Mogadishu (SD) – The Somalia Partnership Forum has opened in Mogadishu today, with the participation of the Federal Government, regional governments and the international community. Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble speaking […]
Somali leaders use International Partnership Forum to attack each other
Marodijeh regional court upgrades sentences for Awo Rage’s rapists
Hargeisa (SD) – The Marodijeh Regional Court of Appeal has today ruled in the appeal case of Awo Harir Rage rape verdict, a 14-year-old girl who was raped inside an orphanage in […]
Somaliland holds an investment summit in Nairobi
Nairobi (SD) – Somaliland’s deputy ambassador to Kenya talked about an investment meeting that took place there this week, according a released statement. “The Ministry of Investment of the Republic of Somaliland […]
Somali government wants control of Somalia’s coast to be handed over to Somali navy
NY (SD) – The Somali Federal Government says it wants the anti-piracy liaison committee off the coast of Somalia disbanded, according to the country’s envoy to the UN. The commission was established […]
Deputy PM Mahdi “We are ready for elections”
Mogadishu (SD) – Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia HE Mahdi Mohamed Guled, today attended the Northern Somalia Electoral Consultative Conference in Mogadishu with the aim of supporting government-appointed electoral commissions. The conference […]
President Farmajo calls on Regional states to submit to the Electoral Commissions
Mogadishu (SD)- The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has commended the Federal Government of Somalia for its dedicated efforts in the areas of elections and implementation of […]
Danab commander addresses the withdrawal of US troops from Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s Danab forces have addressed the announced withdrawal of US troops currently based at Ballidoogle Airport in the Lower Shabelle region. The outgoing US President Donald Trump, has ordered […]
DP World: “President Guelleh’s claim that there is no development at Berbera port is false”
Dubai (SD) – DP World, the operator and investor of the Berbera port in Somaliland responded to Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh’s allegations that DP World has made no progress in the […]
Somalia’s opposition Candidates appoint electoral security committee
Mogadishu (SD) – The Council of Union of Presidential Candidates in a meeting today appointed a 28-member committee, named the National Electoral Safety Commission. Ridwan Hirsi, a spokesman for the Union of […]
Somali forces nap a high ranking Al Shabab leader
Wanlaweyn (SD) – Details have emerged from a planned operation by Somali government forces, particularly Danab, in parts of the Lower Shabelle region in recent hours. The operation in Wanlaweyn district resulted […]
Somaliland Cabinet Approves 2021 Budget
Hargeisa (SD) – An extraordinary meeting of the Somaliland cabinet chaired by the President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, approved the 2021 annual budget presented at the previous session, which consists of […]
Somalia’s Electoral and Dispute Resolution Commission elects chairpersons
Mogadishu (SD) – At a meeting in Mogadishu today, the Somali Federal Electoral and Dispute Resolution Committee elected its chairpersons and their deputies. The Electoral Commission in its meeting today elected Mohamed […]
Somaliland welcomes US Troop withdrawal from Somalia
Hargeisa (SD) – The government of Somaliland has issued a statement welcoming the decision of the US President Donald Trump ordering the withdrawal of US troops from Somalia. The US has about […]
General Mukhtar and Hiran elders reach agreement
Beledweyne (SD) – Somali Federal Minister of Interior Mukhtar Hussein Afrah met with some traditional elders in Beledweyne today. The meeting was requested by the Minister of Interior, as to cool tensions […]
Trump orders withdrawal of US troops from Somalia
Washington (SD) – Unites States President Donald Trump has ordered the US Department of Defense and AFRICOM to withdraw troops from Somalia early next year. About 700 US troops are in Somalia, […]
Lawmakers stripped of their immunity mobilizing against Puntland in Sanaag region
Hingalol (SD) – The latest reports from Hingalol district in Sanaag region say that Abdirahman Dhorre, a former member of Puntland state parliament who was stripped of his immunity recently, spent the […]
Kenyan parliament debates Somalia Raw
Nairobi (SD) – The Kenyan parliament has discussed the current diplomatic row between Kenya and Somalia, after the Somali government expelled the Kenyan ambassador in Mogadishu and recalled its ambassador to Nairobi. […]
Armed clashes and protests against Guudlawe taking place in Beledweyne this morning
Beledweyne (SD) – Reports from Beledweyne town in central Somalia say that fighters led by General Huud attacked government bases in Beledweyne town, the provincial capital of Hiran region. The militants reportedly […]
Somaliland: opposes Yusuf Garaad’s appointment as Somalia’s Special Rep for the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland government has strongly opposed the appointment of Yusuf Garaad Omar as Somalia’s Special Representative for the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. […]
Puntland plans to arrest lawmakers whose immunity has been revoked
Garowe (SD) -Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland has today revoked the immunity of eight members of parliament, according to reginal attorney general. The extraordinary meeting was attended by the Attorney General of […]
