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 […]
General Mukhtar and Hiran elders reach agreement
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Puntland plans to arrest lawmakers whose immunity has been revoked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 […]
Somaliland: House of Elders Debates Foreign Policy
Hargeisa (SD) – Members of the Somaliland House of Elders met yesterday to discuss the current state of the country’s foreign policy, developments in the Horn of Africa region and other important […]
Minister of Information: Nairobi became where attacks towards Somalia are launched
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali Information Minister Osman Dubbe elaborated on the federal governments move in recalling Somalia’s ambassador from Nairobi, and ordering the Kenyan ambassador in Mogadishu to return to Nairobi for […]
Dir MP’s of both houses turn their backs on Speaker Abdi Hashi
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali Lawmakers from the northern regions of both the Upper and Lower Houses met in Mogadishu today, strongly opposing the Speaker of the Upper House Abdi Hashi, who in […]
Opposition candidates oppose expulsion of Kenya’s ambassador from Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – The union of Somalia’s presidential opposition candidates has today addressed the decision of the Somali federal government to expel the Kenyan ambassador from Mogadishu and called it’s ambassador from […]
Somaliland president receives a Czech Ambassador to Addis Ababa in Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – The President of the Republic of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi, today received at his office the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Addis Ababa, Amb. Jaroslav Zukersein. The Somaliland […]
Somaliland police spokesman addresses the death of a woman at a minister’s home
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland government gave details about a woman killed at the house of Somaliland’s minister of planning Hassan Gafaadhi. The killing of the woman, made sensational headlines on social […]
WATCH: Abukar Arman’s Friday Sermon on Balance
Columbus (SD) A sermon (Khutbah) by Abukar Arman at the Polaris Masjid in Columbus, OH. Abukar’s Khutbah focused on balance in all matters of life.
Most Al-Shabaab fighters killed in Ba’adweyne battle and the latest news on the situation
Ba’adweyne (SD) – The latest reports from Ba’adweyne village in Mudug region say that the Al-Shabaab militants who attacked the town this morning have been expelled from the area. The fighting started […]
WATCH: Freelance writer Hassan Yusuf Waal Explaining the dispute between Kenya and Somalia
London (SD) – The Somali federal government has yesterday expelled the Kenyan ambassador in Mogadishu and recalled its ambassador from Nairobi, Somalia accused Kenya in interfering with the country’s political affairs, specifically […]
Somalia: A Rowdy Puntland Parliament adjourns
Garowe (SD) – Today’s 19th session of the Puntland State House of Representatives was adjourned, due to disruptions. Puntland Parliament Speaker Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril said in a statement on his Facebook page […]
Somaliland releases and deports MP Dhuhulow
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland authorities have today released Mustafa Sheikh Ali Dhuhulow, a member of Somali federal parliament and a presidential candidate for the 2020/2021 election. The lawmaker was arrested at Egal […]
Kenya responds to Somalia’s decision to expel ambassador from Mogadishu
Nairobi (SD) – The Kenyan government has responded briefly to the Somali federal government’s decision to expel the Kenyan ambassador from Mogadishu, and recall the Somali ambassador to Mogadishu. Somalia’s decision comes […]
Somali union of candidates convene in Mogadishu again
Mogadishu (SD) – The Union of Somali Presidential Candidates met again today at the Jazira Hotel in Mogadishu. The meeting reportedly addressed the latest developments in the country, while some candidates reported […]
