Mogadishu (SD) – The chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Halima Ismail Ibrahim (Halima Yarey), described the commissions appointed by most state governments as violating an earlier agreement. In a post […]
Somali Member State leaders ‘violated’ election agreement by excluding Women
Danab forces claim killing an Al-Shabaab finance official in Afgoye
Afgoye (SD) – The Danab Commandos of the Somali National Army have carried out a planned operation in districts under the control of Balad and Afgoye districts in Middle and Lower Shabelle […]
Somali parliament approves Roble government
Muqdisho (SD) – Today’s opening session of the parliament of the Federal Republic of Somalia chaired by the speaker of the house, Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman, unanimously the country’s new cabinet. The […]
Somali Social Media is having a field day with Mohamed Omar Arte’s Visit to Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – Somali Social Media Users have been posting and discussing extensively in the last 24 hours Reports that Mohamed Omar Arte Qalib, former Somalia deputy PM, is visiting Hargeisa. Mohamed […]
Somali woman builds a Large Sugar Plant in Uganda
Kampala (SD) – Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled and First Lady Zaynab Moalim attended the opening of Ugandan Sugar Factory by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. Dr. Amina Hirsi Mooge, a Somali […]
UN calls for political inclusion ahead of Somalia’s elections
Mogadishu (SD) – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) has today issued a statement on the upcoming elections in Somalia. A statement from UNSOM called for ensuring that the country’s […]
Wadani Chairman contracts Covid-19
Hargeisa (SD) – Chairman of the opposition Wadani party, Abdirahman Irro, has been diagnosed with the Coronavirus, after a medical examination, according to a statement released. In a statement posted on his […]
Puntland releases Quranic school teachers and other suspects in Governor Gujir killing
Garowe (SD) – Puntland authorities released seven people arrested in connection with the March 29th roadside bomb killing Nugal’s Governor Abdisalam Hirsi Hassan Gujir in Garowe. The detainees were previously arrested by […]
WATCH: The First Somali-born City councilor in Canada Talked to us about his lived experiences
Victoria (SD) – Sharmarke Dhubow is a Victoria BC Councilor who came to Canada in 2012 and in those few short years achieved political and Personal success. He shared his experiences with […]
Hargeisa Vocational School Reports on their Educational Success
Hargeisa (SD) – The administration of the vocational school in Hargeisa has reported on the educational progress of the school. Barkhad Mohamed Mohamud, the principal of the vocational school in Hargeisa, told […]
Germany contributes to the development of health services in Puntland
Garowe (SD) – The German government has donated funds to UNICEF to help improve health and fight Covid-19 in the Puntland region of Somalia. German Ministry of Development Aid and Economic Cooperation […]
Hargeisa police arrest journalist for covering Anti-Rape demonstration
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland journalist Barwaqo Hassan Hajji Farah, was arrested in Hargeisa today, according to Sahan TV chairman Ahmed Heello. Barwaqo was covering women protesting Hargeisa court’s disappointing sentencing of the […]
Somaliland: national broadcaster yet to cover news equally, as promised
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland government has not yet fulfilled its promise to have the national broadcaster report on opposition parties criticism on the government. A recent press conference held in Hargeisa […]
Journalist Abdullahi Kulmiye released from prison
Mogadishu (SD) – Abdullahi Kulmiye Adow, a journalist working for Kulmiye Radio in Mogadishu, has been released after four days in federal custody. Journalist Abdullahi Kulmiye was released without trial, after been […]
Mohamed BK quits singing
Hargeisa (SD) – Famous Somali singer Mohamed Said Abdi Bk has announced that he has stopped performing and recording songs. Mohamed Said Abdi Bk announced last week that he will retire from […]
President Muse Bihi welcomed in Odweyne
Odweyne (SD) – The President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi and the delegation accompanying him who are currently on a working visit to some regions of the country, were today given a […]
Somaliland agrees to release Bilal Bulshawi from prison
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland government says it will released Bulshawi, a young man from Somalia who has been in jail for the a month in Hargeisa. Somaliland’s Minister of Interior Mohamed […]
Puntland official shot dead in Garowe
Garowe (SD) – Details are emerging from an officer of the Puntland military court who was killed last night in Garowe, the capital of Puntland. The deceased, identified as Lawyer Mohamed Mohamud […]
Somaliland Honors former Somali fighter pilot who disobeyed orders to bombard civilians
Hargeisa (SD) – Former Somali air force fighter Pilot Ahmed Dheere was honored in Hargeisa today for his refusal to bomb civilians during the Somali civil war in 1988. The Hargeisa Cultural […]
Bihi government bans Somali Civil institutions in attending Somaliland conferences
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland government reportedly banned people from Somalia in attending seminars, meetings and conferences held in the country, according to Geeska Africa newspaper. The Muse Bihi government has also banned […]
