NAIROBI (SD) – At least one al-Shabaab fighter has been killed and another one was captured after Kenya military ambushed the militants in Mandera county near Kenya-Somalia border. Reports say Kenya Defense […]
Kenya military ambushes al-shabaab in Mandera county
UN calls for solution to end Somalia’s electoral impasse
DHUSAMAREB (SD) – UN has reiterated the need for dialogue and consensus going forward to resolve Somalia’s current electoral impasse. James Swan, UN envoy to Somalia who arrived in Dhusamareb on Sunday […]
Security forces launch operation in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali government forces have launched a security crackdown in the capital Mogadishu following an increase in killings and explosions in the capital. Reports say the operation is planned to […]
ONLF spokesman denies that their leader has been fired
Jigjiga (SD) – Members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front’s Central Committee who have previously stated that they are the corrective wing of the ONLF met to day and said they’ve removed […]
Nawad Hassan, First female to run for mayor of Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – Nawad Hassan, a young woman, announced her candidacy for the Hargeisa City Council, adding and if she wins, she wants to run the mayor of Hargeisa. Mayors in Somaliland […]
Somaliland attends UK-Africa trade co-operation conference
Nairobi (SD) – Somaliland’s Ambassador to Kenya, Bashe Awil Haji Omar, attended a conference hosted by the UK Department of Commerce on Wednesday to discuss investment opportunities in Africa. The Republic of […]
Somali, AU forces seize town from al-Shabab
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali National Army (SNA) forces backed by AU troops have recaptured a strategic town in Middle Shabelle region hours after al-Shabab militants briefly wrested the control of the small […]
Four security guards killed, ex-MPs survived Mogadishu blast
MOGADISHU (SD) – At least four bodyguards attached to two former lawmakers were killed and their bosses sustained injuries after landmine hit a vehicle in Somali capital on Saturday. Witnesses confirmed that […]
UPDF forces claims the killing of 189 Al-Shabab militants
Mogadishu (SD) – Ugandan troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have killed at least 189 Al Shabab militants in what is being described as the largest offensive by […]
UN considers AMISOM role in Somalia
Washington(SD) – Algeria and Kenya have reportedly called on the United Nations Security Council to extend the mandate of African Union peacekeepers in Somalia, slated to exit the country this year. A […]
Somaliland asked Sierra Leone to use its Internet Domain
Hargeisa (SD) – The government of Somaliland, has reportedly asked the government of Sierra Leone to use its Internet Domain, as SL can also used by Somaliland. The domains are used by […]
UNHCR registers record number of refugees in Somalia, mainly in Somaliland
Mogadishu (SD) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that more than 24,000 refugees have sought refuge and asylum in Somalia and Somaliland. A UNHCR report said in […]
Ethiopia: Somali Troops didn’t Fight in Tigray Region
Addis Ababa (SD) – The Ethiopian government has denied that Somali forces fought alongside Ethiopian troops in the northern region of Tigray. This comes after the foreign affairs committee of the Somali […]
WATCH: Author Abdi Iftin talked to us about life in America after six years
Maine (SD) – Abdi Nor Iftin is a Somali American writer and a public speaker he is also the author of the book, Call Me American, were he tells his incredible journey […]
Somaliland Ministers discuss Election process on their Weekly Meeting
Hargeisa (SD – Somaliland’s cabinet meeting today focused on the upcoming 2021 general elections in the country, according to a released statement. “The 70th session of the Council of Ministers of the […]
Biden reverses disastrous Trump policies
Washington (SD) – Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States within minutes after his swearing-in, has signed a presidential decree suspending previous decrees passed by his predecessor Trump. The new […]
District official killed, police commissioners detained in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Mogadishu district official was shot dead hours after he returned from a medical trip to Turkey, Somali government confirmed. Abdihakim Abdirahman Isse (Dhagajun), Hodan district Commissioner was killed after […]
Somali parliament calls on President Farmajo to respond to concerns of families of soldiers
Mogadishu (SD) – The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Somali Federal Parliament has called on President Farmajo to respond to the concerns of parents whose children have been trained in Eritrea. A […]
Somalia: International community discuss election issues with Sharif and Madobe
Muqdisho (SD) – Former Somali president and chairman of the Union of Candidates Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, held a private meeting with members of the international community last night. The online meeting […]
Al-Shabaab denies killing of senior Al-Shabaab official
Jamame (SD) – Al-Shabaab has issued a statement on the bombing that killed a man who they claim to be the sultan of the Habar Gidir clan in the Jubba regions, which […]
