Press-Release In this month, SOLJA is expected to hold the 7th journalists association conference in the capital city of Hargeisa-Somaliland, where is expected to elect its board of directors (BOD) for the […]
Somaliland journalists suspicious of the upcoming SOLJA election, call on Donors to help monitor
Al Shabab reportedly kidnapped Kenyan official in Mandera
Mandera (SD)- Al-Shabaab militant group on Sunday claimed to have abducted a Kenyan official from Mandera county near Kenya-Somalia border. The group’s fighters stormed a police post in Gumurey locality of Mandera […]
Somalia loses EU budgetary support over human right violations
EU budgetary support to the Somali government has been suspended over alleged intimidation against media as well as attempt to rig the upcoming election. According to sources privy to the matter, the […]
Jubbaland ignores Somalia’s move to cut ties with Kenya
Mandera (SD) – Jubbaland state in southern Somalia has defied the decision by the federal government to cut ties with Kenya amid high tension at Somalia-Kenya border. Speaking to BBC Somali Service, […]
Somaliland asks Taiwan to help with Covid-19 vaccine
Hargeisa (SD) – The President of the Republic of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, today received at his office the Ambassador of Taiwan to the Republic of Somaliland, Allen C. Lou, accompanied by […]
Ethiopian Government talks about the new Diplomatic relationship between Somaliland and Kenya
Hargeisa (SD) – The Ethiopian government spoke briefly about the visit of the President of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi to Kenya as well as the diplomatic understanding between Hargeisa and Nairobi. The […]
Al-Shabaab: Somalia PM was the target in Galkayo bombing
Mogadishu (SD) – Al-Shabaab militants have claimed responsibility for the suicide bombings in Galkayo, the capital of Mudug region in central Somalia. Al-Shabaab spokesman Abdiaziz Abu Musab said the attack that killed […]
Fighting between Somali forces erupts in Mogadishu’s Karan district
Mogadishu (SD) – Armed clashes between Federal Government forces along clan lines stopped after Benadir regional commissioner and Mogadishu mayor Omar Mohamed Mohamud Filish and military officials intervened. The warring parties in […]
Al-Shabaab destroys telecommunications center on outskirts of Mandera
Mandera (SD) – Al-Shabaab has reportedly destroyed a telecommunications station owned by Safaricom in Mandera on the Somali-Kenyan border. Mandera Deputy Administrator Nyamboka Mounda told reporters that the attackers did not harm […]
Malawi dispatches delegation to boost ties with Somaliland
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland and Malawi are expected enhance bilateral relations following a visit by Malawian foreign minister to Somaliland. Malawian Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka and other officials from his government have […]
Farmajo to jet off to Djibouti for IGAD summit over Somalia-Kenya tension
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo will later today be traveling to Djibouti to attend IGAD summit slated for Sunday. Part of the bloc’s agenda is to discuss the diplomatic […]
Kenya deploys troops to Somalia border, as fears of invasion grows
Beled Hawo (SD) – The federal Government of Somalia has issued a statement today expressing concern over the Kenyan military massing at the border between the two countries. “The Federal Government of […]
Hirshabelle refuses to participate in Somalia’s regional football tournament
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s Regional states and Benadir football tournament scheduled to start on the 20th of this month at Eng. Yarisow football stadium has Hirshabelle’s players refusing to attend. Statement from […]
Ex-Somali president accuses gov’t of using forces to silence opposition
Mogadishu (SD) – Former President and opposition leader Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has accused Somali government of using armed forces to iron out its differences with opposition. Speaking to media in Mogadishu on […]
United Nations condemns terrorist attack in Galkayo
Mogadishu – The United Nations in Somalia condemns in the strongest terms the attack today at Galkaayo’s stadium, which reportedly killed and injured many people who had gathered ahead of a visit […]
WATCH: A Somali Edmonton respiratory therapist who become first to get COVID-19 vaccine talked to us
Edmonton (SD) – Sahra Kaahiye, a Somali Canadian respiratory therapist at the University of Alberta Hospital was the first Albertan to receive a COVID-19 vaccination this week. Sahra the Chair of the […]
Three major Somali Forces Commanders Killed in Galkayo Blast
Galkayo (SD) – Commander of the 21st Division of the Somali Armed Forces Gen. Qooje Dagaari, the Commander of Danab Forces in Galmudug Col. Mukhtar and Danab Deputy Force Commander in Galkayo […]
Somaliland cancels girls’ football tournament in Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s Ministry of Youth and Sports confirms the suspension of girls’ regional Football tournament in the country, claiming it violated the ministry’s rules. Statement from the Somaliland Ministry of […]
Security forces cancel meeting in support of candidate Mustafa Duhulow
Mogadishu (SD) – Security forces have tonight stopped a rally in support of Presidential candidate Mustafa Duhulow at the Afriik Hotel near the KM4 junction in Mogadishu. The preparations for the meeting […]
Somali Man shot dead by Queensland police on Motorway
Brisbane (SD) – Police in Queensland, Australia, have shot dead a 22-year-old Somali man in central Brisbane, according to witnesses. Police in Brisbane who were responding to a public call say the […]
