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 […]
Fifteen Somali MPs suspended from sessions of parliament
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 […]
Hundreds of Janan fighters handed over to Somali gov’t
DOLOW (SD) – Over 400 fighters loyal to Abdirashid Janan and about 30 vehicle technicals have been handed over Somali government following a deal with Jubbaland ex-minister, Abdirashid Janan. Days long talks […]
Study reveals Corruption on the rise in Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – A Somali Anti-Corruption Agency, conducted a study on the level of corruption, confirms corruption is widespread throughout Somalia. A new study by Marqaati shows that 50 per cent of […]
AMISOM hands over control of Afgoye district to Somali forces
Afgoye (SD) – AMISOM peacekeepers stationed in Afgoye, Lower Shabelle region for a long time vacated their bases today and were replaced by the Somali military. The handover ceremony was attended by […]
Attacks on aid workers claimed lives of 15 people – UN
MOGADISHU (SD) – Fifteen aid workers were killed and twelve others sustained injuries in attacks against aid workers delivering humanitarian supplies in Somalia last year, UN report said. UN Office for the […]
Two killed in motor shell attack in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Two people have been killed and seven others sustained injuries on Thursday after several mortar shells landed in a residential area near Somali Adan Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. […]
Somali forces arrests al-Shabaab intel chief
KISMAYO (SD) – Jubbaland state security agencies have arrested a senior intelligence commander of the militant group Al-Shabaab following covert operation on the outskirts of Kismayo town. Mohamud Ahmed Hussein, Jubbaland security […]
Somaliland: Commission, Parties Sign Election Code of Conduct
Hargeisa (SD) – The Electoral Commission and the three National Parties of Somaliland, today signed an election code of conduct agreement, which will be implemented by the parties during the elections. The […]
Wadani secretary general criticizes government
Hargeisa (SD) – The secretary general of the Wadani Party, Khadar Hussein Abdi, has strongly criticized the government led by Muse Bihi, calling it a stagnant government. The statement of the Secretary […]
Somali Government warns foreign ambassadors of Interference
Mogadishu (SD) – Minister of Information of the Federal Government of Somalia Osman Abokar Dubbe responded to messages from some members of the International Partner countries regarding the Somalia’s current on political […]
Amnesty calls on Somalia to hold Janan Accountable
Mogadishu (SD) – Amnesty International has called on the Somali government to hold Abdirashid Janan, accountable for alleged war crimes and bring him to justice. The former Jubaland Minster of Security, was […]
Kenya orders closure of Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps
NAIROBI (SD) – UN refugee agency has been asked to have road map on the definite closure of Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps within two weeks, Kenya Interior Ministry confirmed. Interior CS […]
