Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland cabinet held its weekly video-conference today and discussed issues related to the upcoming elections in Somalia and its effects on Somaliland. A statement from the cabinet meeting chaired […]
Somaliland warns citizens running for Somali parliament
Al-Shabab returns to areas vacated by government forces
Bal‘ad (SD) – Somali Federal Government forces have reportedly withdrawn from areas west of Bal’ad in the Middle Shabelle region as Al Shabab fighters return to those areas. The areas vacated by […]
Dr. Ali Khalif Galaydh dies in Jigjiga today
Jigjiga (SD) – Former Somali Prime Minister and President of Khatumo state Ali Khalif Galaydh has died in Jigjiga, the capital of Ethiopia’s Somali regional state , the politicians family has confirmed. […]
Somaliland Vice President Launches Public Health and Social Survey
Hargeisa (SD) – The Vice President of the Republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Abdullahi Ismail (Saylici) has launched the Somaliland Health and Social Survey Program. The launch of the health survey program was […]
Somalia’s Independent National Electoral Commission continues to register parties
Mogadishu (SD) – Chairperson of Somalia’s Independent National Electoral Commission Halima Ismail Ibrahim said the commission will remain in place and will continue to function. Halima Ismail Ibrahim (Halimo Yarey) chairperson of […]
Somalia, Cuba deny the release of abducted doctors
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia and Cuban governments has denied recent reports that al-Shabab militants have released two Cuban doctors they held captive in Somalia. The Associated Press reports that a Somali intelligence […]
Mogadishu Port management agreement revised, the Berbera port agreement should be next?
Mogadishu (SD) – Mahdi Mohamed Guled, the Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, witnessed and spoke at the signing of an agreement between the Federal Government of Somalia […]
Landmine attack targets Somali troops in Middle Shabelle regions
Bal ‘ad (SD) -Reports from the Middle Shabelle region say a landmine attack has targeted a Somali federal government forces convoy. Six soldiers were reportedly killed and four others wounded as a […]
President Concludes Fourth Kulmiye Party Conference
Hargeisa (SD) – The President of the Republic of Somaliland, and Chairman of the Kulmiye Party, Muse Bihi Abdi, closed the Fourth Kulmiye Party Conference in Hargeisa. The fourth congress of the […]
Jubaland sets conditions for election to occur in Gedo
Kismayo (SD) – Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Ahmed Madobe) has set strict conditions on the upcoming federal parliamentary elections in Garbaharey, Gedo region. Speaking at the opening of the third session […]
Government employees to go through background checks
Mogadishu (SD) – The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Federal Government of Somalia announced that the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) will vet all employees of government offices. […]
CPJ, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International express concern over Somalia’s amended media law
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have sent a joint letter to Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. In the letter, the three organizations expressed concern […]
Fighting between two Al-Shabaab factions in Biyamalow
Mogadishu (SD) -Somali military officials in Awdheegle and Marka confirmed that clashes between Al-Shabaab fighters took place last night in Biyamalow area of Lower Shabelle, according to the Somali local media. Al-Shabaab […]
Somaliland Senate Approves Electoral Law, no Women’s qouta
Hargeisa (SD) – Members of the Somaliland Guurti House have today held a regular meeting in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, debating the contenceous election law agenda. The Guurti House session today […]
President Waare opposes announced election timetable
Mogadishu (SD) – The president of HirShabelle state Mohamed Abdi Waare has strongly opposed the statement issued today by the technical committee for the selection of the second parliament of the administration. […]
Somaliland: Two Christian Preachers Arrested
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland police have arrested two apostates in Hargeisa who allegedly started spreading Christianity in the Islamic country. Somaliland police spokesman Colonel Faisal Hiis Elmi confirmed to the media the […]
Djibouti reacts to Farmajo’s visit to Asmara by inviting Kheyre
Mogadishu (SD) – The government of Djibouti has responded indirectly to a recent visit by the President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo to Eritrea. The government of Djibouti has been at loggerheads […]
Al-Shabaab inaugurates new Somali traditional leaders
Mogadishu (SD) – Al-Shabaab is stepping up its efforts to inaugurate new traditional elders in areas under its control in parts of southern and central Somalia. Al-Shabaab has previously announced new sultans […]
President Deni discusses Bossaso port situation with DP World, again
Dubai (SD) – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni, is visiting Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is scheduled to meet with top officials of DP World, the operates the Port of Bossaso. President […]
Al-Shabaab cell arrested in Kismayo
Kismayo (SD) – Jubbaland security and intelligence forces conducted operations in Kismayo neighborhoods nabbed suspected Al-Shabaab militants. Jubaland security apparatus claimed the arrested men were a terrorists cell hiding among the community. […]
