Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s leading telecommunication company Hormuud telecom has announced a two million dollar donation on Sunday, as part of corporate social responsibility. According to the company, the funds will support […]
Hormuud telecom donates $2 million to combat COVID 19 in Somalia
Mogadishu mayor visits Relatives of two people killed in Bondere
Mogadishu (SD) Governor of Benadir and Mogadishu mayor, Omar Mohamud Mohamed visited the families of the late Madina Abdullahi Abdi and Hassan Ali Adow, who were illegally killed by the police at […]
COVID 19 cases Jump to 390 in Somalia
Mogadishu (SD)- The number of COVID-19 cases in Somalia on Saturday reached 390 as 62 more people tested positive, according to government testing data. According to the Ministry of Health, 62 people […]
Jamal Ali Hussein Calls for Oldon’s release
Hargeisa (SD) Somaliland Politician Jamal Ali Hussein spoke against the lengthy and unjust imprisonment of journalist Abdimalik Muse Oldon, who he called his arrest unjust. Jamal Ali Hussein said on a recent […]
Soldier dies in a shoutout in Bossaso
Bossaso (SD) – Sources in Bossaso confirmed to somalidispatch.com that Omar Mohamed Yusuf, a Puntland police officer, was killed this morning in the coastal city. The gunmen attacked the soldier in Bossaso […]
Parliamentarians from both houses support the Galmudug and Jubaland agreements
Garowe (SD) – Members of the two Houses of the Somali Parliament praised the political agreements reached on latest Jubaland and Galmudug regional elections. The communiqué issued last night, read to the […]
Former Somali President’s address Mogadishu Unrest
Mogadishu (SD) – Two Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Sheikh Shariif have issued a statements addressing the Mogadishu resident’s uprising against the police killing of two people who violated the […]
AU Special Representative Sends Ramadan wishes to Somalis
Mogadishu (SD0 – African Union Commission Special Representative for Somalia and Head of AMISOM, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira, extends his best wishes to the people and the government of Somalia during this […]
Denmark donates 3.6 M to support Somalia fight COVID-19
Mogadishu (SD) The Danish government announced $3.6 million in emergency support Somalia’s COVID-19 response. The World Bank has forecasted lower global remittances to low-income countries such as Somalia, projecting 20% reduction in […]
Somali Police gun down 2 civilians in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali policemen killed two civilians after they have opened fire on residents home following a soppossed violation of the imposed coronavirus curfew. The victims were reportedly sitting outside of […]
Somalia: Opposition parties welcomed the agreements of Galmudug and Jubaland
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali National Party Forum praised the agreements reached in the political disputes in Galmudug and Jubaland regions in Somalia. The Forum’s Communiqué congratulated Galmudug President Ahmed Abdi Kariye […]
SOMALIA COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN LAUNCHED
Mogadishu (SD) – Today, the United Nations and partners in Somalia launched the Somalia COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan (CPRP) to address the immediate humanitarian impact and socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 […]
Somaliland Bans Kat in the Month of Ramadan
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland has imposed a 25-day ban on the importation and trafficking of Kat, according to the Coronavirus prevention and control committee. The commission said the Kat traders of the […]
Somalia: NISA follows through with its Prosecution of VOA Reporter
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali National Security and Intelligence Agency (NISA) announced last night that it has forwarded its investigation findings of VOA journalist Harun Maruf to the Attorney General’s office. NISA announced […]
President Qor-qor Forms Galmudug Cabinet
Dhusamareb (SD) – Galmudug President Ahmed Abdi Kariye Qor-qor has released a list of his new cabinet Ministers of 23 members, including prominent politicians. MP Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, a member of the […]
Jubaland President signs agreement with opposition Leaders
Nairobi (SD) – The president of Jubaland regional state, Ahmed Madobe and opposition leaders Abdirashid Hidig and Abdinasir Serar signed an agreement in the capital Nairobi today. In a joint statement issued […]
Kenya: Mandera county lockdown after COVID 19 cases increased
Mogadishu (SD) – The Border town of Mandera county governor, Ali Roba has confirmed a total of eight COVID 19 cases in the county on Wednesday evening. “Health department has been doing […]
Somali Government Adjusts Curfew for Ramadan
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali government has extended curfew hours in an effort to combat coronavirus following the largest new COVID 19 cases recorded in the country on Wednesday. Police Chief, Abdi […]
Kismayo (SD) – Jubaland Minister of Interior and chairman of the administration’s Covid-19 Disease Prevention Committee, Mr. Mohamed Warsame Darwish, said that Jubaland did not received the millions of dollars the federal […]
Somaliland strongly opposes Farmajo’s Bahnano project
Mogadishu (SD) – Somaliland has strongly opposed the new Bahnano program recently launched by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in Mogadishu. “The Government of Somaliland informs the United Nations, the African Union, the […]
