Garowe (SD) – The office of the President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, has granted amnesty to journalist Kilwe Aden Farah, who is being held in a prison in […]
Puntland president pardons journalist Kilwe Adan
Madobe, Deni skip Mogadishu talks over tussle with Farmaajo on agenda
MOGADISHU (SD) – Jubbaland and Puntland both of which are bitterly opposed to President Mohamed Farmaajo skipped Saturday’s electoral talks dampening hopes of an electoral deal. Fármaajo met with the presidents of […]
Somalia: Puntland boycotts election conference
Garowe (SD) – The Puntland regional government of Somalia has officially boycotted the federal election conference, scheduled to open in Mogadishu today. Puntland State Minister of Interior Mohamed Abdirahman Dhabancad issued a […]
Presidential Candidate Dahir Mohamud Guelleh: Sool and Sanaag are part of Somaliland
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali presidential candidate Dahir Mohamud Guelleh recently talked about his plans for the political situation in Somalia, particularly the talks between Somalia and the Somaliland administration. Dahir Mohamud Guelleh, […]
Somaliland: Guurti Concerned with Covid-19 and Quality of Education in the Country
Hargeisa (SD) – Members of the Somaliland House of Elders, today discussed social issues in the country, such as health, education and other issues related to social life. Lawmakers have differing views […]
President Deni: We were attacked at our residence last night
Mogadishu (SD) – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni says he has not yet been officially invited to the conference called by the Federal Somali president, adding the security is no longer reliable. […]
Somalia condemns Houthi’s attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facility
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government has condemned Yemeni based militant Houthi group’s attack on Saudi oil facility in the capital of Riyadh on Friday. In a statement, Somali ministry said Houthi militia’s […]
Somali gov’t hits back NSF
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government has hit back the newly formed National Salvation Forum (NSF), saying the formation of the council was unfortunate and a move intended to deteriorate the situation of […]
National Salvation Forum sends an open letter to the international community on the country’s political situation
Mogadishu (SD)- Somalia’s ne National Salvation Forum has written to the country’s political partners urging them to intervene immediately in the ongoing electoral crisis in Somalia. The forum said Somalia was facing […]
WATCH: Author Muna Sheikh Mohamud talk about her children’s book Abshir’s Big Adventure
Edmonton (SD) – Muna Sheikh Mohamud is a Somali Canadian mother of three children and the write of the book Abshir’s Big Adventure, she talked to us about her publishing and writing […]
Farmajo deploys 2nd batch of troops in Dolow as tension over region’s control builds up
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Federal Government has today deployed second batch of its elite forces in the Gedo region hours after Jubbaland warned further instability in southern Somalia. Two planes carrying the […]
Madobe’s administration lambasts deployment new federal forces in Gedo
MOGADISHU (SD) – Jubbaland state has warned that President Mohamed Farmaajo will be responsible for any conflict or instability in the Gedo region as a result of the deployment of the federal […]
President Bihi “110,000 families in need of emergency assistance”
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi says nomads in Somaliland are facing severe drought, sounding the alarm. The president said more than a hundred thousand pastoralist families are in urgent […]
Farmajo calls for yet another electoral meeting with Regional leaders
Mogadishu (SD) –Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has yet again reconvened a meeting of Federal Government and Regional Administration leaders on March 22nd, according to a released statement from the presidency. “The […]
US: Somalia Should Hold Elections Immediately
Washington (SD) – US State Department in a statement said that the United States Government is concerned about the electoral crisis in Somalia. The statement from the US Secretary of State J. […]
Kenya claims “influential third party with commercial interests for fueling the maritime case”.
Nairobi (SD) – Kenya gave details as to why it has decided not to participate in the maritime case against Somalia, citing unfair allegations against it by the International Court of Justice. […]
Somali forces capture Al Shabaab fighters and burn down bases
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali Federal Government forces have announced that they have captured members of Al-Shabaab after a well-planned operation. The areas where the forces carried out the operations include Aliyow […]
Officials from Eastern Burao Arrested in Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – Sources in Hargeisa confirmed the arrest of fourth Somaliland military officer from the eastern Burao community at the officers’ headquarters in Hargeisa. Colonel Fanah Abdi Abdulle arrested in Sanaag […]
Somalia rests its case at The Hague in maritime dispute with Kenya
Hague (SD) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has was today concluded this afternoon at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The hearing, which began on March […]
Opposition, Jubbaland and Puntland form alliance to face Farmajo
MOGADISHU (SD) – The opposition and the leaders of Jubbaland and Puntland state have teamed up to form a new alliance to fight Farmajo ahead of talks between the federal government and […]
