Mogadishu (SD) – The President of the Federal Government of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo participated in the regular meeting of the National Committee for the Prevention and Control of COVID19. In a […]
Mogadishu’s bizarre claim on international Aid to Somaliland
The Greater Somalia Ambition, the Flag remains a problem
In 26 June 1960, the Somali ethnic in the Horn of Africa inauguratedtheir first independent state, after Britain terminated it’s protection of Somaliland. Somalis are a color ethnic group living in the […]
Rep Ilhan Omar leads a letter demanding explanations on civilian deaths in Somalia by AFRICOM
Washington (SD) – US Congressman Ilhan Omar with seven other Democratic Representative signed a letter demanding US Command in Africa (AFRICOM) explain the gap in the number of civilian deaths in Somalia […]
Puntland Presidential Guard Commander resigns abruptly
Garowe (SD) – Commander of the Puntland Presidency Guard Lieutenant Colonel Barkhad Abdullahi Yusuf, has abruptly announced his unexplained resignation yesterday. In a brief statement to the office of the Puntland President […]
Somalia: 38 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours
Mogadishu (SD) – Minister of Health Fauzia Abikar Nur in her daily COVID-19 briefings has today confirmed additional new cases of COVID-19 infection in the country. The Somali Health minister has confirmed […]
Kenyan Government locks down Eastleigh
Nairobi (SD) – The Kenyan government has placed a curfew on the Somali-dominated Eastleigh district in the capital Nairobi, to curtail the a recent COVID-19 outbreak. Kenya’s health minister said that for […]
Somaliland: Second COVID-19 Death confirmed
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland Health Ministry In statement today confirmed the second COVID-19 related death in the country. Three new people in Somaliland have also been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the […]
Sheikh Sharif And the British Ambassador discuss major Somali issues
Mogadishu (SD) – Former President of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said he had discussion on the phone with British Ambassador to Somalia, Ambassador Ben Fender. In […]
Fighting in Galgadud intensifies
Galgadud (SD) – Reports from Galgadud region in Galmudug indicate that fighting broke out in an area called Qalanqale west of the regional capital. The fighting broke out between two tribal militias […]
Somalia: Daily COVID-19 Update
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali Ministry of Health today announced a number of new cases of Coronavirus registered in the last 24 hours, in Somalia. The Minister has confirmed in the briefings, […]
Somali, Kenyan leaders discuss Kenyan plane crash at Bardale
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo contacted his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta regarding the Kenyan plane that crashed yesterday in Somalia. A statement from Kenya’s foreign ministry said “President Farmajo […]
Somalia:Covid-19 update
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali Minister of Health Fawzia Abikar Nur held her daily public COVID-19 briefing and confirmed new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country. The Minister has confirmed 34 new […]
A Journalist stabbed to Death in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali Journalist Said Yusuf Ali, who worked for Kalsan TV, was killed last night in Mogadishu. The journalist was killed by a man armed with a knife, stabbing the […]
Norway to give 1600 Somalis legal status
Oslo (SD) – A total of 1,600 Somali immigrants in Norway who were previously denied asylum in that country are granted citizenship. The registered refugees have already applied for a residence permit […]
Somalia: Six dead in cargo plane crash in Bardale
Bardale (SD) – At least seven people have been killed in a plane carrying medical supplies crashed in Bardale town of Bay region in southwestern State of Somalia. African Express officials confirmed […]
The Rebirth of Somaliland (1): History of Somaliland before 1960
“HISTORY IS PAST POLITICS, AND POLITICS IS PRESENT HISTORY” (E.A.FREEMAN, 1886). Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur This is a brief account of the history of Somaliland from a historical perspective. The history of […]
Somaliland Cancels Independence Celebrations
The Somaliland government, led by President Muse Bihi, has officially announced that it has cancelled the country’s May 18 independence celebration, due to Coronavirus. Somaliland withdrew from its unification with Somalia and […]
Young Somali engineer Builds Ventilators
A young Somali engineer builds a ventilator in Mogadishu, as more and more people who are in need of the machines are dying of COVID-19 virus in the country. Mohamed Adawe, a […]
Halima-Sadiya Abdullahi: Veteran Somali journalist helping her community and women colleagues
Garowe – At the age of 30, Halima-Sadiya Abdullahi is already a veteran Somali journalist and well-known to the public in her home state of Puntland in northern Somalia. Her career currently sees her […]
Keith Ellison: Why Rep. Ilhan Omar has my support
She’s a bold thinker, which is exactly what we need during these times of crisis. The status quo is what got us here. Leaders who challenge conventional thinking aren’t always recognized in […]
