Mogadishu (SD) – Twelve candidates in Somalia’s 2020/2021 general elections have issued a statement threatening not to run in this year’s elections if they are to be rigged. The presidential candidates warned […]
Somalia: Presidential Candidates Oppose Nomination of Electoral Commission
Kenyan delegation in Somalia for Kat talks
Mogadishu (SD) – The Kenyan government’s delegation has spoken about the recent meetings in Mogadishu with the federal government of Somalia. Kenya’s permanent foreign affairs secretary Macharia Kamau has ruled out Kat […]
What will Biden’s US win mean for Africa? Experts weigh in
Leaders across Africa have congratulated Joe Biden for his election win, with many expressing hope that his presidency will boost ties between countries on the continent and the United States. Donald Trump […]
Halima Yareey: I repent to Allah
Mogadishu (SD) – Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission Halima Ismail [Halima Yareey] spoke briefly about accusations from clerics after she called some Qur’anic verses that God created Hawa from Adam’s […]
Al-Shabaab leader and his bodyguards ‘killed’ in Middle Juba
Buale (SD) – An operation by the Somali National Army (Danab) in the Middle Jubba region, about 50 km from the regional capital Buale. Officials with Danab said the target of the […]
Mahdi Guled “Abdi Hashi is an opposition leader who has weakened the legislature”
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled has described the Speaker of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament as an opposition leader, after the Speaker opposed the appointment […]
The Final Gasp of Donald Trump’s Presidency
Donald Trump going out with a limp seems like an oxymoron,” a senior adviser to the president told me. In width and in word, in soaring skyscrapers and Brioni suits and arena […]
Somaliland government bans left hand driven cars
Hargeisa (SD) – The 66th session of the Somaliland cabinet held in the form of a video conference chaired by the President of Somaliland, Mr. Muse Bihi Abdi, a report was presented […]
Uganda withdraws troops from Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – The Ugandan government has withdrawn its African Union Mission troops (AMISOM) in Somalia. The troops, numbering 2,100, arrived in Uganda, a welcome ceremony was held last night at the […]
Prime Minister appoints Northern Electoral Commission, upper house speaker’s nominees not included
Mogadishu (SD) – The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble has tonight appointed a committee to oversee the election of members of both Houses of the Federal […]
Al-Shabab claims suicide bombing kills Somali, US soldiers
Gendershe (SD) – Al-Shabab militants have carried out a suicide attack on a government base in Gendershe, Lower Shabelle region. Al-Shabaab-affiliated websites reported that a car bomb had exploded at an American […]
Targeted Minister in tonight’s bombing in Mogadishu and his condition
Mogadishu (SD) – Details are emerging of a powerful explosion has recently taken place in the center of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Reports say the blast targeted a convoy of vehicles […]
Bihi and Swan discuss the resumption of cooperation between UN and Somaliland
Hargeisa (SD) – The President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, and the United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, held telephone talks, negotiating on new terms that will allow the UN […]
Galmudug forces take action in response to Qoor-Qoor attack
Dhusamareb (SD) – Reports from Galgadud region in central Somalia say that Galmudug state forces and the Somali National Army have this morning moved to the outskirts of Dhusamareb town. The troops […]
Abdi Hashi opposes appointed election commissions
Mogadishu (SD) – The Speaker of the Upper House of the Somali Parliament, Mr. Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, today opposed the Electoral and Dispute Resolution Commissions announced by the Prime Minister of Somalia. […]
President Bihi announces voter registration date
Hargeisa (SD) – The President of the Republic of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, has issued a presidential decree announcing the start day the Voter Registration. The Presidential Decree reads as follows: Presidential […]
Three suspects sentenced to death & imprisonment for murder and rape in Bossaso
Bossaso (SD) – The Bari Regional Court has today ruled on men accused of the rape and killing of the late Naima Abdi Mohamed in Bossaso. The arrested men allegedly confessed to […]
Minister Kahin criticizes UCID chairman and other politicians for attending a Nairobi meeting
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s interior minister has criticized a recent conference in Nairobi, Kenya attended by Somaliland politicians and senior Somali government officials. He said this shows that Somaliland politicians have merged […]
Ilhan Omar defends her Congressional seat
Minneapolis (SD) – Ilhan Omar, a Somali-American woman who is a member of the US Congress, has once again celebrated a historic re-election victory. Ilhan, ran against Republican candidate challenger Lacy Johnson, […]
Somaliland: Marodi Jeh court sentences Astan TV owner without charges
Hargeisa (SD) – Marodi Jeh region court in Somaliland has this morning handed down a harsh sentence to the owner of Astan TV, Abdimanan Yusuf Mohamed. The owner of Astan TV is […]
