MOGADISHU (SD) – At least one person was killed and three others sustained injuries after their car ran over a landmine suspected to have been planted on the side in Somali capital, […]
Somaliland: Lawmaker wanting to question President Bihi denied entry to parliament
Hargeisa (SD) – MP Abdirahman Mohamed Jama (Abdirahman-Xoog), a member of the Somaliland House of Representatives a Wadani Party member, gave his thoughts on President Bihi’s Annual speech and the fact that […]
Amnesty International details Puntland’s persecution of journalists
Nairobi (SD) – Amnesty International said in a released statement said that Puntland state government had increased its crackdown on journalists in recent months. Amnesty International said four journalists had been arbitrarily […]
Mortar shells hit UN, AU compounds in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Casualties are feared after at least six mortar shells landed at Halane area which hosts the UN and African Union mission Tuesday afternoon. The attack which happened at about […]
Jubbaland leader arrives in Mogadishu for poll talks
MOGADISHU (SD) – Jubbaland leader, Ahmed Mohamed Madobe has arrived in Somali capital, Mogadishu to attend sixth round of talks between leaders of the federal government and regional states over electoral process. […]
Somalia: Government forces seize territory from Al Shabaab
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali National Army (SNA) has reportedly carried out operations in areas between the towns of Balad and Afgoye in Middle and Lower Shabelle regions, killing Al Shabaab lots operatives. […]
Women Struggling for Justice in Somaliland’s Courts
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s Horizon Institute has released a report on the challenges facing women in the country’s justice system. The release of the institute’s report coincides with International Women’s Day. In […]
