Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s Rapid Response Unit (RRU) Police have arrested two young teachers who at Al-Bayan, a Koranic school in the district of Jarrato in Hargeisa. The RRU is trained and […]
RRU arrests Quran teachers in Hargeisa
Bihi and Irro meet in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (SD) – President of the Republic of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi Abdi and party chairman Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) held a meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the two are […]
Puntland warns oil exploration companies
Bossaso (SD)- The Puntland State of Somalia has issued a press release on the Petroleum Law signed by the President of the Federal Government of Somalia. Puntland has recently been addressing all […]
Ethiopia facilitates Farmajo and Bihi to meet in Addis Abba, in secret
Addis Ababa (SD) – Reports from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa say that the presidents of Somaliland Muse Bihi and Somalia president Mohamed Farmajo met there today. Talks between Somalia and Somaliland […]
Somali President meets with European Union President in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (SD) – Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in Addis Ababa held separate meetings with international leaders who are there attending he AU Summit. President Farmajo has met with EU Council […]
Puntland Executes child rapist in public
Bossaso (SD) – Puntland government has executed two men convicted of the rape and murder case of Aisha Ilyas Adam in February 2019 in Galkayo. Abdifatah Abdirahman Warsame and Abdishakur Mohamed Dige […]
the new Galmudug president meets with traditional leaders
Dhusamareb (SD) -The new president of Galmudug state Ahmed Abdi Kariye (Qoor Qoor) met with Galmudug’s traditional elders and various sections of the community in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug. The meeting […]
President Bihi receives a warm welcome in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (SD) – A delegation led by the President of Somaliland is warmly welcomed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The delegation was welcomed by Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Aklilu Hailemecheal, held a joint […]
Awdal Media joins appeals for Journalists release
Borama (SD) – Various media outlets operating in the capital of Awdal region, Borama, today, called on the President of Somaliland to pardon journalist Abdimalik Muse Coldon. Journalist Coldon is currently detained by […]
President Bihi to meet unnamed African leaders in Addis Ababa
Hargeisa (SD) – The President of the Republic of Somaliland, HE Muse Bihi Abdi, and a large delegation led by him traveled to Ethiopia this afternoon for a few days. The purpose of […]
Puntland MP walkout of Senate in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – Puntland Members of the upper house of parliament have vacated the upper house of parliament in Mogadishu. When Asked about their absence, the chairman of the upper house Abdi Hashi, said […]
Somali President meets with Prime Minister of Canada
Addis Ababa (SD) – Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo held a sideline meeting in Addis Ababa with Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau. The two leaders discussed ways of enhancing cooperation between Somalia […]
Borama mayor accused of discrimination by a worker
Borama (SD) – Mohamed Abdi Hashi (Dini), a sixty-year-old who has worked for the city of Borama for years, said the mayor of Borama, Saleban Hassan Hadi, had sacked him for his tribal affiliation. […]
UCID chairman contradicts himself on loosing intellectuals to Mogadishu
Hargeisa (SD) – The leader of the UCID opposition party Eng. Faysal Ali Warabe has accused Somaliland’s current leadership of destroying the hopes of the educated young people in the country. The chairman […]
Somalia Upper House approves electoral law
Mogadishu (SD) – Members of the Somalia’s federal government’s upper house debated and passed the country’s election law in a meeting in Mogadishu today. The chairman of the interim Transitional Federal Parliament’s […]
President Haf: the US ambassador has intervened in Galmudug’s affairs
Galkayo (SD) – Ahmed Duale Guelleh (Haf), who is claiming to be the president of Galmudug, issued a press statement on the situation of the local administration, especially the recent statements by […]
US ambassador wasted $1B in Somalia and is now funding a coup
Somalia descended into state failure in 1991, and famine quickly followed as warlords fought over the remnants of the country’s infrastructure. Television photos of starving children motivated the George H.W. Bush administration […]
Abdirashid Janan “I was never sent to prison.”
Kismayo (SD) – The former Jubaland interior minister Abdirashid Janan, who hasn’t spoken with reporters since his escape from federal detention in Mogadishu, spoke with the BBC Somali service today. “As a […]
President Deni announces consultative meeting on Puntland’s future in Somalia
Bossaso (SD)- President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, today announced a conference in Bossaso which will focus on the future of Puntland and its status in Somalia. President Deni said […]
Jubaland forces on high alert, as tensions rise in the region
Kismayo (SD) – Jubaland leaders meet in Kismayo to discuss recent Somali government troops arriving in the region. According to a press release from the Jubaland Cabinet, the Jubaland armed forces has […]